Dietikon Solunar Table, July 2026
The best-rated days in July: July 1, July 13, July 14, July 15, July 28, July 29, July 30.
Every day
Periods in bold fall within an hour of sunrise or sunset. A day with one major or minor period has its other on the next date: the moon comes round about 50 minutes later each day.
| Date | Rating | Major periods | Minor periods | Moon lit | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1 | Best | 1:20 AM to 3:20 AM 1:45 PM to 3:45 PM | 5:57 AM to 6:57 AM 10:19 PM to 11:19 PM | 98% | 5:34 AM | 9:27 PM |
| Jul 2 | Fair | 2:09 AM to 4:09 AM 2:32 PM to 4:32 PM | 7:06 AM to 8:06 AM 10:42 PM to 11:42 PM | 94% | 5:34 AM | 9:27 PM |
| Jul 3 | Good | 2:55 AM to 4:55 AM 3:17 PM to 5:17 PM | 8:17 AM to 9:17 AM 11:01 PM to 12:01 AM | 88% | 5:35 AM | 9:26 PM |
| Jul 4 | Fair | 3:39 AM to 5:39 AM 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM | 9:27 AM to 10:27 AM 11:18 PM to 12:18 AM | 80% | 5:35 AM | 9:26 PM |
| Jul 5 | Fair | 4:22 AM to 6:22 AM 4:43 PM to 6:43 PM | 10:38 AM to 11:38 AM | 71% | 5:36 AM | 9:26 PM |
| Jul 6 | Fair | 5:04 AM to 7:04 AM 5:26 PM to 7:26 PM | 11:33 PM to 12:33 AM 11:49 AM to 12:49 PM | 60% | 5:37 AM | 9:25 PM |
| Jul 7 | Fair | 5:48 AM to 7:48 AM 6:11 PM to 8:11 PM | 11:49 PM to 12:49 AM 1:03 PM to 2:03 PM | 50% | 5:38 AM | 9:25 PM |
| Jul 8 | Fair | 6:34 AM to 8:34 AM 6:59 PM to 8:59 PM | 12:06 AM to 1:06 AM 2:20 PM to 3:20 PM | 39% | 5:39 AM | 9:24 PM |
| Jul 9 | Fair | 7:25 AM to 9:25 AM 7:52 PM to 9:52 PM | 12:26 AM to 1:26 AM 3:41 PM to 4:41 PM | 29% | 5:39 AM | 9:24 PM |
| Jul 10 | Fair | 8:20 AM to 10:20 AM 8:50 PM to 10:50 PM | 12:52 AM to 1:52 AM 5:06 PM to 6:06 PM | 20% | 5:40 AM | 9:23 PM |
| Jul 11 | Good | 9:22 AM to 11:22 AM 9:54 PM to 11:54 PM | 1:27 AM to 2:27 AM 6:28 PM to 7:28 PM | 12% | 5:41 AM | 9:22 PM |
| Jul 12 | Good | 10:27 AM to 12:27 PM | 2:16 AM to 3:16 AM 7:41 PM to 8:41 PM | 6% | 5:42 AM | 9:22 PM |
| Jul 13 | Best | 11:01 PM to 1:01 AM 11:34 AM to 1:34 PM | 3:22 AM to 4:22 AM 8:38 PM to 9:38 PM | 2% | 5:43 AM | 9:21 PM |
| Jul 14 | Best | 12:07 AM to 2:07 AM 12:39 PM to 2:39 PM | 4:42 AM to 5:42 AM 9:20 PM to 10:20 PM | 0% | 5:44 AM | 9:20 PM |
| Jul 15 | Best | 1:10 AM to 3:10 AM 1:39 PM to 3:39 PM | 6:09 AM to 7:09 AM 9:50 PM to 10:50 PM | 0% | 5:45 AM | 9:19 PM |
| Jul 16 | Good | 2:07 AM to 4:07 AM 2:34 PM to 4:34 PM | 7:36 AM to 8:36 AM 10:13 PM to 11:13 PM | 3% | 5:46 AM | 9:19 PM |
| Jul 17 | Good | 2:59 AM to 4:59 AM 3:23 PM to 5:23 PM | 8:58 AM to 9:58 AM 10:32 PM to 11:32 PM | 8% | 5:47 AM | 9:18 PM |
| Jul 18 | Fair | 3:47 AM to 5:47 AM 4:10 PM to 6:10 PM | 10:16 AM to 11:16 AM 10:48 PM to 11:48 PM | 14% | 5:48 AM | 9:17 PM |
