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
91%
2
97%
3
100%
4
100%
5
97%
6
91%
7
83%
8
75%
9
65%
10
55%
11
45%
12
35%
13
27%
14
19%
15
12%
16
7%
17
3%
18
0%
19
0%
20
2%
21
5%
22
11%
23
18%
24
27%
25
36%
26
47%
27
59%
28
70%
29
80%
30
89%
31
95%
Darkest night
Fri 18 March · 0%
Fullest
Thu 3 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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