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Location: Ashburn
Local Time: 07:41 am
Timezone: America/New_York
Latitude: 39.0437
Longitude: -77.4875

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Sun and Moon

The sun will be at it's highest point at 01:08 pm. Today we have 13:43 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.

Nautical Twilight begins:

05:14 am

Sunrise:

06:16 am
Sunset:

07:59 pm

Nautical Twilight ends:

09:01 pm
Moonrise:

05:23 am
Moonset:

06:56 pm
Moon over:

12:09 pm
Moon under:

11:54 pm
Visibility:

2%
New Moon

Next Full Moon in 16.220115123623 days on 12th May

New Moon is generally a very productive time for fishing. Dark nights mean that many predators feed more actively during daylight hours. The combined gravity of sun and moon during New Moon days has a stronger effect on all water bodies, leads to increased food availabilty and hence better fishing.

Distance to earth:

363,786 km

Proximity:

98.4 %

We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.

Moon Phases for Ashburn

Last Quarter: Sun, 20 Apr - 09:37 pm

New Moon: Sun, 27 Apr - 03:33 pm

Full Moon: Mon, 12 May - 12:58 pm

Solunar Clock

Settings

Display Settings:

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The Solunarclock displays the best fishing times on a 24 hour clock. Green areas represent major bite times, yellow minor bite times, blue high and low tides, the center displays the moon phase and illumination (2%).

Best fishing times:

minor Time:

04:23 am - 06:23 am
major Time:

11:09 am - 01:09 pm
minor Time:

05:56 pm - 07:56 pm
major Time:

10:54 pm - 12:54 am

All times are displayed in the America/New_York timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is -4 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). Blue areas indicate high and low tides. The center shows the current moon phase which is a New Moon at 2% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a excellent day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -4 hour and -27 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.

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Tides for Fishing: Sat, 26 Apr

Tide Clock

The Tideclock displays the tide status and the hours until the next tide. Currently the tide is rising and the next high tide is in 10 minutes.

Tide Graph

Times

Tide	Time	Height
low	02:02 am	0.2 ft
high	07:52 am	3.71 ft
low	02:54 pm	0.1 ft
high	08:24 pm	3.25 ft

Tide Coefficient at 07:52 am is 151

Tide Coefficient at 08:24 pm is 122

For fishing, stronger tides are often favourable as they cause stronger currents and more motion on the sea bed. The above tidal coefficients give us an indication of how strong the tides are compared to their average. A value over 90 indicates very strong tides, known as spring tides. A low value indicates weak tides, known as neap tides. The tidal coefficient can range from 20 to 120 with a mean value of 70. A higher number usually indicates better fishing.

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Current Fishing Weather

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Wind Speed and Direction

Wind Direction:

Wind Speed:

Wind Direction and Speed are one of the most important aspects for choosing a fishing spot. An offshore wind can help land-based anglers with longer casting distances, while an onshore wind will make kayak fishing safer. Often fish will also move to certain feeding areas depending on the wind direction. Check out the long term wind forecast at the charts below.

Fishing Barometer

Atmospheric Pressure:

Change since midnight:

Trend for next 6 hours:

Atmospheric or Barometric Pressure affects fish activity. The best fishing can be had on a rising barometer and also the time just before it is falling. A steady barometer in the higher ranges can also mean good fishing. A falling or low barometer reading without much change is usually not a very good time for fishing.

UV Effect on Fishing

UV Index:

As a rule of thumb, the higher the UV index, the deeper fish will move. Shallow water fishing is best done at times with a low UV index. When the UV is high, stick to early mornings, late evenings and shaded areas. The effect is less noticable in deeper water, but often a higher UV index can produce good results in the deep.

