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
79%
2
70%
3
59%
4
47%
5
36%
6
25%
7
16%
8
9%
9
3%
10
1%
11
0%
12
2%
13
6%
14
12%
15
19%
16
27%
17
36%
18
45%
19
54%
20
64%
21
73%
22
81%
23
88%
24
94%
25
98%
26
100%
27
99%
28
96%
29
90%
30
82%
31
73%
Darkest night
Mon 11 March · 0%
Fullest
Tue 26 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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