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
60%
2
50%
3
41%
4
32%
5
23%
6
16%
7
9%
8
4%
9
1%
10
0%
11
1%
12
5%
13
10%
14
18%
15
27%
16
38%
17
49%
18
61%
19
71%
20
81%
21
89%
22
95%
23
99%
24
100%
25
99%
26
95%
27
90%
28
84%
29
76%
30
67%
31
58%
Darkest night
Fri 10 March · 0%
Fullest
Fri 24 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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