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
5%
2
1%
3
0%
4
2%
5
7%
6
14%
7
23%
8
33%
9
44%
10
54%
11
64%
12
73%
13
81%
14
88%
15
93%
16
97%
17
99%
18
100%
19
99%
20
96%
21
91%
22
84%
23
76%
24
67%
25
57%
26
46%
27
35%
28
24%
29
15%
30
7%
31
2%
Darkest night
Sat 3 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 18 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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