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Solunar calendar for fishing: best days of the month (2026–2027 moon dates)
How to use a solunar fishing calendar to pick the best days of the month, with every new moon, full moon and supermoon from November 2026 to December 2027.
A solunar calendar answers a different question than a daily table. The table says which hours today; the calendar says which days this month. If you only fish or hunt a few days a month, the calendar is where planning starts.
What a solunar fishing calendar shows
For each day you get a rating based on the moon's phase and distance, often with the main windows listed. In the Solunar app this is the 30-day Forecast heatmap: every day as a row, every hour as a cell, brighter where activity is expected to peak. Tap a day to open its dial.
The calendar logic is simple:
- Days around the new moon and full moon score highest.
- Days when the moon is near perigee (closest to Earth) get a boost.
- Days around the first and last quarter score lowest.
- Days where a major or minor overlaps sunrise or sunset (a sun stack) are the best of their week.
Why the phases matter is covered in best moon phase for fishing and moon phases, perigee and the day rating.
How to pick your days in 4 steps
- Mark the new and full moon for the month, plus 1–2 days either side. That's your shortlist.
- Star the days near perigee. When perigee falls within a day or two of a new or full moon, that's the top of the month.
- Cross it with your calendar. Pick the best shortlisted day you can actually go.
- Check the weather 2–3 days out. A stable or slowly falling barometer before a front beats a perfect moon in a storm. See barometric pressure and fishing.
On the day itself, use how to read solunar tables to choose the hours.
Moon calendar 2026–2027: new moon and full moon dates
Dates are for US Central Time; the UTC date is in brackets when it differs. In Europe, the date is usually the same as UTC. ★ marks a moon within about 2 days of perigee, the strongest days of the calendar.
| Month | New moon | Full moon |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | Nov 9 | Nov 24 ★ |
| Dec 2026 | Dec 8 (UTC Dec 9) | Dec 23 (UTC Dec 24) ★ |
| Jan 2027 | Jan 7 | Jan 22 ★ |
| Feb 2027 | Feb 6 | Feb 20 ★ |
| Mar 2027 | Mar 8 | Mar 22 |
| Apr 2027 | Apr 6 | Apr 20 |
| May 2027 | May 6 | May 20 |
| Jun 2027 | Jun 4 ★ | Jun 18 (UTC Jun 19) |
| Jul 2027 | Jul 3 (UTC Jul 4) ★ | Jul 18 |
| Aug 2027 | Aug 2 ★ and Aug 31 ★ | Aug 17 |
| Sep 2027 | Sep 29 (UTC Sep 30) | Sep 15 |
| Oct 2027 | Oct 29 | Oct 15 |
| Nov 2027 | Nov 27 (UTC Nov 28) | Nov 13 (UTC Nov 14) |
| Dec 2027 | Dec 27 | Dec 13 |
Computed from astronomical ephemeris. Perigee dates for reference: Nov 25 and Dec 24, 2026; Jan 21, Feb 19, Jun 6, Jul 4, Aug 2, Aug 30 and Dec 16, 2027.
Highlights
- Christmas 2026 supermoon. The full moon of December 23–24, 2026 falls the same day as a very close perigee (about 356,700 km). Expect strong tides on the coast and a top rating in the app.
- Summer 2027 new moons near perigee. July 4, August 2 and August 31 combine dark nights with a close moon. Good news for night anglers chasing catfish and bass.
- Spring 2027. The April and May moons line up with the bass and crappie spawn in much of the US. Water temperature still decides the timing, the moon helps choose the days.
Calendar vs forecast
A calendar is astronomy: it's known years ahead. A fishing forecast adds the weather on top. Use the calendar to block days weeks in advance, then confirm with a fishing forecast the week of the trip.