| Jul 19 | Fair | 4:32 AM to 6:32 AM 4:54 PM to 6:54 PM | 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM 11:04 PM to 12:04 AM | 22% | 5:49 AM | 9:16 PM |
| Jul 20 | Fair | 5:15 AM to 7:15 AM 5:37 PM to 7:37 PM | 12:42 PM to 1:42 PM 11:20 PM to 12:20 AM | 32% | 5:50 AM | 9:15 PM |
| Jul 21 | Fair | 5:59 AM to 7:59 AM 6:21 PM to 8:21 PM | 1:53 PM to 2:53 PM | 42% | 5:51 AM | 9:14 PM |
| Jul 22 | Fair | 6:43 AM to 8:43 AM 7:06 PM to 9:06 PM | 11:39 PM to 12:39 AM 3:03 PM to 4:03 PM | 53% | 5:52 AM | 9:13 PM |
| Jul 23 | Fair | 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM 7:53 PM to 9:53 PM | 12:01 AM to 1:01 AM 4:12 PM to 5:12 PM | 63% | 5:53 AM | 9:12 PM |
| Jul 24 | Fair | 8:18 AM to 10:18 AM 8:43 PM to 10:43 PM | 12:28 AM to 1:28 AM 5:18 PM to 6:18 PM | 73% | 5:55 AM | 9:11 PM |
| Jul 25 | Fair | 9:08 AM to 11:08 AM 9:34 PM to 11:34 PM | 1:04 AM to 2:04 AM 6:18 PM to 7:18 PM | 82% | 5:56 AM | 9:09 PM |
| Jul 26 | Good | 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM 10:25 PM to 12:25 AM | 1:49 AM to 2:49 AM 7:09 PM to 8:09 PM | 89% | 5:57 AM | 9:08 PM |
| Jul 27 | Good | 10:51 AM to 12:51 PM | 2:44 AM to 3:44 AM 7:50 PM to 8:50 PM | 95% | 5:58 AM | 9:07 PM |
| Jul 28 | Best | 11:16 PM to 1:16 AM 11:41 AM to 1:41 PM | 3:48 AM to 4:48 AM 8:22 PM to 9:22 PM | 99% | 5:59 AM | 9:06 PM |
| Jul 29 | Best | 12:05 AM to 2:05 AM 12:29 PM to 2:29 PM | 4:56 AM to 5:56 AM 8:47 PM to 9:47 PM | 100% | 6:01 AM | 9:04 PM |
| Jul 30 | Best | 12:52 AM to 2:52 AM 1:15 PM to 3:15 PM | 6:07 AM to 7:07 AM 9:08 PM to 10:08 PM | 99% | 6:02 AM | 9:03 PM |
| Jul 31 | Good | 1:37 AM to 3:37 AM 1:59 PM to 3:59 PM | 7:18 AM to 8:18 AM 9:25 PM to 10:25 PM | 96% | 6:03 AM | 9:02 PM |
Other months
How this is worked out
Major periods are two hours centered on the moon’s passage overhead and underfoot (its upper and lower transits of the meridian); minor periods are one hour centered on moonrise and moonset. These are the conventional durations of John Alden Knight’s solunar tables, first published in 1936. The rating is this site’s: one point to start, two more within 1.5 days of a new or full moon (one more within 3.5 days), and one more when a period falls within an hour of sunrise or sunset (those periods are bold). Knight held the days around the new and full moon strongest; dawn and dusk are when most fish and game move anyway. The theory has mixed support in the fisheries research; the times themselves are exact astronomy, and the weather matters as much.
Sources
Computed with the NOAA solar position equations and the lunar methods of Meeus, Astronomical Algorithms. Solunar periods after John Alden Knight.