Fairfield Solunar Table, January 2026
The best-rated days in January: January 2, January 3, January 4, January 17, January 18, January 19, January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Fair | 9:10 AM to 11:10 AM 9:43 PM to 11:43 PM | 5:14 AM to 6:14 AM 2:03 PM to 3:03 PM | 95% | 7:22 AM | 4:40 PM |
| Jan 2 | Best | 10:17 AM to 12:17 PM 10:50 PM to 12:50 AM | 6:25 AM to 7:25 AM 3:10 PM to 4:10 PM | 99% | 7:22 AM | 4:41 PM |
| Jan 3 | Best | 11:22 AM to 1:22 PM | 7:24 AM to 8:24 AM 4:26 PM to 5:26 PM | 100% | 7:22 AM | 4:42 PM |
| Jan 4 | Best | 11:53 PM to 1:53 AM 12:23 PM to 2:23 PM | 8:09 AM to 9:09 AM 5:44 PM to 6:44 PM | 99% | 7:22 AM | 4:43 PM |
| Jan 5 | Fair | 12:51 AM to 2:51 AM 1:18 PM to 3:18 PM | 8:44 AM to 9:44 AM 7:01 PM to 8:01 PM | 96% | 7:22 AM | 4:44 PM |
| Jan 6 | Good | 1:44 AM to 3:44 AM 2:08 PM to 4:08 PM | 9:13 AM to 10:13 AM 8:13 PM to 9:13 PM | 91% | 7:22 AM | 4:45 PM |
| Jan 7 | Fair | 2:31 AM to 4:31 AM 2:53 PM to 4:53 PM | 9:36 AM to 10:36 AM 9:21 PM to 10:21 PM | 84% | 7:22 AM | 4:46 PM |
| Jan 8 | Fair | 3:15 AM to 5:15 AM 3:36 PM to 5:36 PM | 9:57 AM to 10:57 AM 10:26 PM to 11:26 PM | 76% | 7:22 AM | 4:47 PM |
| Jan 9 | Fair | 3:57 AM to 5:57 AM 4:17 PM to 6:17 PM | 10:17 AM to 11:17 AM 11:29 PM to 12:29 AM | 66% | 7:21 AM | 4:48 PM |
| Jan 10 | Fair | 4:38 AM to 6:38 AM 4:59 PM to 6:59 PM | 10:37 AM to 11:37 AM | 56% | 7:21 AM | 4:49 PM |
| Jan 11 | Fair | 5:20 AM to 7:20 AM 5:41 PM to 7:41 PM | 12:32 AM to 1:32 AM 10:59 AM to 11:59 AM | 45% | 7:21 AM | 4:50 PM |
| Jan 12 | Fair | 6:03 AM to 8:03 AM 6:26 PM to 8:26 PM | 1:34 AM to 2:34 AM 11:25 AM to 12:25 PM | 34% | 7:21 AM | 4:51 PM |
| Jan 13 | Fair | 6:49 AM to 8:49 AM 7:13 PM to 9:13 PM | 2:37 AM to 3:37 AM 11:55 AM to 12:55 PM | 25% | 7:20 AM | 4:52 PM |
| Jan 14 | Fair | 7:38 AM to 9:38 AM 8:03 PM to 10:03 PM | 3:40 AM to 4:40 AM 12:32 PM to 1:32 PM | 16% | 7:20 AM | 4:53 PM |
| Jan 15 | Fair | 8:28 AM to 10:28 AM 8:55 PM to 10:55 PM | 4:39 AM to 5:39 AM 1:16 PM to 2:16 PM | 9% | 7:20 AM | 4:54 PM |
| Jan 16 | Good | 9:21 AM to 11:21 AM 9:47 PM to 11:47 PM | 5:34 AM to 6:34 AM 2:09 PM to 3:09 PM | 4% | 7:19 AM | 4:55 PM |
| Jan 17 | Best | 10:14 AM to 12:14 PM 10:40 PM to 12:40 AM | 6:21 AM to 7:21 AM 3:10 PM to 4:10 PM | 1% | 7:19 AM | 4:56 PM |
| Jan 18 | Best | 11:05 AM to 1:05 PM | 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM 4:16 PM to 5:16 PM | 0% | 7:18 AM | 4:58 PM |
| Jan 19 | Best | 11:30 PM to 1:30 AM 11:55 AM to 1:55 PM | 7:33 AM to 8:33 AM 5:23 PM to 6:23 PM | 1% | 7:18 AM | 4:59 PM |
| Jan 20 | Good | 12:18 AM to 2:18 AM 12:42 PM to 2:42 PM | 8:01 AM to 9:01 AM 6:32 PM to 7:32 PM | 5% | 7:17 AM | 5:00 PM |
| Jan 21 | Fair | 1:05 AM to 3:05 AM 1:27 PM to 3:27 PM | 8:25 AM to 9:25 AM 7:40 PM to 8:40 PM | 10% | 7:16 AM | 5:01 PM |
| Jan 22 | Fair | 1:50 AM to 3:50 AM 2:12 PM to 4:12 PM | 8:47 AM to 9:47 AM 8:48 PM to 9:48 PM | 18% | 7:16 AM | 5:02 PM |
| Jan 23 | Fair | 2:34 AM to 4:34 AM 2:57 PM to 4:57 PM | 9:09 AM to 10:09 AM 9:57 PM to 10:57 PM | 27% | 7:15 AM | 5:04 PM |
| Jan 24 | Fair | 3:19 AM to 5:19 AM 3:43 PM to 5:43 PM | 9:31 AM to 10:31 AM 11:08 PM to 12:08 AM | 37% | 7:14 AM | 5:05 PM |
| Jan 25 | Fair | 4:07 AM to 6:07 AM 4:32 PM to 6:32 PM | 9:56 AM to 10:56 AM | 47% | 7:14 AM | 5:06 PM |
| Jan 26 | Fair | 4:58 AM to 6:58 AM 5:25 PM to 7:25 PM | 12:22 AM to 1:22 AM 10:26 AM to 11:26 AM | 58% | 7:13 AM | 5:07 PM |
| Jan 27 | Fair | 5:54 AM to 7:54 AM 6:24 PM to 8:24 PM | 1:38 AM to 2:38 AM 11:02 AM to 12:02 PM | 68% | 7:12 AM | 5:08 PM |
| Jan 28 | Fair | 6:54 AM to 8:54 AM 7:26 PM to 9:26 PM | 2:55 AM to 3:55 AM 11:50 AM to 12:50 PM | 77% | 7:11 AM | 5:10 PM |
| Jan 29 | Good | 7:58 AM to 9:58 AM 8:31 PM to 10:31 PM | 4:07 AM to 5:07 AM 12:49 PM to 1:49 PM | 86% | 7:10 AM | 5:11 PM |
| Jan 30 | Good | 9:03 AM to 11:03 AM 9:34 PM to 11:34 PM | 5:09 AM to 6:09 AM 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM | 92% | 7:09 AM | 5:12 PM |
| Jan 31 | Best | 10:05 AM to 12:05 PM 10:34 PM to 12:34 AM | 6:00 AM to 7:00 AM 3:17 PM to 4:17 PM | 97% | 7:08 AM | 5:13 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.