Solunar Calendar

Deer feed on a schedule the moon helps set. The Solunar Calendar tells you the major and minor windows for your exact location and date — so you spend your limited sits during the hours animals are actually on their feet.

01Major and minor windows

Each day has two major windows — typically when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot — and two minor windows. Majors are your prime movement periods, usually an hour to two hours of heightened feeding activity. Minors are shorter but still worth being settled in for. The calendar lists the exact times pinned to your GPS location, because a window in your timber isn't the same clock time as one three states over.

02Reading the daily forecast

Open Solunar and pick a date. You'll see the day's majors and minors, the moon phase, and how it all lines up with sunrise and sunset — the overlaps are gold. A major window that lands at first light is the kind of morning you don't skip. Cross-reference it with the weather view: a peak window riding a falling barometer ahead of a front is about as good as it gets.

03Today's windows, free and public

Want a fast read without opening the app? Best Time to Hunt Today (trailprointel.com/best-time-to-hunt-today) is a free, public page that shows today's major and minor windows, the moon phase, and a 0–100 hunt score for any state — no account needed. It's a quick gut check. The in-app calendar, pinned to your exact GPS spot, is the real planning tool.

04Free vs Pro

The free plan gives you a 3-day solunar and weather outlook — plenty to plan the weekend. Pro extends the calendar to the full weekly and monthly view so you can plan a rut trip or burn a vacation day on the right date instead of a hopeful one.

05A word on woodsmanship

Solunar windows stack the odds; they don't guarantee anything. Wind, pressure, hunting pressure, and the rut all get a vote, and so do the deer. Use the windows to decide when to sit a good setup — not as a reason to hunt a bad one.

06What to read next

• Map & Weather — combine windows with the conditions that move deer.
• AI & Trail Cameras — see when your cameras say deer actually move.
• Field Notes & Gear — log which windows produced on your ground.

Times look off for your spot? Use the Send Feedback link at the bottom of any doc — it goes straight to the team.