Easton Solunar Table, March 2026
The best-rated days in March: March 2, March 3, March 4, March 17, March 18, March 19, March 31.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | Good | 9:18 AM to 11:18 AM 9:43 PM to 11:43 PM | 4:59 AM to 5:59 AM 2:47 PM to 3:47 PM | 95% | 6:11 AM | 5:18 PM |
| Mar 2 | Best | 10:07 AM to 12:07 PM 10:30 PM to 12:30 AM | 5:21 AM to 6:21 AM 4:05 PM to 5:05 PM | 98% | 6:09 AM | 5:19 PM |
| Mar 3 | Best | 10:52 AM to 12:52 PM | 5:39 AM to 6:39 AM 5:19 PM to 6:19 PM | 100% | 6:07 AM | 5:20 PM |
| Mar 4 | Best | 11:14 PM to 1:14 AM 11:36 AM to 1:36 PM | 5:55 AM to 6:55 AM 6:31 PM to 7:31 PM | 99% | 6:05 AM | 5:22 PM |
| Mar 5 | Good | 11:57 PM to 1:57 AM 12:19 PM to 2:19 PM | 6:11 AM to 7:11 AM 7:41 PM to 8:41 PM | 96% | 6:04 AM | 5:23 PM |
| Mar 6 | Good | 12:40 AM to 2:40 AM 1:02 PM to 3:02 PM | 6:28 AM to 7:28 AM 8:51 PM to 9:51 PM | 91% | 6:02 AM | 5:25 PM |
| Mar 7 | Fair | 1:23 AM to 3:23 AM 1:46 PM to 3:46 PM | 6:46 AM to 7:46 AM 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM | 85% | 6:00 AM | 5:26 PM |
| Mar 8 | Fair | 3:08 AM to 5:08 AM 3:31 PM to 5:31 PM | 8:07 AM to 9:07 AM | 76% | 6:58 AM | 6:28 PM |
| Mar 9 | Fair | 3:55 AM to 5:55 AM 4:20 PM to 6:20 PM | 12:09 AM to 1:09 AM 8:34 AM to 9:34 AM | 67% | 6:56 AM | 6:29 PM |
| Mar 10 | Fair | 4:44 AM to 6:44 AM 5:10 PM to 7:10 PM | 1:16 AM to 2:16 AM 9:09 AM to 10:09 AM | 57% | 6:54 AM | 6:30 PM |
| Mar 11 | Fair | 5:35 AM to 7:35 AM 6:01 PM to 8:01 PM | 2:17 AM to 3:17 AM 9:53 AM to 10:53 AM | 46% | 6:52 AM | 6:32 PM |
| Mar 12 | Fair | 6:27 AM to 8:27 AM 6:53 PM to 8:53 PM | 3:10 AM to 4:10 AM 10:47 AM to 11:47 AM | 36% | 6:50 AM | 6:33 PM |
| Mar 13 | Fair | 7:19 AM to 9:19 AM 7:45 PM to 9:45 PM | 3:53 AM to 4:53 AM 11:51 AM to 12:51 PM | 26% | 6:48 AM | 6:35 PM |
| Mar 14 | Poor | 8:10 AM to 10:10 AM 8:35 PM to 10:35 PM | 4:27 AM to 5:27 AM 1:01 PM to 2:01 PM | 17% | 6:46 AM | 6:36 PM |
| Mar 15 | Good | 8:59 AM to 10:59 AM 9:23 PM to 11:23 PM | 4:54 AM to 5:54 AM 2:14 PM to 3:14 PM | 10% | 6:44 AM | 6:37 PM |
| Mar 16 | Good | 9:47 AM to 11:47 AM 10:10 PM to 12:10 AM | 5:16 AM to 6:16 AM 3:29 PM to 4:29 PM | 4% | 6:42 AM | 6:39 PM |
| Mar 17 | Best | 10:33 AM to 12:33 PM 10:56 PM to 12:56 AM | 5:35 AM to 6:35 AM 4:45 PM to 5:45 PM | 1% | 6:40 AM | 6:40 PM |
| Mar 18 | Best | 11:20 AM to 1:20 PM | 5:52 AM to 6:52 AM 6:02 PM to 7:02 PM | 0% | 6:38 AM | 6:42 PM |
| Mar 19 | Best | 11:43 PM to 1:43 AM 12:07 PM to 2:07 PM | 6:10 AM to 7:10 AM 7:20 PM to 8:20 PM | 1% | 6:36 AM | 6:43 PM |
| Mar 20 | Good | 12:31 AM to 2:31 AM 12:56 PM to 2:56 PM | 6:29 AM to 7:29 AM 8:42 PM to 9:42 PM | 4% | 6:35 AM | 6:44 PM |
| Mar 21 | Good | 1:22 AM to 3:22 AM 1:49 PM to 3:49 PM | 6:50 AM to 7:50 AM 10:06 PM to 11:06 PM | 10% | 6:33 AM | 6:46 PM |
| Mar 22 | Fair | 2:17 AM to 4:17 AM 2:45 PM to 4:45 PM | 7:18 AM to 8:18 AM 11:30 PM to 12:30 AM | 17% | 6:31 AM | 6:47 PM |
| Mar 23 | Poor | 3:15 AM to 5:15 AM 3:46 PM to 5:46 PM | 7:53 AM to 8:53 AM | 26% | 6:29 AM | 6:48 PM |
| Mar 24 | Fair | 4:17 AM to 6:17 AM 4:48 PM to 6:48 PM | 12:50 AM to 1:50 AM 8:40 AM to 9:40 AM | 35% | 6:27 AM | 6:50 PM |
| Mar 25 | Fair | 5:20 AM to 7:20 AM 5:51 PM to 7:51 PM | 1:59 AM to 2:59 AM 9:42 AM to 10:42 AM | 46% | 6:25 AM | 6:51 PM |
| Mar 26 | Fair | 6:21 AM to 8:21 AM 6:51 PM to 8:51 PM | 2:53 AM to 3:53 AM 10:55 AM to 11:55 AM | 57% | 6:23 AM | 6:53 PM |
| Mar 27 | Fair | 7:19 AM to 9:19 AM 7:47 PM to 9:47 PM | 3:33 AM to 4:33 AM 12:14 PM to 1:14 PM | 67% | 6:21 AM | 6:54 PM |
| Mar 28 | Poor | 8:13 AM to 10:13 AM 8:38 PM to 10:38 PM | 4:03 AM to 5:03 AM 1:33 PM to 2:33 PM | 76% | 6:19 AM | 6:55 PM |
| Mar 29 | Good | 9:02 AM to 11:02 AM 9:25 PM to 11:25 PM | 4:26 AM to 5:26 AM 2:49 PM to 3:49 PM | 85% | 6:17 AM | 6:57 PM |
| Mar 30 | Good | 9:48 AM to 11:48 AM 10:10 PM to 12:10 AM | 4:45 AM to 5:45 AM 4:03 PM to 5:03 PM | 92% | 6:15 AM | 6:58 PM |
| Mar 31 | Best | 10:31 AM to 12:31 PM 10:52 PM to 12:52 AM | 5:01 AM to 6:01 AM 5:14 PM to 6:14 PM | 96% | 6:13 AM | 6:59 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.