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
100%
2
98%
3
94%
4
88%
5
80%
6
72%
7
63%
8
53%
9
44%
10
34%
11
26%
12
18%
13
11%
14
6%
15
2%
16
0%
17
0%
18
3%
19
8%
20
15%
21
23%
22
33%
23
44%
24
56%
25
67%
26
77%
27
86%
28
93%
29
98%
30
100%
31
99%
Darkest night
Fri 16 March · 0%
Fullest
Thu 1 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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