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 89%
2 94%
3 98%
4 100%
5 100%
6 98%
7 95%
8 90%
9 83%
10 75%
11 66%
12 56%
13 46%
14 35%
15 24%
16 15%
17 7%
18 2%
19 0%
20 1%
21 5%
22 11%
23 19%
24 28%
25 38%
26 49%
27 59%
28 68%
29 76%
30 84%
31 90%

Darkest night

Thu 19 March · 0%

Fullest

Wed 4 March · 100%

Nights worth the drive

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