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
0%
2
1%
3
5%
4
10%
5
18%
6
27%
7
38%
8
49%
9
60%
10
71%
11
81%
12
89%
13
95%
14
99%
15
100%
16
98%
17
95%
18
89%
19
82%
20
74%
21
65%
22
55%
23
46%
24
37%
25
28%
26
20%
27
12%
28
7%
29
2%
30
0%
31
0%
Darkest night
Sun 1 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 15 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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