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
13%
2
6%
3
2%
4
0%
5
1%
6
3%
7
8%
8
14%
9
21%
10
30%
11
38%
12
48%
13
57%
14
67%
15
75%
16
84%
17
90%
18
96%
19
99%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
87%
24
79%
25
68%
26
57%
27
46%
28
35%
29
25%
30
16%
31
9%
Darkest night
Sun 4 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 20 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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