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
97%
2
99%
3
100%
4
99%
5
96%
6
91%
7
85%
8
78%
9
69%
10
60%
11
50%
12
40%
13
30%
14
20%
15
12%
16
5%
17
1%
18
0%
19
2%
20
6%
21
14%
22
23%
23
33%
24
44%
25
54%
26
65%
27
74%
28
82%
29
89%
30
94%
31
98%
Darkest night
Sun 18 March · 0%
Fullest
Sat 3 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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