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Minnesota Solunar Calendar — July 2026

The July 2026 solunar calendar for Minnesota covers every day of the month, with the major and minor deer movement windows, moon phase, and a fused 0–100 hunt score computed for the state's geographic center (45.69°N, 93.90°W, Central Time). The month moves through the Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent, New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous and Full Moon phases, and the table below shows when each window opens and closes for that location. Whitetail rut peak in Minnesota is early–mid November, so the days closest to that window are the ones to flag early. Archery is open mid-September – December, firearm early November (zone-dependent) for hunters in the field. Upper Midwest cover is aspen-birch parkland, boreal transition, and farmland-timber edge, which shifts the value of a strong major window — wind in big timber moves scent differently than wind across open ag, and the solunar overlay is most useful when read against that terrain context.

Top 5 days in July for Minnesota

Ranked by the fused 0–100 hunt score, computed daily from temperature, barometric pressure, wind, cloud cover, moon phase, and time of day at this location.

  1. #1Fri
    Jul 3
    83
    stable pressure, 10 mph wind, 74°F, waning gibbous
  2. #2Sat
    Jul 4
    83
    stable pressure, 10 mph wind, 71°F, waning gibbous
  3. #3Sun
    Jul 5
    83
    stable pressure, 7 mph wind, 70°F, waning gibbous
  4. #4Mon
    Jul 6
    83
    stable pressure, 10 mph wind, 74°F, last quarter
  5. #5Tue
    Jul 7
    83
    stable pressure, 8 mph wind, 72°F, last quarter
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Minnesota Season Windows
Archery
mid-September – December
Firearm
early November (zone-dependent)
Muzzleloader
late November – mid-December

Approximate windows — exact dates and zone rules are set yearly by the state DNR. Check official regulations before hunting.

Full July 2026 solunar calendar

Major windows (≈2 hours, moon overhead/underfoot) and minor windows (≈1 hour, moonrise/moonset) with sunrise/sunset and moon phase. Scroll horizontally on phones.

