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
11%
3
6%
4
2%
5
0%
6
0%
7
2%
8
6%
9
11%
10
18%
11
27%
12
36%
13
47%
14
58%
15
69%
16
79%
17
88%
18
95%
19
99%
20
100%
21
98%
22
94%
23
87%
24
79%
25
70%
26
60%
27
50%
28
41%
29
31%
30
23%
31
16%
Darkest night
Tue 5 March · 0%
Fullest
Wed 20 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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