Xindian Solunar Table, September 2026
The best-rated days in September: September 10, September 11, September 12, September 26, September 27, September 28.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | Poor | 1:43 AM to 3:43 AM 2:08 PM to 4:08 PM | 9:10 AM to 10:10 AM 7:57 PM to 8:57 PM | 82% | 5:37 AM | 6:36 PM |
| Sep 2 | Poor | 2:33 AM to 4:33 AM 2:59 PM to 4:59 PM | 10:20 AM to 11:20 AM 8:32 PM to 9:32 PM | 74% | 5:38 AM | 6:34 PM |
| Sep 3 | Fair | 3:27 AM to 5:27 AM 3:56 PM to 5:56 PM | 11:32 AM to 12:32 PM 9:14 PM to 10:14 PM | 64% | 5:39 AM | 6:33 PM |
| Sep 4 | Fair | 4:25 AM to 6:25 AM 4:56 PM to 6:56 PM | 12:43 PM to 1:43 PM 10:05 PM to 11:05 PM | 53% | 5:40 AM | 6:31 PM |
| Sep 5 | Fair | 5:27 AM to 7:27 AM 5:58 PM to 7:58 PM | 1:50 PM to 2:50 PM 11:07 PM to 12:07 AM | 43% | 5:41 AM | 6:30 PM |
| Sep 6 | Fair | 6:30 AM to 8:30 AM 7:01 PM to 9:01 PM | 2:49 PM to 3:49 PM | 32% | 5:41 AM | 6:29 PM |
| Sep 7 | Poor | 7:32 AM to 9:32 AM 8:01 PM to 10:01 PM | 12:17 AM to 1:17 AM 3:38 PM to 4:38 PM | 23% | 5:42 AM | 6:27 PM |
| Sep 8 | Fair | 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM 8:58 PM to 10:58 PM | 1:32 AM to 2:32 AM 4:18 PM to 5:18 PM | 15% | 5:43 AM | 6:26 PM |
| Sep 9 | Good | 9:24 AM to 11:24 AM 9:50 PM to 11:50 PM | 2:46 AM to 3:46 AM 4:51 PM to 5:51 PM | 8% | 5:44 AM | 6:24 PM |
| Sep 10 | Best | 10:15 AM to 12:15 PM 10:39 PM to 12:39 AM | 3:58 AM to 4:58 AM 5:20 PM to 6:20 PM | 3% | 5:45 AM | 6:23 PM |
| Sep 11 | Best | 11:02 AM to 1:02 PM | 5:07 AM to 6:07 AM 5:47 PM to 6:47 PM | 1% | 5:45 AM | 6:21 PM |
| Sep 12 | Best | 11:25 PM to 1:25 AM 11:48 AM to 1:48 PM | 6:14 AM to 7:14 AM 6:12 PM to 7:12 PM | 0% | 5:46 AM | 6:20 PM |
| Sep 13 | Good | 12:10 AM to 2:10 AM 12:33 PM to 2:33 PM | 7:19 AM to 8:19 AM 6:38 PM to 7:38 PM | 2% | 5:47 AM | 6:18 PM |
| Sep 14 | Good | 12:55 AM to 2:55 AM 1:18 PM to 3:18 PM | 8:23 AM to 9:23 AM 7:05 PM to 8:05 PM | 6% | 5:48 AM | 6:17 PM |
| Sep 15 | Poor | 1:41 AM to 3:41 AM 2:05 PM to 4:05 PM | 9:27 AM to 10:27 AM 7:36 PM to 8:36 PM | 12% | 5:49 AM | 6:15 PM |
| Sep 16 | Poor | 2:29 AM to 4:29 AM 2:53 PM to 4:53 PM | 10:31 AM to 11:31 AM 8:11 PM to 9:11 PM | 20% | 5:49 AM | 6:14 PM |
| Sep 17 | Fair | 3:18 AM to 5:18 AM 3:43 PM to 5:43 PM | 11:32 AM to 12:32 PM 8:52 PM to 9:52 PM | 29% | 5:50 AM | 6:12 PM |
| Sep 18 | Fair | 4:09 AM to 6:09 AM 4:35 PM to 6:35 PM | 12:29 PM to 1:29 PM 9:39 PM to 10:39 PM | 39% | 5:51 AM | 6:11 PM |
| Sep 19 | Fair | 5:01 AM to 7:01 AM 5:26 PM to 7:26 PM | 1:21 PM to 2:21 PM 10:33 PM to 11:33 PM | 49% | 5:52 AM | 6:09 PM |
| Sep 20 | Fair | 5:52 AM to 7:52 AM 6:17 PM to 8:17 PM | 2:06 PM to 3:06 PM | 60% | 5:53 AM | 6:07 PM |
| Sep 21 | Fair | 6:42 AM to 8:42 AM 7:06 PM to 9:06 PM | 11:31 PM to 12:31 AM 2:45 PM to 3:45 PM | 70% | 5:54 AM | 6:06 PM |
| Sep 22 | Poor | 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM 7:53 PM to 9:53 PM | 12:32 AM to 1:32 AM 3:19 PM to 4:19 PM | 79% | 5:54 AM | 6:04 PM |
| Sep 23 | Poor | 8:16 AM to 10:16 AM 8:39 PM to 10:39 PM | 1:34 AM to 2:34 AM 3:48 PM to 4:48 PM | 87% | 5:55 AM | 6:03 PM |
| Sep 24 | Good | 9:01 AM to 11:01 AM 9:23 PM to 11:23 PM | 2:37 AM to 3:37 AM 4:14 PM to 5:14 PM | 93% | 5:56 AM | 6:01 PM |
| Sep 25 | Good | 9:45 AM to 11:45 AM 10:07 PM to 12:07 AM | 3:40 AM to 4:40 AM 4:39 PM to 5:39 PM | 98% | 5:57 AM | 6:00 PM |
| Sep 26 | Best | 10:29 AM to 12:29 PM 10:52 PM to 12:52 AM | 4:44 AM to 5:44 AM 5:04 PM to 6:04 PM | 100% | 5:58 AM | 5:58 PM |
| Sep 27 | Best | 11:15 AM to 1:15 PM | 5:50 AM to 6:50 AM 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM | 100% | 5:58 AM | 5:57 PM |
| Sep 28 | Best | 11:38 PM to 1:38 AM 12:03 PM to 2:03 PM | 6:57 AM to 7:57 AM 5:59 PM to 6:59 PM | 97% | 5:59 AM | 5:55 PM |
| Sep 29 | Good | 12:28 AM to 2:28 AM 12:54 PM to 2:54 PM | 8:08 AM to 9:08 AM 6:33 PM to 7:33 PM | 93% | 6:00 AM | 5:54 PM |
| Sep 30 | Fair | 1:22 AM to 3:22 AM 1:50 PM to 3:50 PM | 9:21 AM to 10:21 AM 7:13 PM to 8:13 PM | 86% | 6:01 AM | 5:52 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.