Anthony Solunar Table, October 2026
The best-rated days in October: October 9, October 10, October 11, October 24, October 25, October 26.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | Fair | 3:57 AM to 5:57 AM 4:28 PM to 6:28 PM | 12:01 PM to 1:01 PM 9:54 PM to 10:54 PM | 73% | 7:00 AM | 6:51 PM |
| Oct 2 | Fair | 5:00 AM to 7:00 AM 5:31 PM to 7:31 PM | 1:06 PM to 2:06 PM 10:58 PM to 11:58 PM | 63% | 7:01 AM | 6:50 PM |
| Oct 3 | Fair | 6:02 AM to 8:02 AM 6:33 PM to 8:33 PM | 2:02 PM to 3:02 PM | 53% | 7:02 AM | 6:48 PM |
| Oct 4 | Fair | 7:02 AM to 9:02 AM 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM | 12:07 AM to 1:07 AM 2:49 PM to 3:49 PM | 42% | 7:02 AM | 6:47 PM |
| Oct 5 | Fair | 7:58 AM to 9:58 AM 8:24 PM to 10:24 PM | 1:17 AM to 2:17 AM 3:29 PM to 4:29 PM | 32% | 7:03 AM | 6:46 PM |
| Oct 6 | Poor | 8:49 AM to 10:49 AM 9:14 PM to 11:14 PM | 2:26 AM to 3:26 AM 4:04 PM to 5:04 PM | 22% | 7:04 AM | 6:45 PM |
| Oct 7 | Fair | 9:38 AM to 11:38 AM 10:01 PM to 12:01 AM | 3:31 AM to 4:31 AM 4:35 PM to 5:35 PM | 14% | 7:04 AM | 6:43 PM |
| Oct 8 | Good | 10:23 AM to 12:23 PM 10:46 PM to 12:46 AM | 4:35 AM to 5:35 AM 5:04 PM to 6:04 PM | 8% | 7:05 AM | 6:42 PM |
| Oct 9 | Best | 11:08 AM to 1:08 PM | 5:37 AM to 6:37 AM 5:32 PM to 6:32 PM | 3% | 7:06 AM | 6:41 PM |
| Oct 10 | Best | 11:31 PM to 1:31 AM 11:53 AM to 1:53 PM | 6:38 AM to 7:38 AM 6:01 PM to 7:01 PM | 0% | 7:06 AM | 6:40 PM |
| Oct 11 | Best | 12:16 AM to 2:16 AM 12:39 PM to 2:39 PM | 7:39 AM to 8:39 AM 6:33 PM to 7:33 PM | 0% | 7:07 AM | 6:39 PM |
| Oct 12 | Good | 1:02 AM to 3:02 AM 1:26 PM to 3:26 PM | 8:40 AM to 9:40 AM 7:07 PM to 8:07 PM | 2% | 7:08 AM | 6:37 PM |
| Oct 13 | Fair | 1:51 AM to 3:51 AM 2:15 PM to 4:15 PM | 9:41 AM to 10:41 AM 7:46 PM to 8:46 PM | 6% | 7:09 AM | 6:36 PM |
| Oct 14 | Poor | 2:41 AM to 4:41 AM 3:06 PM to 5:06 PM | 10:40 AM to 11:40 AM 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM | 12% | 7:09 AM | 6:35 PM |
| Oct 15 | Fair | 3:32 AM to 5:32 AM 3:58 PM to 5:58 PM | 11:35 AM to 12:35 PM 9:20 PM to 10:20 PM | 20% | 7:10 AM | 6:34 PM |
| Oct 16 | Fair | 4:23 AM to 6:23 AM 4:49 PM to 6:49 PM | 12:26 PM to 1:26 PM 10:14 PM to 11:14 PM | 29% | 7:11 AM | 6:33 PM |
| Oct 17 | Fair | 5:14 AM to 7:14 AM 5:39 PM to 7:39 PM | 1:11 PM to 2:11 PM 11:10 PM to 12:10 AM | 39% | 7:11 AM | 6:32 PM |
| Oct 18 | Fair | 6:03 AM to 8:03 AM 6:27 PM to 8:27 PM | 1:50 PM to 2:50 PM | 50% | 7:12 AM | 6:30 PM |
| Oct 19 | Fair | 6:51 AM to 8:51 AM 7:13 PM to 9:13 PM | 12:09 AM to 1:09 AM 2:25 PM to 3:25 PM | 60% | 7:13 AM | 6:29 PM |
| Oct 20 | Fair | 7:36 AM to 9:36 AM 7:58 PM to 9:58 PM | 1:07 AM to 2:07 AM 2:56 PM to 3:56 PM | 70% | 7:14 AM | 6:28 PM |
| Oct 21 | Poor | 8:20 AM to 10:20 AM 8:41 PM to 10:41 PM | 2:06 AM to 3:06 AM 3:25 PM to 4:25 PM | 80% | 7:14 AM | 6:27 PM |
| Oct 22 | Fair | 9:03 AM to 11:03 AM 9:25 PM to 11:25 PM | 3:05 AM to 4:05 AM 3:53 PM to 4:53 PM | 87% | 7:15 AM | 6:26 PM |
| Oct 23 | Fair | 9:47 AM to 11:47 AM 10:10 PM to 12:10 AM | 4:06 AM to 5:06 AM 4:21 PM to 5:21 PM | 94% | 7:16 AM | 6:25 PM |
| Oct 24 | Best | 10:34 AM to 12:34 PM 10:58 PM to 12:58 AM | 5:08 AM to 6:08 AM 4:51 PM to 5:51 PM | 98% | 7:17 AM | 6:24 PM |
| Oct 25 | Best | 11:23 AM to 1:23 PM | 6:14 AM to 7:14 AM 5:25 PM to 6:25 PM | 100% | 7:17 AM | 6:23 PM |
| Oct 26 | Best | 11:49 PM to 1:49 AM 12:17 PM to 2:17 PM | 7:23 AM to 8:23 AM 6:04 PM to 7:04 PM | 100% | 7:18 AM | 6:22 PM |
| Oct 27 | Good | 12:45 AM to 2:45 AM 1:15 PM to 3:15 PM | 8:35 AM to 9:35 AM 6:51 PM to 7:51 PM | 97% | 7:19 AM | 6:21 PM |
| Oct 28 | Fair | 1:46 AM to 3:46 AM 2:18 PM to 4:18 PM | 9:48 AM to 10:48 AM 7:46 PM to 8:46 PM | 93% | 7:20 AM | 6:20 PM |
| Oct 29 | Fair | 2:50 AM to 4:50 AM 3:23 PM to 5:23 PM | 10:56 AM to 11:56 AM 8:50 PM to 9:50 PM | 86% | 7:21 AM | 6:19 PM |
| Oct 30 | Fair | 3:55 AM to 5:55 AM 4:26 PM to 6:26 PM | 11:57 AM to 12:57 PM 9:59 PM to 10:59 PM | 78% | 7:22 AM | 6:18 PM |
| Oct 31 | Fair | 4:57 AM to 6:57 AM 5:26 PM to 7:26 PM | 12:48 PM to 1:48 PM 11:10 PM to 12:10 AM | 69% | 7:22 AM | 6:17 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.