Vidyavihar Solunar Table, December 2026
The best-rated days in December: December 8, December 9, December 10, December 23, December 24, December 25.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | Fair | 5:18 AM to 7:18 AM 5:41 PM to 7:41 PM | 12:14 PM to 1:14 PM | 58% | 7:02 AM | 5:31 PM |
| Dec 2 | Fair | 6:03 AM to 8:03 AM 6:25 PM to 8:25 PM | 12:15 AM to 1:15 AM 12:44 PM to 1:44 PM | 48% | 7:03 AM | 5:31 PM |
| Dec 3 | Fair | 6:47 AM to 8:47 AM 7:09 PM to 9:09 PM | 1:13 AM to 2:13 AM 1:14 PM to 2:14 PM | 37% | 7:04 AM | 5:31 PM |
| Dec 4 | Fair | 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM 7:52 PM to 9:52 PM | 2:10 AM to 3:10 AM 1:45 PM to 2:45 PM | 27% | 7:04 AM | 5:31 PM |
| Dec 5 | Poor | 8:15 AM to 10:15 AM 8:38 PM to 10:38 PM | 3:07 AM to 4:07 AM 2:17 PM to 3:17 PM | 18% | 7:05 AM | 5:31 PM |
| Dec 6 | Fair | 9:01 AM to 11:01 AM 9:25 PM to 11:25 PM | 4:05 AM to 5:05 AM 2:52 PM to 3:52 PM | 11% | 7:06 AM | 5:31 PM |
| Dec 7 | Good | 9:49 AM to 11:49 AM 10:14 PM to 12:14 AM | 5:03 AM to 6:03 AM 3:32 PM to 4:32 PM | 5% | 7:07 AM | 5:31 PM |
| Dec 8 | Best | 10:39 AM to 12:39 PM | 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM 4:16 PM to 5:16 PM | 2% | 7:07 AM | 5:31 PM |
| Dec 9 | Best | 11:05 PM to 1:05 AM 11:31 AM to 1:31 PM | 6:56 AM to 7:56 AM 5:05 PM to 6:05 PM | 0% | 7:08 AM | 5:32 PM |
| Dec 10 | Best | 11:56 PM to 1:56 AM 12:22 PM to 2:22 PM | 7:47 AM to 8:47 AM 5:58 PM to 6:58 PM | 1% | 7:09 AM | 5:32 PM |
| Dec 11 | Fair | 12:47 AM to 2:47 AM 1:12 PM to 3:12 PM | 8:34 AM to 9:34 AM 6:53 PM to 7:53 PM | 4% | 7:09 AM | 5:32 PM |
| Dec 12 | Fair | 1:37 AM to 3:37 AM 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | 9:16 AM to 10:16 AM 7:49 PM to 8:49 PM | 9% | 7:10 AM | 5:32 PM |
| Dec 13 | Fair | 2:24 AM to 4:24 AM 2:46 PM to 4:46 PM | 9:53 AM to 10:53 AM 8:44 PM to 9:44 PM | 16% | 7:11 AM | 5:33 PM |
| Dec 14 | Fair | 3:08 AM to 5:08 AM 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM | 10:26 AM to 11:26 AM 9:39 PM to 10:39 PM | 24% | 7:11 AM | 5:33 PM |
| Dec 15 | Fair | 3:51 AM to 5:51 AM 4:12 PM to 6:12 PM | 10:56 AM to 11:56 AM 10:34 PM to 11:34 PM | 34% | 7:12 AM | 5:33 PM |
| Dec 16 | Fair | 4:32 AM to 6:32 AM 4:53 PM to 6:53 PM | 11:24 AM to 12:24 PM 11:28 PM to 12:28 AM | 44% | 7:13 AM | 5:34 PM |
| Dec 17 | Fair | 5:14 AM to 7:14 AM 5:35 PM to 7:35 PM | 11:53 AM to 12:53 PM | 55% | 7:13 AM | 5:34 PM |
| Dec 18 | Fair | 5:57 AM to 7:57 AM 6:19 PM to 8:19 PM | 12:24 AM to 1:24 AM 12:23 PM to 1:23 PM | 65% | 7:14 AM | 5:34 PM |
| Dec 19 | Fair | 6:42 AM to 8:42 AM 7:07 PM to 9:07 PM | 1:23 AM to 2:23 AM 12:55 PM to 1:55 PM | 75% | 7:14 AM | 5:35 PM |
| Dec 20 | Fair | 7:32 AM to 9:32 AM 7:59 PM to 9:59 PM | 2:26 AM to 3:26 AM 1:33 PM to 2:33 PM | 83% | 7:15 AM | 5:35 PM |
| Dec 21 | Fair | 8:27 AM to 10:27 AM 8:57 PM to 10:57 PM | 3:33 AM to 4:33 AM 2:17 PM to 3:17 PM | 91% | 7:15 AM | 5:36 PM |
| Dec 22 | Fair | 9:29 AM to 11:29 AM 10:01 PM to 12:01 AM | 4:44 AM to 5:44 AM 3:11 PM to 4:11 PM | 96% | 7:16 AM | 5:36 PM |
| Dec 23 | Best | 10:35 AM to 12:35 PM | 5:55 AM to 6:55 AM 4:14 PM to 5:14 PM | 99% | 7:16 AM | 5:37 PM |
| Dec 24 | Best | 11:09 PM to 1:09 AM 11:42 AM to 1:42 PM | 7:02 AM to 8:02 AM 5:24 PM to 6:24 PM | 100% | 7:17 AM | 5:37 PM |
| Dec 25 | Best | 12:16 AM to 2:16 AM 12:48 PM to 2:48 PM | 8:02 AM to 9:02 AM 6:38 PM to 7:38 PM | 99% | 7:17 AM | 5:38 PM |
| Dec 26 | Fair | 1:19 AM to 3:19 AM 1:49 PM to 3:49 PM | 8:53 AM to 9:53 AM 7:51 PM to 8:51 PM | 95% | 7:18 AM | 5:39 PM |
| Dec 27 | Good | 2:17 AM to 4:17 AM 2:44 PM to 4:44 PM | 9:36 AM to 10:36 AM 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM | 90% | 7:18 AM | 5:39 PM |
| Dec 28 | Fair | 3:10 AM to 5:10 AM 3:35 PM to 5:35 PM | 10:12 AM to 11:12 AM 10:04 PM to 11:04 PM | 82% | 7:19 AM | 5:40 PM |
| Dec 29 | Fair | 3:59 AM to 5:59 AM 4:22 PM to 6:22 PM | 10:45 AM to 11:45 AM 11:05 PM to 12:05 AM | 74% | 7:19 AM | 5:40 PM |
| Dec 30 | Fair | 4:44 AM to 6:44 AM 5:07 PM to 7:07 PM | 11:16 AM to 12:16 PM | 64% | 7:19 AM | 5:41 PM |
| Dec 31 | Fair | 5:29 AM to 7:29 AM 5:51 PM to 7:51 PM | 12:04 AM to 1:04 AM 11:47 AM to 12:47 PM | 53% | 7:19 AM | 5:42 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.