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
70%
2
79%
3
87%
4
93%
5
97%
6
99%
7
100%
8
99%
9
96%
10
91%
11
85%
12
78%
13
69%
14
60%
15
50%
16
40%
17
30%
18
20%
19
12%
20
5%
21
1%
22
0%
23
2%
24
7%
25
14%
26
23%
27
33%
28
44%
29
55%
30
65%
31
74%
Darkest night
Fri 22 March · 0%
Fullest
Thu 7 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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