Solunar Best Fishing & Hunting Times Forecast

Bass Fishing Times Today

Dial in the largemouth and smallmouth bite — today's major and minor solunar periods mapped to sunrise and sunset for your water.

Today’s forecast for Nashville, TN — search above for your location.

Solunar Forecast

Nashville, TN

Today · Aug 8
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Activity through the day

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Best window today
Moon overhead
7:49 AM – 9:49 AM

Feeding windows

minor
Moonrise
1:03 AM
12:33 AM – 1:33 AM
Fair
major
Moon overhead
8:49 AM
7:49 AM – 9:49 AM
Strong
minor
Moonset
4:37 PM
4:07 PM – 5:07 PM
Fair
major
Moon underfoot
9:21 PM
8:21 PM – 10:21 PM
Strong
Moon
Waning Crescent
22% illuminated
Moonrise
1:03 AM
Moonset
4:37 PM
Overhead
8:49 AM
Underfoot
9:21 PM
Sun
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
7:45 PM

13h 45m of daylight · dawn & dusk add a minor activity bump.

7-Day Outlook

Timing the bass bite

Bass are ambush feeders that key on the same lunar feeding rhythm as other gamefish. The two major periods (moon overhead and underfoot) and two minor periods (moonrise and moonset) frame the day’s best windows. A major period at first or last light, with a falling barometer ahead of a front, is about as good as it gets.

Dialing it in

  • Match the season. Pre-spawn and fall feed-ups amplify the solunar windows.
  • Work the overlaps. Hit the periods that touch dawn or dusk first.
  • Slow down off-peak. Between periods, finesse presentations earn bites.

See also best fishing times and moon phase and fishing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best times to catch bass? +

Largemouth and smallmouth bass feed hardest during the solunar major and minor periods, particularly the major periods that fall at dawn or dusk. Enter your location above for today’s windows.

Is bass fishing better on a full moon? +

Activity rises around both the new and full moon. The full moon can produce strong nighttime feeding in summer; the new moon often fishes well at dawn and dusk.

Do bass feed during the midday major period? +

They can — especially around the new and full moon, when a midday major period overlaps the warmest, most active part of the day in cooler seasons.

What conditions matter most for bass? +

Water temperature, a falling barometer ahead of a front, and the spawn cycle are huge. Pair those with the solunar periods to pick your window.