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Crandalls Lodge, IA 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
★★★☆☆ 7:36 AM - 9:36 AM 7:10 PM - 9:10 PM 4:03 PM - 5:03 PM 11:59 PM - 12:59 AM Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Thu
Oct 2
★★☆☆☆ 8:27 AM - 10:27 AM 8:02 PM - 10:02 PM 1:10 AM - 2:10 AM 4:32 PM - 5:32 PM Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Fri
Oct 3
★★★☆☆ 9:17 AM - 11:17 AM 8:53 PM - 10:53 PM 2:23 AM - 3:23 AM 4:57 PM - 5:57 PM Day 12
Waxing Gibbous
Sat
Oct 4
★★★☆☆ 9:42 AM - 11:42 AM 9:42 PM - 11:42 PM 3:39 AM - 4:39 AM 5:19 PM - 6:19 PM Day 13
Waxing Gibbous
Mon
Oct 6
★★★☆☆ 11:44 AM - 1:44 PM 11:19 PM - 1:19 AM 6:13 AM - 7:13 AM 6:02 PM - 7:02 PM Day 14
Waxing Gibbous
Tue
Oct 7
★★★★☆ 12:10 AM - 2:10 AM 12:36 PM - 2:36 PM 7:33 AM - 8:33 AM 6:26 PM - 7:26 PM Day 15
Full Moon
Wed
Oct 8
★★★☆☆ 1:03 AM - 3:03 AM 1:31 PM - 3:31 PM 8:56 AM - 9:56 AM Day 16
Waning Gibbous
Thu
Oct 9
★★★☆☆ 2:00 AM - 4:00 AM 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM 10:21 AM - 11:21 AM 6:55 PM - 7:55 PM Day 17
Waning Gibbous
Fri
Oct 10
★★★☆☆ 3:00 AM - 5:00 AM 3:32 PM - 5:32 PM 11:43 AM - 12:43 PM 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Day 18
Waning Gibbous
Sat
Oct 11
★★☆☆☆ 4:04 AM - 6:04 AM 4:35 PM - 6:35 PM 12:58 PM - 1:58 PM 8:16 PM - 9:16 PM Day 19
Waning Gibbous
Sun
Oct 12
★★★☆☆ 5:07 AM - 7:07 AM 5:37 PM - 7:37 PM 1:59 PM - 2:59 PM 9:13 PM - 10:13 PM Day 20
Waning Gibbous
Mon
Oct 13
★★★☆☆ 6:08 AM - 8:08 AM 6:36 PM - 8:36 PM 2:46 PM - 3:46 PM 10:21 PM - 11:21 PM Day 21
Waning Gibbous
Tue
Oct 14
★★★☆☆ 7:05 AM - 9:05 AM 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM 3:22 PM - 4:22 PM 11:34 PM - 12:34 AM Day 23
Waning Crescent
Wed
Oct 15
★★☆☆☆ 7:56 AM - 9:56 AM 8:19 PM - 10:19 PM 12:48 AM - 1:48 AM 3:50 PM - 4:50 PM Day 24
Waning Crescent
Thu
Oct 16
★★★☆☆ 8:43 AM - 10:43 AM 9:04 PM - 11:04 PM 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM 4:12 PM - 5:12 PM Day 25
Waning Crescent
Fri
Oct 17
★★★☆☆ 9:26 AM - 11:26 AM 9:47 PM - 11:47 PM 3:09 AM - 4:09 AM 4:31 PM - 5:31 PM Day 26
Waning Crescent
Sat
Oct 18
★★★☆☆ 10:08 AM - 12:08 PM 10:28 PM - 12:28 AM 4:15 AM - 5:15 AM 4:49 PM - 5:49 PM Day 27
Waning Crescent
Sun
Oct 19
★★★☆☆ 10:48 AM - 12:48 PM 11:08 PM - 1:08 AM 5:19 AM - 6:19 AM 5:06 PM - 6:06 PM Day 28
Waning Crescent
Mon
Oct 20
★★★☆☆ 11:28 AM - 1:28 PM 11:49 PM - 1:49 AM 6:23 AM - 7:23 AM 5:24 PM - 6:24 PM Day 29
Waning Crescent
Tue
Oct 21
★★★★☆ 12:31 AM - 2:31 AM 12:10 PM - 2:10 PM 7:27 AM - 8:27 AM 5:44 PM - 6:44 PM Day 1
New Moon
Wed
Oct 22
★★★☆☆ 1:16 AM - 3:16 AM 12:53 PM - 2:53 PM 8:32 AM - 9:32 AM 6:07 PM - 7:07 PM Day 2
Waxing Crescent
Thu
Oct 23
★★★☆☆ 2:03 AM - 4:03 AM 1:39 PM - 3:39 PM 9:37 AM - 10:37 AM Day 2
Waxing Crescent
Fri
Oct 24
★★★☆☆ 2:53 AM - 4:53 AM 2:28 PM - 4:28 PM 10:41 AM - 11:41 AM 6:35 PM - 7:35 PM Day 3
Waxing Crescent
Sat
Oct 25
★★★☆☆ 3:44 AM - 5:44 AM 3:18 PM - 5:18 PM 11:42 AM - 12:42 PM 7:10 PM - 8:10 PM Day 4
Waxing Crescent
Sun
Oct 26
★★★☆☆ 4:36 AM - 6:36 AM 4:10 PM - 6:10 PM 12:36 PM - 1:36 PM 7:53 PM - 8:53 PM Day 5
Waxing Crescent
Mon
Oct 27
★★★☆☆ 5:28 AM - 7:28 AM 5:02 PM - 7:02 PM 1:22 PM - 2:22 PM 8:46 PM - 9:46 PM Day 6
Waxing Crescent
Tue
Oct 28
★★★☆☆ 5:54 AM - 7:54 AM 5:54 PM - 7:54 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 9:46 PM - 10:46 PM Day 7
Waxing Crescent
Wed
Oct 29
★★★☆☆ 6:12 AM - 8:12 AM 6:12 PM - 8:12 PM 2:31 PM - 3:31 PM 10:53 PM - 11:53 PM Day 8
Waxing Crescent
Thu
Oct 30
★★★☆☆ 7:07 AM - 9:07 AM 6:43 PM - 8:43 PM 12:03 AM - 1:03 AM 2:57 PM - 3:57 PM Day 9
Waxing Gibbous
Fri
Oct 31
★★★☆☆ 7:31 AM - 9:31 AM 7:31 PM - 9:31 PM 1:16 AM - 2:16 AM 3:20 PM - 4:20 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!