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
93%
2
88%
3
81%
4
72%
5
63%
6
52%
7
41%
8
31%
9
20%
10
12%
11
5%
12
1%
13
0%
14
2%
15
7%
16
14%
17
22%
18
32%
19
42%
20
52%
21
62%
22
71%
23
79%
24
86%
25
92%
26
96%
27
99%
28
100%
29
99%
30
96%
31
91%
Darkest night
Thu 13 March · 0%
Fullest
Fri 28 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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