DateScoreMoonSunriseSunsetMajor windowsMinor windows
1Wed69Good🌖Waning Gibbous5:29 AM9:08 PM11:29 PM–1:29 AM10:10 PM–11:10 PM / 6:11 AM–7:11 AM
2Thu75Strong🌖Waning Gibbous5:30 AM9:08 PM12:37 AM–2:37 AM10:34 PM–11:34 PM / 7:19 AM–8:19 AM
3Fri83Strong🌖Waning Gibbous5:31 AM9:08 PM1:46 AM–3:46 AM10:54 PM–11:54 PM / 8:28 AM–9:28 AM
4Sat83Strong🌖Waning Gibbous5:31 AM9:07 PM2:55 AM–4:55 AM11:12 PM–12:12 AM / 9:37 AM–10:37 AM
5Sun83Strong🌖Waning Gibbous5:32 AM9:07 PM10:46 AM–11:46 AM
6Mon83Strong🌗Last Quarter5:33 AM9:07 PM11:56 AM–12:56 PM
7Tue83Strong🌗Last Quarter5:33 AM9:06 PM5:57 AM–7:57 AM / 6:21 PM–8:21 PM11:46 PM–12:46 AM / 1:08 PM–2:08 PM
8Wed71Good🌘Waning Crescent5:34 AM9:06 PM6:45 AM–8:45 AM / 7:09 PM–9:09 PM12:06 AM–1:06 AM / 2:25 PM–3:25 PM
9Thu78Strong🌘Waning Crescent5:35 AM9:05 PM7:37 AM–9:37 AM / 8:01 PM–10:01 PM12:29 AM–1:29 AM / 3:45 PM–4:45 PM
10Fri83Strong🌘Waning Crescent5:36 AM9:05 PM8:33 AM–10:33 AM / 8:57 PM–10:57 PM12:59 AM–1:59 AM / 5:07 PM–6:07 PM
11Sat83Strong🌘Waning Crescent5:37 AM9:04 PM9:33 AM–11:33 AM / 9:57 PM–11:57 PM1:40 AM–2:40 AM / 6:26 PM–7:26 PM
12Sun71Good🌘Waning Crescent5:38 AM9:03 PM10:35 AM–12:35 PM / 10:59 PM–12:59 AM2:35 AM–3:35 AM / 7:35 PM–8:35 PM
13Mon58Good🌑New Moon5:38 AM9:03 PM11:37 AM–1:37 PM / 11:13 PM–1:13 AM3:45 AM–4:45 AM / 8:29 PM–9:29 PM
14Tue64Good🌑New Moon5:39 AM9:02 PM12:38 PM–2:38 PM / 12:14 AM–2:14 AM5:07 AM–6:07 AM / 9:09 PM–10:09 PM
15Wed77Strong🌒Waxing Crescent5:40 AM9:01 PM1:36 PM–3:36 PM / 1:12 AM–3:12 AM6:32 AM–7:32 AM / 9:39 PM–10:39 PM
16Thu83Strong🌒Waxing Crescent5:41 AM9:01 PM2:29 PM–4:29 PM / 2:05 AM–4:05 AM7:55 AM–8:55 AM / 10:02 PM–11:02 PM
17Fri68Good🌒Waxing Crescent5:42 AM9:00 PM3:18 PM–5:18 PM / 2:54 AM–4:54 AM9:14 AM–10:14 AM / 10:22 PM–11:22 PM
18Sat77Strong🌒Waxing Crescent5:43 AM8:59 PM4:04 PM–6:04 PM / 3:40 AM–5:40 AM10:28 AM–11:28 AM / 10:40 PM–11:40 PM
19Sun77Strong🌒Waxing Crescent5:44 AM8:58 PM4:49 PM–6:49 PM / 4:25 AM–6:25 AM11:40 AM–12:40 PM / 10:57 PM–11:57 PM
20Mon64Good🌒Waxing Crescent5:45 AM8:57 PM5:33 PM–7:33 PM / 5:09 AM–7:09 AM12:50 PM–1:50 PM / 11:16 PM–12:16 AM
21Tue72Good🌓First Quarter5:46 AM8:56 PM1:59 PM–2:59 PM
22Wed76Strong🌓First Quarter5:47 AM8:55 PM8:49 PM–10:49 PM3:07 PM–4:07 PM / 11:37 PM–12:37 AM
23Thu76Strong🌔Waxing Gibbous5:48 AM8:54 PM9:56 PM–11:56 PM4:14 PM–5:14 PM / 12:02 AM–1:02 AM
24FriToday77Strong🌔Waxing Gibbous5:50 AM8:53 PM5:18 PM–6:18 PM / 12:33 AM–1:33 AM
25Sat66Good🌔Waxing Gibbous5:51 AM8:52 PM6:15 PM–7:15 PM / 1:11 AM–2:11 AM
26Sun54Fair🌔Waxing Gibbous5:52 AM8:51 PM7:03 PM–8:03 PM / 1:59 AM–2:59 AM
27Mon60Good🌔Waxing Gibbous5:53 AM8:50 PM7:43 PM–8:43 PM / 2:57 AM–3:57 AM
28Tue61Good🌕Full Moon5:54 AM8:49 PM8:14 PM–9:14 PM / 4:01 AM–5:01 AM
29Wed61Good🌕Full Moon5:55 AM8:48 PM8:39 PM–9:39 PM / 5:09 AM–6:09 AM
30Thu63Good🌖Waning Gibbous5:57 AM8:46 PM11:37 PM–1:37 AM9:00 PM–10:00 PM / 6:19 AM–7:19 AM
31Fri61Good🌖Waning Gibbous5:58 AM8:45 PM12:46 AM–2:46 AM9:18 PM–10:18 PM / 7:28 AM–8:28 AM

How to read the Minnesota calendar

Major windows

Major periods cluster around moon overhead and moon underfoot — roughly two-hour windows when historical solunar theory predicts the strongest wildlife movement. In Minnesota, the majors that land on a falling barometer with a cold front are the ones to plan a sit around.

Minor windows

Minor periods sit at moonrise and moonset — roughly one-hour windows of secondary activity. In dense upper midwest cover, minors that overlap legal-light dawn or dusk are often a stronger sit than a midday major. Read minors against your stand pin and the wind.

The fused score

The 0–100 score is not just solunar — it blends temperature, pressure trend, wind speed, cloud cover, and moon phase into a single daily number for the Minnesota centroid. A 75+ day means the variables all line up; a 35 day means at least one of them is fighting you.

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