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
24%
2
15%
3
9%
4
4%
5
1%
6
0%
7
1%
8
4%
9
9%
10
15%
11
22%
12
30%
13
39%
14
49%
15
59%
16
69%
17
78%
18
86%
19
93%
20
98%
21
100%
22
99%
23
95%
24
89%
25
81%
26
71%
27
60%
28
49%
29
38%
30
28%
31
19%
Darkest night
Fri 6 March · 0%
Fullest
Sat 21 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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