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
100%
2
98%
3
93%
4
86%
5
77%
6
67%
7
56%
8
45%
9
34%
10
24%
11
16%
12
9%
13
4%
14
1%
15
0%
16
1%
17
3%
18
7%
19
13%
20
20%
21
28%
22
37%
23
47%
24
57%
25
67%
26
77%
27
86%
28
93%
29
98%
30
100%
31
99%
Darkest night
Wed 15 March · 0%
Fullest
Wed 1 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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