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
0%
2
0%
3
3%
4
9%
5
17%
6
27%
7
37%
8
48%
9
59%
10
69%
11
78%
12
86%
13
92%
14
96%
15
99%
16
100%
17
99%
18
96%
19
92%
20
86%
21
79%
22
71%
23
62%
24
52%
25
41%
26
31%
27
21%
28
12%
29
5%
30
1%
31
0%
Darkest night
Mon 1 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 16 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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