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Date	Major Bite Times	Minor Bite Times	Sun	Moon	Moonphase	Tide Times
Sat, 26 Apr	11:09 am - 01:09 pm 10:54 pm - 12:54 am	04:23 am - 06:23 am 05:56 pm - 07:56 pm	R: 06:16 am S: 07:59 pm	R: 05:23 am S: 06:56 pm	New Moon	low: 02:02 am , 0.2 ft high: 07:52 am , 3.71 ft , Coeff: 151 low: 02:54 pm , 0.1 ft high: 08:24 pm , 3.25 ft , Coeff: 122
Sun, 27 Apr	12:04 pm - 02:04 pm 11:47 pm - 01:47 am	04:52 am - 06:52 am 07:16 pm - 09:16 pm	R: 06:15 am S: 08:00 pm	R: 05:52 am S: 08:16 pm	New Moon	low: 02:52 am , 0.16 ft high: 08:41 am , 3.87 ft , Coeff: 161 low: 03:48 pm , 0 ft high: 09:16 pm , 3.25 ft , Coeff: 122
Mon, 28 Apr	12:40 am - 02:40 am 01:02 pm - 03:02 pm	05:26 am - 07:26 am 08:38 pm - 10:38 pm	R: 06:13 am S: 08:01 pm	R: 06:26 am S: 09:38 pm	New Moon	low: 03:41 am , 0.13 ft high: 09:29 am , 3.94 ft , Coeff: 165 low: 04:41 pm , -0.03 ft high: 10:07 pm , 3.22 ft , Coeff: 120
Tue, 29 Apr	01:37 am - 03:37 am 02:03 pm - 04:03 pm	06:09 am - 08:09 am 09:57 pm - 11:57 pm	R: 06:12 am S: 08:02 pm	R: 07:09 am S: 10:57 pm	Waxing Crescent	low: 04:32 am , 0.16 ft high: 10:17 am , 3.94 ft , Coeff: 165 low: 05:33 pm , -0.03 ft high: 10:59 pm , 3.18 ft , Coeff: 118
Wed, 30 Apr	02:33 am - 04:33 am 03:04 pm - 05:04 pm	07:01 am - 09:01 am 11:07 pm - 01:07 am	R: 06:11 am S: 08:03 pm	R: 08:01 am S: -	Waxing Crescent	low: 05:23 am , 0.2 ft high: 11:07 am , 3.84 ft , Coeff: 159 low: 06:25 pm , 0.03 ft high: 11:52 pm , 3.15 ft , Coeff: 116
Thu, 01 May	03:35 am - 05:35 am 04:09 pm - 06:09 pm	08:03 am - 10:03 am 11:07 pm - 01:07 am	R: 06:10 am S: 08:04 pm	R: 09:03 am S: 12:07 am	Waxing Crescent	low: 06:18 am , 0.3 ft high: 11:59 am , 3.67 ft , Coeff: 149 low: 07:18 pm , 0.13 ft
Fri, 02 May	04:38 am - 06:38 am 05:14 pm - 07:14 pm	12:06 am - 02:06 am 09:11 am - 11:11 am	R: 06:08 am S: 08:05 pm	R: 10:11 am S: 01:06 am	Waxing Crescent	high: 12:47 am , 3.08 ft , Coeff: 112 low: 07:14 am , 0.36 ft high: 12:56 pm , 3.48 ft , Coeff: 136 low: 08:12 pm , 0.26 ft

Welcome To Fishingreminder - Your Ultimate Fishing Almanac

The aim of this website is to provide vital fishing information for planning successful fishing trips. We want to give you the best fishing almanac the internet has to offer.

Fishing is a great hobby and in order to catch fish consistently we need to consider a wide range of parameters. We need to familiarize ourselves with the habitat of the target species, look for good fishing spots, decide which tackle to use, check weather, wind and tides and make an educated guess about the best time to go fishing on a given day.

Fishingreminder is here to help you decide when to go fishing. Fish have feeding times just like us, we call them bite times. But their feeding times follow a natural rhythm of sun and moon. Because sun and moon will change during the years, months and days the bite times for each day will vary.

For that reason a specific theory was developed to describe and predict bite times. It's called the Solunar Theory. Fishingreminder uses this theory to calculate a fishing calendar based on sun and moon movements, tides and weather. We have even included knowledge from the ancient Maori fishing calendar in our calculations.

According to the Solunar Theory all wildlife and not only fish follow a similar feeding rhythm. Fishingreminder can therefore also be used for hunting and bird watching to find times of increased feeding activity.

Sometimes we are very busy with work and other commitments and don’t have time or forget to check for good fishing days regularly. Only to realize a week or so after new moon that we have just missed what could have been an epic fishing session.

That’s why Fishingreminder will scan the best fishing times for your location daily and remind you per email when you should go out fishing. Cause we know that nothing is more frustrating then to miss a great fishing opportunity.

On the site you will find Major and Minor Fishing Times, Sun and Moon information, Tide information if available and Weather info’s.

