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
50%
2
59%
3
68%
4
77%
5
84%
6
90%
7
95%
8
99%
9
100%
10
99%
11
97%
12
92%
13
85%
14
77%
15
67%
16
56%
17
44%
18
33%
19
23%
20
14%
21
7%
22
2%
23
0%
24
1%
25
4%
26
9%
27
16%
28
24%
29
33%
30
42%
31
51%
Darkest night
Sat 23 March · 0%
Fullest
Sat 9 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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