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
82%
2
90%
3
95%
4
99%
5
100%
6
99%
7
96%
8
92%
9
86%
10
79%
11
70%
12
61%
13
52%
14
42%
15
33%
16
24%
17
15%
18
8%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
3%
23
8%
24
16%
25
26%
26
36%
27
48%
28
59%
29
69%
30
78%
31
86%
Darkest night
Sun 20 March · 0%
Fullest
Sat 5 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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