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Pennsylvania Solunar Calendar — August 2026

The August 2026 solunar calendar for Pennsylvania 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 (40.59°N, 77.21°W, Eastern 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 Pennsylvania is early–mid November, so the days closest to that window are the ones to flag early. Archery is open early October – mid-November and late December – mid-January, firearm late November (2 weeks) for hunters in the field. Northeast / Appalachian cover is Allegheny hardwoods, ridge-and-valley oak forests, and farmland-timber mosaic, 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 August for Pennsylvania

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. #1Wed
    Aug 5
    85
    stable pressure, 8 mph wind, 75°F, last quarter
  2. #2Thu
    Aug 6
    85
    stable pressure, 9 mph wind, 78°F, waning crescent
  3. #3Thu
    Aug 20
    85
    stable pressure, 10 mph wind, 76°F, first quarter
  4. #4Sun
    Aug 9
    83
    stable pressure, 7 mph wind, 79°F, waning crescent
  5. #5Fri
    Aug 14
    83
    stable pressure, 10 mph wind, 74°F, waxing crescent
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Pennsylvania Season Windows
Archery
early October – mid-November and late December – mid-January
Firearm
late November (2 weeks)
Muzzleloader
mid-October and late December

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

Full August 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
1Sat79Strong🌖Waning Gibbous6:06 AM8:24 PM1:50 AM–3:50 AM9:26 PM–10:26 PM / 8:32 AM–9:32 AM
2Sun66Good🌖Waning Gibbous6:07 AM8:23 PM2:55 AM–4:55 AM9:48 PM–10:48 PM / 9:37 AM–10:37 AM
3Mon72Good🌖Waning Gibbous6:08 AM8:22 PM4:02 AM–6:02 AM10:10 PM–11:10 PM / 10:44 AM–11:44 AM
4Tue77Strong🌖Waning Gibbous6:09 AM8:21 PM5:11 AM–7:11 AM10:36 PM–11:36 PM / 11:53 AM–12:53 PM
5Wed85Strong🌗Last Quarter6:10 AM8:19 PM6:23 AM–8:23 AM11:07 PM–12:07 AM / 1:05 PM–2:05 PM
6Thu85Strong🌘Waning Crescent6:11 AM8:18 PM2:20 PM–3:20 PM
7Fri70Good🌘Waning Crescent6:12 AM8:17 PM7:10 AM–9:10 AM / 7:34 PM–9:34 PM11:46 PM–12:46 AM / 3:35 PM–4:35 PM
8Sat79Strong🌘Waning Crescent6:13 AM8:16 PM8:10 AM–10:10 AM / 8:34 PM–10:34 PM12:36 AM–1:36 AM / 4:45 PM–5:45 PM
9Sun83Strong🌘Waning Crescent6:14 AM8:15 PM9:12 AM–11:12 AM / 9:36 PM–11:36 PM1:38 AM–2:38 AM / 5:46 PM–6:46 PM
10MonToday77Strong🌘Waning Crescent6:14 AM8:13 PM10:13 AM–12:13 PM / 10:37 PM–12:37 AM2:51 AM–3:51 AM / 6:35 PM–7:35 PM
11Tue77Strong🌘Waning Crescent6:15 AM8:12 PM11:12 AM–1:12 PM4:09 AM–5:09 AM / 7:14 PM–8:14 PM
12Wed78Strong🌑New Moon6:16 AM8:10 PM12:07 PM–2:07 PM / 11:43 PM–1:43 AM5:28 AM–6:28 AM / 7:45 PM–8:45 PM
13Thu78Strong🌑New Moon6:17 AM8:09 PM12:58 PM–2:58 PM / 12:34 AM–2:34 AM6:45 AM–7:45 AM / 8:12 PM–9:12 PM
14Fri83Strong🌒Waxing Crescent6:18 AM8:08 PM1:46 PM–3:46 PM / 1:22 AM–3:22 AM7:57 AM–8:57 AM / 8:35 PM–9:35 PM
15Sat76Strong🌒Waxing Crescent6:19 AM8:06 PM2:32 PM–4:32 PM / 2:08 AM–4:08 AM9:07 AM–10:07 AM / 8:57 PM–9:57 PM
16Sun83Strong🌒Waxing Crescent6:20 AM8:05 PM3:17 PM–5:17 PM / 2:53 AM–4:53 AM10:15 AM–11:15 AM / 9:20 PM–10:20 PM
17Mon77Strong🌒Waxing Crescent6:21 AM8:04 PM4:03 PM–6:03 PM / 3:39 AM–5:39 AM11:21 AM–12:21 PM / 9:44 PM–10:44 PM
18Tue76Strong🌒Waxing Crescent6:22 AM8:02 PM4:49 PM–6:49 PM / 4:25 AM–6:25 AM12:27 PM–1:27 PM / 10:12 PM–11:12 PM
19Wed70Good🌓First Quarter6:23 AM8:01 PM5:38 PM–7:38 PM / 5:14 AM–7:14 AM1:32 PM–2:32 PM / 10:44 PM–11:44 PM
20Thu85Strong🌓First Quarter6:24 AM7:59 PM2:34 PM–3:34 PM
21Fri74Good🌔Waxing Gibbous6:25 AM7:58 PM3:33 PM–4:33 PM
22Sat83Strong🌔Waxing Gibbous6:26 AM7:56 PM10:07 PM–12:07 AM4:25 PM–5:25 PM / 12:08 AM–1:08 AM
23Sun76Strong🌔Waxing Gibbous6:27 AM7:55 PM10:52 PM–12:52 AM5:10 PM–6:10 PM / 1:01 AM–2:01 AM
24Mon76Strong🌔Waxing Gibbous6:28 AM7:53 PM5:47 PM–6:47 PM / 2:01 AM–3:01 AM
25Tue66Good🌔Waxing Gibbous6:29 AM7:52 PM6:19 PM–7:19 PM / 3:04 AM–4:04 AM
26Wed🌔Waxing Gibbous
27Thu🌕Full Moon
28Fri🌕Full Moon
29Sat🌖Waning Gibbous
30Sun🌖Waning Gibbous
31Mon🌖Waning Gibbous

How to read the Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 northeast / appalachian 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 Pennsylvania 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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