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
17%
2
24%
3
33%
4
42%
5
51%
6
61%
7
70%
8
79%
9
87%
10
94%
11
98%
12
100%
13
99%
14
95%
15
89%
16
81%
17
71%
18
60%
19
48%
20
38%
21
28%
22
19%
23
11%
24
6%
25
2%
26
0%
27
0%
28
2%
29
6%
30
11%
31
18%
Darkest night
Mon 26 March · 0%
Fullest
Mon 12 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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