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
76%
2
84%
3
90%
4
95%
5
98%
6
100%
7
100%
8
97%
9
93%
10
87%
11
80%
12
71%
13
60%
14
49%
15
38%
16
27%
17
17%
18
9%
19
3%
20
0%
21
0%
22
3%
23
8%
24
14%
25
23%
26
32%
27
41%
28
51%
29
60%
30
69%
31
78%
Darkest night
Mon 20 March · 0%
Fullest
Mon 6 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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