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
11%
2
18%
3
26%
4
35%
5
45%
6
56%
7
66%
8
77%
9
86%
10
93%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
95%
15
89%
16
80%
17
71%
18
60%
19
50%
20
40%
21
30%
22
22%
23
15%
24
9%
25
4%
26
1%
27
0%
28
1%
29
3%
30
8%
31
14%
Darkest night
Sat 27 March · 0%
Fullest
Fri 12 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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