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
76%
2
68%
3
59%
4
49%
5
40%
6
31%
7
22%
8
14%
9
8%
10
3%
11
0%
12
0%
13
3%
14
8%
15
16%
16
25%
17
36%
18
47%
19
59%
20
69%
21
79%
22
87%
23
93%
24
97%
25
100%
26
100%
27
98%
28
94%
29
89%
30
83%
31
75%
Darkest night
Tue 11 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 25 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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