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McMillan Reservoir fishing times and solunar table
District of Columbia · near Pleasant Plains
Best fishing times at McMillan Reservoir for the next 8 days: the major and minor solunar periods, sunrise and sunset and the moon phase, calculated for the lake's coordinates.
Best fishing times at McMillan Reservoir (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:55 AM–9:55 AM 8:21 PM–10:21 PM | 12:55 AM–1:55 AM 3:43 PM–4:43 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:47 AM–10:47 AM 9:11 PM–11:11 PM | 2:09 AM–3:09 AM 4:13 PM–5:13 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:35 AM–11:35 AM 9:58 PM–11:58 PM | 3:20 AM–4:20 AM 4:39 PM–5:39 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:21 AM–12:21 PM 10:43 PM–12:43 AM | 4:28 AM–5:28 AM 5:03 PM–6:03 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 11:06 AM–1:06 PM | 5:35 AM–6:35 AM 5:26 PM–6:26 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 🌑 New Moon · Best | 11:28 PM–1:28 AM 11:50 AM–1:50 PM | 6:41 AM–7:41 AM 5:51 PM–6:51 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 🌑 New Moon · Best | 12:13 AM–2:13 AM 12:36 PM–2:36 PM | 7:47 AM–8:47 AM 6:17 PM–7:17 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 🌑 New Moon · Best | 12:59 AM–2:59 AM 1:23 PM–3:23 PM | 8:52 AM–9:52 AM 6:47 PM–7:47 PM |
Sunrise and sunset
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7:07 AM | 6:44 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7:08 AM | 6:42 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7:09 AM | 6:41 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7:10 AM | 6:39 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7:11 AM | 6:38 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:12 AM | 6:36 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:13 AM | 6:35 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:14 AM | 6:33 PM |
Nearest tide station: Kingman Lake (5 km) — High and low tides for the next 8 days
Nearby lakes
- Tidal Basin
5 km away - Kingman Lake
5 km away - Georgetown Reservoir
7 km away - Dalecarlia Reservoir
8 km away - Lake Artemesia
11 km away - Lake Bernard Frank
22 km away - Lake Accotink
23 km away - Lake Needwood
24 km away
Times are calculated with the PyEphem astronomy library for the lake's coordinates (Wikidata, CC0), in local time with daylight saving where it applies. Solunar periods are a fishing tradition, not a scientific forecast.