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Fiedler School, 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
★★★☆☆ 7:25 AM - 9:25 AM 6:59 PM - 8:59 PM 3:42 PM - 4:42 PM 11:58 PM - 12:58 AM Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Thu
Oct 2
★★☆☆☆ 8:16 AM - 10:16 AM 7:51 PM - 9:51 PM 1:07 AM - 2:07 AM 4:13 PM - 5:13 PM Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Fri
Oct 3
★★★☆☆ 9:06 AM - 11:06 AM 8:41 PM - 10:41 PM 2:18 AM - 3:18 AM 4:41 PM - 5:41 PM Day 12
Waxing Gibbous
Sat
Oct 4
★★★☆☆ 9:55 AM - 11:55 AM 9:31 PM - 11:31 PM 3:31 AM - 4:31 AM 5:05 PM - 6:05 PM Day 13
Waxing Gibbous
Sun
Oct 5
★★★☆☆ 10:43 AM - 12:43 PM 10:19 PM - 12:19 AM 4:45 AM - 5:45 AM 5:29 PM - 6:29 PM Day 13
Waxing Gibbous
Mon
Oct 6
★★★☆☆ 11:33 AM - 1:33 PM 11:08 PM - 1:08 AM 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM 5:53 PM - 6:53 PM Day 14
Waxing Gibbous
Tue
Oct 7
★★★★☆ 12:24 PM - 2:24 PM 11:58 PM - 1:58 AM 7:17 AM - 8:17 AM 6:19 PM - 7:19 PM Day 15
Full Moon
Wed
Oct 8
★★★☆☆ 12:51 AM - 2:51 AM 1:19 PM - 3:19 PM 8:38 AM - 9:38 AM Day 16
Waning Gibbous
Thu
Oct 9
★★★☆☆ 1:48 AM - 3:48 AM 2:18 PM - 4:18 PM 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 6:50 PM - 7:50 PM Day 17
Waning Gibbous
Fri
Oct 10
★★★☆☆ 2:49 AM - 4:49 AM 3:20 PM - 5:20 PM 11:20 AM - 12:20 PM 7:28 PM - 8:28 PM Day 18
Waning Gibbous
Sat
Oct 11
★★☆☆☆ 3:52 AM - 5:52 AM 4:24 PM - 6:24 PM 12:34 PM - 1:34 PM 8:15 PM - 9:15 PM Day 19
Waning Gibbous
Sun
Oct 12
★★★☆☆ 4:56 AM - 6:56 AM 5:26 PM - 7:26 PM 1:35 PM - 2:35 PM 9:14 PM - 10:14 PM Day 20
Waning Gibbous
Mon
Oct 13
★★★☆☆ 5:57 AM - 7:57 AM 6:25 PM - 8:25 PM 2:24 PM - 3:24 PM 10:21 PM - 11:21 PM Day 21
Waning Gibbous
Tue
Oct 14
★★★☆☆ 6:53 AM - 8:53 AM 7:19 PM - 9:19 PM 3:02 PM - 4:02 PM 11:32 PM - 12:32 AM Day 23
Waning Crescent
Wed
Oct 15
★★☆☆☆ 7:45 AM - 9:45 AM 8:08 PM - 10:08 PM 12:44 AM - 1:44 AM 3:32 PM - 4:32 PM Day 24
Waning Crescent
Thu
Oct 16
★★★☆☆ 8:31 AM - 10:31 AM 8:53 PM - 10:53 PM 1:54 AM - 2:54 AM 3:56 PM - 4:56 PM Day 25
Waning Crescent
Fri
Oct 17
★★★☆☆ 9:15 AM - 11:15 AM 9:35 PM - 11:35 PM 3:00 AM - 4:00 AM 4:18 PM - 5:18 PM Day 26
Waning Crescent
Sat
Oct 18
★★★☆☆ 9:56 AM - 11:56 AM 10:16 PM - 12:16 AM 4:04 AM - 5:04 AM 4:37 PM - 5:37 PM Day 27
Waning Crescent
Sun
Oct 19
★★★☆☆ 10:36 AM - 12:36 PM 10:56 PM - 12:56 AM 5:06 AM - 6:06 AM 4:57 PM - 5:57 PM Day 28
Waning Crescent
Mon
Oct 20
★★★☆☆ 11:17 AM - 1:17 PM 11:37 PM - 1:37 AM 6:08 AM - 7:08 AM 5:17 PM - 6:17 PM Day 29
Waning Crescent
Tue
Oct 21
★★★★☆ 12:20 AM - 2:20 AM 11:58 AM - 1:58 PM 7:10 AM - 8:10 AM 5:38 PM - 6:38 PM Day 1
New Moon
Wed
Oct 22
★★★☆☆ 1:05 AM - 3:05 AM 12:42 PM - 2:42 PM 8:13 AM - 9:13 AM 6:03 PM - 7:03 PM Day 2
Waxing Crescent
Thu
Oct 23
★★★☆☆ 1:52 AM - 3:52 AM 1:28 PM - 3:28 PM 9:16 AM - 10:16 AM Day 2
Waxing Crescent
Fri
Oct 24
★★★☆☆ 2:41 AM - 4:41 AM 2:16 PM - 4:16 PM 10:19 AM - 11:19 AM 6:33 PM - 7:33 PM Day 3
Waxing Crescent
Sat
Oct 25
★★★☆☆ 3:33 AM - 5:33 AM 3:07 PM - 5:07 PM 11:18 AM - 12:18 PM 7:10 PM - 8:10 PM Day 4
Waxing Crescent
Sun
Oct 26
★★★☆☆ 4:25 AM - 6:25 AM 3:59 PM - 5:59 PM 12:12 PM - 1:12 PM 7:54 PM - 8:54 PM Day 5
Waxing Crescent
Mon
Oct 27
★★★☆☆ 5:16 AM - 7:16 AM 4:51 PM - 6:51 PM 12:59 PM - 1:59 PM 8:46 PM - 9:46 PM Day 6
Waxing Crescent
Tue
Oct 28
★★★☆☆ 5:42 AM - 7:42 AM 5:42 PM - 7:42 PM 1:39 PM - 2:39 PM 9:46 PM - 10:46 PM Day 7
Waxing Crescent
Wed
Oct 29
★★★☆☆ 6:01 AM - 8:01 AM 6:01 PM - 8:01 PM 2:12 PM - 3:12 PM 10:51 PM - 11:51 PM Day 8
Waxing Crescent
Thu
Oct 30
★★★☆☆ 6:56 AM - 8:56 AM 6:32 PM - 8:32 PM 2:40 PM - 3:40 PM 11:59 PM - 12:59 AM Day 9
Waxing Gibbous
Fri
Oct 31
★★★☆☆ 7:20 AM - 9:20 AM 7:20 PM - 9:20 PM 1:09 AM - 2:09 AM 3:05 PM - 4:05 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!