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
79%
2
70%
3
60%
4
49%
5
38%
6
27%
7
17%
8
9%
9
3%
10
0%
11
0%
12
3%
13
8%
14
16%
15
24%
16
34%
17
43%
18
53%
19
63%
20
71%
21
79%
22
87%
23
92%
24
97%
25
99%
26
100%
27
99%
28
95%
29
90%
30
83%
31
74%
Darkest night
Wed 10 March · 0%
Fullest
Fri 26 March · 100%
Nights worth the drive
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