Solunar Best Fishing & Hunting Times Forecast

Best Fishing Times in Rancho Cucamonga, CA Today

Today's major & minor solunar feeding times for Rancho Cucamonga, California — plus the day rating, moon phase, and sunrise/sunset, all calculated for Rancho Cucamonga's exact coordinates (34.12, -117.57) and updated daily. The same windows drive hunting and game movement too.

Solunar Forecast

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Today · Aug 8
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Activity through the day

MajorMinor
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Best window today
Moon overhead
7:58 AM – 9:58 AM

Feeding windows

minor
Moonrise
1:18 AM
12:48 AM – 1:48 AM
Fair
major
Moon overhead
8:58 AM
7:58 AM – 9:58 AM
Strong
minor
Moonset
4:39 PM
4:09 PM – 5:09 PM
Fair
major
Moon underfoot
9:30 PM
8:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Strong
Moon
Waning Crescent
21% illuminated
Moonrise
1:18 AM
Moonset
4:39 PM
Overhead
8:58 AM
Underfoot
9:30 PM
Sun
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
7:44 PM

13h 38m of daylight · dawn & dusk add a minor activity bump.

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Solunar fishing & hunting in Rancho Cucamonga

Anglers and hunters around Rancho Cucamonga, California plan by the moon: two major feeding periods when the moon is directly overhead and underfoot, and two shorter minor periods at moonrise and moonset. Every window in the table above is calculated for Rancho Cucamonga's exact position — 34.12°, -117.57° — and its local clock, not a generic statewide chart. Because Rancho Cucamonga sits toward the eastern edge of its Los Angeles time zone, the sun and moon run roughly 10 minutes earlier here than the clock implies — so solar noon, and the overhead major period that tends to track near it, fall about 10 minutes earlier than a one-size-fits-all national table would tell you.

At 34.12° latitude, daylight in Rancho Cucamonga swings from about 14.3 hours around the June solstice to roughly 9.7 hours near the December solstice — a moderate 4.6-hour seasonal spread. That matters because a solunar period does its best work when it overlaps first or last light: the long days of summer push Rancho Cucamonga's dawn and dusk far apart and give more chances for a major or minor to land on a low sun, while short winter days compress the action into a tight morning-and-evening window. Watch the table for periods flagged Dawn/Dusk — in Rancho Cucamonga those are the windows worth rearranging your day around.

Whatever Rancho Cucamonga anglers are targeting, lining trips up with the feeding windows above is the cheapest edge available. The waters around Rancho Cucamonga — a community of roughly 175,411 people — see the same rhythm move both rod and rifle: the major and minor periods that switch on the bite also get deer and other game on their feet, especially when a period falls in the cool hours near sunrise or sunset. Pair the day ratings above with local weather, water temperature, barometric trend, and the season, and use the 7-day outlook to line your next Rancho Cucamonga trip up with the strongest days.

Planning further out? See the monthly solunar calendar for Rancho Cucamonga, which rates every day of the current month.

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Rancho Cucamonga Solunar FAQ

What are the best fishing times in Rancho Cucamonga today? +

Rancho Cucamonga's two major periods are centered on the moon's overhead and underfoot transits (~2 hours each), with minor periods at moonrise and moonset (~1 hour each). The forecast table above shows today's exact windows for Rancho Cucamonga, updated daily.

Does the solunar forecast work for hunting near Rancho Cucamonga? +

Yes. The same major and minor feeding periods that trigger fish also drive deer and other game movement, and activity is strongest when a period overlaps dawn or dusk.

What time is moonrise in Rancho Cucamonga today? +

Today's moonrise and moonset for Rancho Cucamonga are listed in the forecast above (local time), along with the current moon phase and illumination — all computed for Rancho Cucamonga's exact coordinates.

How is the day rating figured out? +

The rating is driven by the moon phase — feeding peaks near the new and full moon and dips at the quarters — plus a bonus when feeding periods line up with sunrise or sunset. See the full methodology.