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
65%
2
55%
3
45%
4
34%
5
24%
6
15%
7
7%
8
2%
9
0%
10
1%
11
5%
12
11%
13
20%
14
29%
15
40%
16
50%
17
60%
18
70%
19
78%
20
85%
21
91%
22
96%
23
99%
24
100%
25
99%
26
97%
27
93%
28
87%
29
79%
30
70%
31
61%
Darkest night
Sat 9 March · 0%
Fullest
Sun 24 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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