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
32%
2
41%
3
50%
4
60%
5
69%
6
77%
7
85%
8
92%
9
96%
10
99%
11
100%
12
98%
13
94%
14
87%
15
79%
16
69%
17
58%
18
46%
19
35%
20
25%
21
16%
22
9%
23
3%
24
1%
25
0%
26
2%
27
5%
28
10%
29
17%
30
25%
31
33%
Darkest night
Thu 25 March · 0%
Fullest
Thu 11 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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