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Taylorville, 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
★★★☆☆ 7:12 AM - 9:12 AM 6:46 PM - 8:46 PM 3:25 PM - 4:25 PM 11:51 PM - 12:51 AM Day 10
Waxing Gibbous
Thu
Oct 2
★★☆☆☆ 8:03 AM - 10:03 AM 7:38 PM - 9:38 PM 12:58 AM - 1:58 AM 3:58 PM - 4:58 PM Day 11
Waxing Gibbous
Fri
Oct 3
★★★☆☆ 8:53 AM - 10:53 AM 8:29 PM - 10:29 PM 2:09 AM - 3:09 AM 4:26 PM - 5:26 PM Day 12
Waxing Gibbous
Sat
Oct 4
★★★☆☆ 9:42 AM - 11:42 AM 9:18 PM - 11:18 PM 3:20 AM - 4:20 AM 4:52 PM - 5:52 PM Day 13
Waxing Gibbous
Sun
Oct 5
★★★☆☆ 10:31 AM - 12:31 PM 10:07 PM - 12:07 AM 4:33 AM - 5:33 AM 5:17 PM - 6:17 PM Day 13
Waxing Gibbous
Mon
Oct 6
★★★☆☆ 11:20 AM - 1:20 PM 10:55 PM - 12:55 AM 5:47 AM - 6:47 AM 5:42 PM - 6:42 PM Day 14
Waxing Gibbous
Tue
Oct 7
★★★★☆ 12:12 PM - 2:12 PM 11:46 PM - 1:46 AM 7:03 AM - 8:03 AM 6:09 PM - 7:09 PM Day 15
Full Moon
Wed
Oct 8
★★★☆☆ 12:39 AM - 2:39 AM 1:07 PM - 3:07 PM 8:22 AM - 9:22 AM Day 16
Waning Gibbous
Thu
Oct 9
★★★☆☆ 1:35 AM - 3:35 AM 2:05 PM - 4:05 PM 9:43 AM - 10:43 AM 6:41 PM - 7:41 PM Day 17
Waning Gibbous
Fri
Oct 10
★★★☆☆ 2:36 AM - 4:36 AM 3:07 PM - 5:07 PM 11:02 AM - 12:02 PM 7:20 PM - 8:20 PM Day 18
Waning Gibbous
Sat
Oct 11
★★☆☆☆ 3:39 AM - 5:39 AM 4:11 PM - 6:11 PM 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM 8:08 PM - 9:08 PM Day 19
Waning Gibbous
Sun
Oct 12
★★★☆☆ 4:43 AM - 6:43 AM 5:13 PM - 7:13 PM 1:17 PM - 2:17 PM 9:07 PM - 10:07 PM Day 20
Waning Gibbous
Mon
Oct 13
★★★☆☆ 5:44 AM - 7:44 AM 6:12 PM - 8:12 PM 2:07 PM - 3:07 PM 10:14 PM - 11:14 PM Day 21
Waning Gibbous
Tue
Oct 14
★★★☆☆ 6:41 AM - 8:41 AM 7:06 PM - 9:06 PM 2:46 PM - 3:46 PM 11:25 PM - 12:25 AM Day 23
Waning Crescent
Wed
Oct 15
★★☆☆☆ 7:32 AM - 9:32 AM 7:55 PM - 9:55 PM 12:36 AM - 1:36 AM 3:17 PM - 4:17 PM Day 24
Waning Crescent
Thu
Oct 16
★★★☆☆ 8:19 AM - 10:19 AM 8:40 PM - 10:40 PM 1:44 AM - 2:44 AM 3:42 PM - 4:42 PM Day 25
Waning Crescent
Fri
Oct 17
★★★☆☆ 9:02 AM - 11:02 AM 9:23 PM - 11:23 PM 2:49 AM - 3:49 AM 4:04 PM - 5:04 PM Day 26
Waning Crescent
Sat
Oct 18
★★★☆☆ 9:44 AM - 11:44 AM 10:04 PM - 12:04 AM 3:52 AM - 4:52 AM 4:25 PM - 5:25 PM Day 27
Waning Crescent
Sun
Oct 19
★★★☆☆ 10:24 AM - 12:24 PM 10:44 PM - 12:44 AM 4:53 AM - 5:53 AM 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Day 28
Waning Crescent
Mon
Oct 20
★★★☆☆ 11:04 AM - 1:04 PM 11:25 PM - 1:25 AM 5:54 AM - 6:54 AM 5:06 PM - 6:06 PM Day 29
Waning Crescent
Tue
Oct 21
★★★★☆ 12:07 AM - 2:07 AM 11:46 AM - 1:46 PM 6:55 AM - 7:55 AM 5:29 PM - 6:29 PM Day 1
New Moon
Wed
Oct 22
★★★☆☆ 12:52 AM - 2:52 AM 12:29 PM - 2:29 PM 7:57 AM - 8:57 AM 5:55 PM - 6:55 PM Day 2
Waxing Crescent
Thu
Oct 23
★★★☆☆ 1:39 AM - 3:39 AM 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM 8:59 AM - 9:59 AM 6:26 PM - 7:26 PM Day 2
Waxing Crescent
Fri
Oct 24
★★★☆☆ 2:29 AM - 4:29 AM 2:04 PM - 4:04 PM 10:01 AM - 11:01 AM Day 3
Waxing Crescent
Sat
Oct 25
★★★☆☆ 3:20 AM - 5:20 AM 2:54 PM - 4:54 PM 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 7:03 PM - 8:03 PM Day 4
Waxing Crescent
Sun
Oct 26
★★★☆☆ 4:12 AM - 6:12 AM 3:46 PM - 5:46 PM 11:54 AM - 12:54 PM 7:47 PM - 8:47 PM Day 5
Waxing Crescent
Mon
Oct 27
★★★☆☆ 5:03 AM - 7:03 AM 4:38 PM - 6:38 PM 12:41 PM - 1:41 PM 8:39 PM - 9:39 PM Day 6
Waxing Crescent
Tue
Oct 28
★★★☆☆ 5:29 AM - 7:29 AM 5:29 PM - 7:29 PM 1:21 PM - 2:21 PM 9:39 PM - 10:39 PM Day 7
Waxing Crescent
Wed
Oct 29
★★★☆☆ 5:49 AM - 7:49 AM 5:49 PM - 7:49 PM 1:55 PM - 2:55 PM 10:43 PM - 11:43 PM Day 8
Waxing Crescent
Thu
Oct 30
★★★☆☆ 6:43 AM - 8:43 AM 6:19 PM - 8:19 PM 2:25 PM - 3:25 PM 11:50 PM - 12:50 AM Day 9
Waxing Gibbous
Fri
Oct 31
★★★☆☆ 7:07 AM - 9:07 AM 7:07 PM - 9:07 PM 12:59 AM - 1:59 AM 2:51 PM - 3:51 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!