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
99%
2
96%
3
91%
4
85%
5
76%
6
67%
7
56%
8
45%
9
33%
10
23%
11
14%
12
7%
13
2%
14
0%
15
1%
16
4%
17
10%
18
17%
19
26%
20
35%
21
44%
22
54%
23
63%
24
72%
25
80%
26
87%
27
93%
28
97%
29
100%
30
100%
31
98%
Darkest night
Mon 14 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 29 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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