Best Fishing Times in Port Chester, NY Today
Today's major & minor solunar feeding times for Port Chester, New York — plus the day rating, moon phase, and sunrise/sunset, all calculated for Port Chester's exact coordinates (41.01, -73.67) and updated daily. The same windows drive hunting and game movement too.
Port Chester, NY
Activity through the day
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14h 5m of daylight · dawn & dusk add a minor activity bump.
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Solunar fishing & hunting in Port Chester
Anglers and hunters around Port Chester, New York 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 Port Chester's exact position — 41.01°, -73.67° — and its local clock, not a generic statewide chart. Because Port Chester sits toward the eastern edge of its New York time zone, the sun and moon run roughly 5 minutes earlier here than the clock implies — so solar noon, and the overhead major period that tends to track near it, fall about 5 minutes earlier than a one-size-fits-all national table would tell you.
At 41.01° latitude, daylight in Port Chester swings from about 15.0 hours around the June solstice to roughly 9.0 hours near the December solstice — a moderate 5.9-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 Port Chester'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 Port Chester those are the windows worth rearranging your day around.
Whatever Port Chester anglers are targeting, lining trips up with the feeding windows above is the cheapest edge available. The waters around Port Chester — a community of roughly 31,102 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 Port Chester trip up with the strongest days.
Planning further out? See the monthly solunar calendar for Port Chester, which rates every day of the current month.
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Port Chester Solunar FAQ
What are the best fishing times in Port Chester today? +
Port Chester'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 Port Chester, updated daily.
Does the solunar forecast work for hunting near Port Chester? +
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 Port Chester today? +
Today's moonrise and moonset for Port Chester are listed in the forecast above (local time), along with the current moon phase and illumination — all computed for Port Chester'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.