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
98%
2
100%
3
99%
4
95%
5
88%
6
80%
7
70%
8
59%
9
49%
10
38%
11
29%
12
20%
13
13%
14
7%
15
3%
16
1%
17
0%
18
1%
19
4%
20
8%
21
15%
22
22%
23
31%
24
41%
25
51%
26
62%
27
73%
28
82%
29
90%
30
96%
31
100%
Darkest night
Mon 17 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 2 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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