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Ballou Park, IL Best Hunting & Fishing Times Calendar - October 2025

Based on Solunar Theory - Moon position & phase influence feeding activity

Date Rating Major Periods Minor Periods Moon Phase
Wed
Oct 1
★★★☆☆ 7:13 AM - 9:13 AM 6:47 PM - 8:47 PM 3:33 PM - 4:33 PM 11:43 PM - 12:43 AM Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Thu
Oct 2
★★☆☆☆ 8:04 AM - 10:04 AM 7:39 PM - 9:39 PM 12:52 AM - 1:52 AM 4:04 PM - 5:04 PM Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Fri
Oct 3
★★★☆☆ 8:54 AM - 10:54 AM 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM 2:04 AM - 3:04 AM 4:31 PM - 5:31 PM Day 12
Waxing Gibbous
Sat
Oct 4
★★★☆☆ 9:43 AM - 11:43 AM 9:19 PM - 11:19 PM 3:18 AM - 4:18 AM 4:55 PM - 5:55 PM Day 13
Waxing Gibbous
Sun
Oct 5
★★★☆☆ 10:31 AM - 12:31 PM 10:07 PM - 12:07 AM 4:32 AM - 5:32 AM 5:18 PM - 6:18 PM Day 13
Waxing Gibbous
Mon
Oct 6
★★★☆☆ 11:21 AM - 1:21 PM 10:56 PM - 12:56 AM 5:48 AM - 6:48 AM 5:41 PM - 6:41 PM Day 14
Waxing Gibbous
Tue
Oct 7
★★★★☆ 12:12 PM - 2:12 PM 11:46 PM - 1:46 AM 7:07 AM - 8:07 AM 6:06 PM - 7:06 PM Day 15
Full Moon
Wed
Oct 8
★★★☆☆ 12:39 AM - 2:39 AM 1:07 PM - 3:07 PM 8:28 AM - 9:28 AM Day 16
Waning Gibbous
Thu
Oct 9
★★★☆☆ 1:36 AM - 3:36 AM 2:06 PM - 4:06 PM 9:51 AM - 10:51 AM 6:36 PM - 7:36 PM Day 17
Waning Gibbous
Fri
Oct 10
★★★☆☆ 2:37 AM - 4:37 AM 3:08 PM - 5:08 PM 11:12 AM - 12:12 PM 7:13 PM - 8:13 PM Day 18
Waning Gibbous
Sat
Oct 11
★★☆☆☆ 3:40 AM - 5:40 AM 4:12 PM - 6:12 PM 12:26 PM - 1:26 PM 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM Day 19
Waning Gibbous
Sun
Oct 12
★★★☆☆ 4:44 AM - 6:44 AM 5:14 PM - 7:14 PM 1:28 PM - 2:28 PM 8:57 PM - 9:57 PM Day 20
Waning Gibbous
Mon
Oct 13
★★★☆☆ 5:45 AM - 7:45 AM 6:13 PM - 8:13 PM 2:16 PM - 3:16 PM 10:05 PM - 11:05 PM Day 21
Waning Gibbous
Tue
Oct 14
★★★☆☆ 6:41 AM - 8:41 AM 7:07 PM - 9:07 PM 2:53 PM - 3:53 PM 11:17 PM - 12:17 AM Day 23
Waning Crescent
Wed
Oct 15
★★☆☆☆ 7:33 AM - 9:33 AM 7:56 PM - 9:56 PM 12:30 AM - 1:30 AM 3:23 PM - 4:23 PM Day 24
Waning Crescent
Thu
Oct 16
★★★☆☆ 8:20 AM - 10:20 AM 8:41 PM - 10:41 PM 1:40 AM - 2:40 AM 3:46 PM - 4:46 PM Day 25
Waning Crescent
Fri
Oct 17
★★★☆☆ 9:03 AM - 11:03 AM 9:24 PM - 11:24 PM 2:47 AM - 3:47 AM 4:07 PM - 5:07 PM Day 26
Waning Crescent
Sat
Oct 18
★★★☆☆ 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM 10:05 PM - 12:05 AM 3:52 AM - 4:52 AM 4:26 PM - 5:26 PM Day 27
Waning Crescent
Sun
Oct 19
★★★☆☆ 10:25 AM - 12:25 PM 10:45 PM - 12:45 AM 4:55 AM - 5:55 AM 4:44 PM - 5:44 PM Day 28
Waning Crescent
Mon
Oct 20
★★★☆☆ 11:05 AM - 1:05 PM 11:26 PM - 1:26 AM 5:57 AM - 6:57 AM 5:04 PM - 6:04 PM Day 29
Waning Crescent
Tue
Oct 21
★★★★☆ 12:08 AM - 2:08 AM 11:47 AM - 1:47 PM 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM 5:25 PM - 6:25 PM Day 1
New Moon
Wed
Oct 22
★★★☆☆ 12:53 AM - 2:53 AM 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM 8:04 AM - 9:04 AM 5:49 PM - 6:49 PM Day 2
Waxing Crescent
Thu
Oct 23
★★★☆☆ 1:40 AM - 3:40 AM 1:16 PM - 3:16 PM 9:08 AM - 10:08 AM 6:18 PM - 7:18 PM Day 2
Waxing Crescent
Fri
Oct 24
★★★☆☆ 2:29 AM - 4:29 AM 2:04 PM - 4:04 PM 10:11 AM - 11:11 AM Day 3
Waxing Crescent
Sat
Oct 25
★★★☆☆ 3:21 AM - 5:21 AM 2:55 PM - 4:55 PM 11:11 AM - 12:11 PM 6:54 PM - 7:54 PM Day 4
Waxing Crescent
Sun
Oct 26
★★★☆☆ 4:13 AM - 6:13 AM 3:47 PM - 5:47 PM 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM 7:38 PM - 8:38 PM Day 5
Waxing Crescent
Mon
Oct 27
★★★☆☆ 5:04 AM - 7:04 AM 4:39 PM - 6:39 PM 12:51 PM - 1:51 PM 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM Day 6
Waxing Crescent
Tue
Oct 28
★★★☆☆ 5:30 AM - 7:30 AM 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM Day 7
Waxing Crescent
Wed
Oct 29
★★★☆☆ 5:49 AM - 7:49 AM 5:49 PM - 7:49 PM 2:03 PM - 3:03 PM 10:36 PM - 11:36 PM Day 8
Waxing Crescent
Thu
Oct 30
★★★☆☆ 6:44 AM - 8:44 AM 6:20 PM - 8:20 PM 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM 11:45 PM - 12:45 AM Day 9
Waxing Gibbous
Fri
Oct 31
★★★☆☆ 7:08 AM - 9:08 AM 7:08 PM - 9:08 PM 12:55 AM - 1:55 AM 2:55 PM - 3:55 PM Day 10
Waxing Gibbous

How to Use This Calendar

★★★★★ Excellent: Best days for hunting/fishing. Moon phase and position are optimal.

★★★ Good: Solid activity expected. Favorable conditions.

★ Fair: Some activity, but not peak conditions.

Major Periods (2 hours): Peak feeding times when moon is overhead or underfoot.

Minor Periods (1 hour): Secondary feeding times at moonrise and moonset.

Best results when major periods align with dawn or dusk!