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
37%
2
28%
3
19%
4
12%
5
6%
6
3%
7
0%
8
0%
9
2%
10
5%
11
10%
12
16%
13
24%
14
32%
15
42%
16
52%
17
63%
18
73%
19
83%
20
91%
21
96%
22
100%
23
100%
24
97%
25
91%
26
83%
27
74%
28
64%
29
53%
30
43%
31
33%
Darkest night
Tue 7 March · 0%
Fullest
Wed 22 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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