The moon, month by month
Worked out for the Reno area. The dark nights are marked — those are the ones worth driving out for, when the faint things are visible. A bright moon is not a wasted night: it is the best time to look at craters and mountains, and at the planets.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
42%
2
33%
3
24%
4
16%
5
10%
6
5%
7
2%
8
0%
9
0%
10
3%
11
7%
12
13%
13
21%
14
30%
15
40%
16
51%
17
63%
18
73%
19
83%
20
91%
21
97%
22
100%
23
100%
24
97%
25
92%
26
86%
27
77%
28
68%
29
59%
30
49%
31
40%
Darkest night
Sun 8 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 22 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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