There is also a Forum, which you can use to ask people for advice or help others with your knowledge. In the Photo Section you can share your photos and show us what you caught and comment on photos. We also have an Article section and try to upload interesting articles and links to help you become an even more successful fisherman.

So have fun, explore the site and share your thoughts and catches with us.

All the best and good luck to everyone!

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5 months ago by MRL

Awesome site. Thanks!

5 months ago by narkissoschan

Really useful and accurate. Well done!

5 months ago by Eric Centeno

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5 months ago by Eddie Gray_1

Good looking and informative site. Tight lines all

5 months ago by Grunter Hunter

I've been using this site for years as a visitor. It's very spot-on and user friendly. I'm an excomercial handline fisherman( hake, kingklip and kob). Now I spend my free time hunting kob,spotted grunter, pignose grunter and leervis( Lichia Amia on the fly)

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Perfect,usefull tool for fishing.

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5 months ago by Edwin Burke

This has been a great fall for bass fishing. I been catching them on small square bill crankbaits and chatterbaits with paddle tail swimbaits for skirts no trailers. How can I catch sac a lait in 70⁰ water after a day of 25mph nw wind and a 30 degree temp drop? First real front of 2024 fall

5 months ago by FwSwFly

New here from Australia. I am currently well inland from the sea. Why do I still see tidal info? I am also stuck with Melbourne tides. How do I get tides for Torquay Victoria. Which is my home base. Melbourne tides are 5 to 6 hours different. Thank you.

4 months ago by tajiran

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4 months ago by William Sargent

Very cool! Just found it.

4 months ago by Andrea Lynn Tomecko

Fishing has been rough in the Natchez Mississippi area; for me at least. No matter where I go, when I go, how I fish or what bate I fish with. Hopefully I will have luck tomorrow as I take a fishing trip with my mom.

4 months ago by Joseph Finau

1st surf casting in Otamure after watching ur utube. Didn't catch anything yet but enjoying the time & journey here

4 months ago by Vicky Schafer

Fishing has been tough in the Keys . . hoping your info will save me some frustration :) thank you for being there!

4 months ago by Justin Smith_1

Thanks great app, how do people feel about the accuracy of its advice. Do other people believe in the moon phases like I do ? Thanks J

3 months ago by KYbassmaster84

I've had a lot of luck with this app and it's information

3 months ago by Fishingshack

How do I get rid of all the adds

3 months ago by Grunter Hunter

# Justin Smith. My catch rate definitely went up after incorporate it into my fishing planning. The weather are also spot on so yes I will give it a 9 out of 10. As for the phase of the moon for fishing depends on the species you're targeting and water temp

3 months ago by Ipia Darrel Gadabu

Thanks for the welcome. I'm back after a year of being landlocked. Good to be back. By the way, can the app auto detect my new location? I've tried adding my new location in Queensland but it keeps saying "confirm modal" and adds my default location. Please advise. I'd really like to get some Intel, and catch some bucket list Aussie fins while here in this beautiful country. If anyone here can give some tips for the Gold Coast area, Id appreciate it. Planning on start from Coolangatta/Tweeds (Jewfish) and work my way North abit past Brisbane by end of Feb. And Hapi New Year's y'all.

3 months ago by Bob P_1

Sorry for the stupid question, regarding major and minor times, Is minor a good time to fish? or does it mean it's the worst time?

3 months ago by Mark Totzke

Hi Bob, Major is best and Minor is second best :) 🎣

3 months ago by Bob P_1

I kinda thought so. Thank You!

2 months ago by no fishy Cliffy

Just wondering, is this site Canadian or American ?

2 months ago by Stephenie-Lynne Sims

No Fishy Cliffy this is an American site.

2 months ago by Pejerrey

excellent report, in general, very good website accurate

2 months ago by Regan Danger Tremayne

Awesome helpful information all in one place.

2 months ago by Huddy Hudson

Awesome web site. Great info and on the money.

1 month ago by Fisho dave

Yall r wrong it's a NZ site!

1 month ago by Harry Nel

Go for gold . Thanks for the update

1 month ago by Karl Naprelac

I' am enjoying using this Fishing app.

1 month ago by Alexis Padla

Awesome app.helps me a lot

1 month ago by Ervin Fried

I am very happy to have your fishing app

1 month ago by Sum Ting Wong

Thank you for this app! It is very useful and accurate. The fish are in a frenzy on 4 star days and even though I can land a hog on a one star day, it is within the major time frame! I have been staying on Lake Norman for a few years now and I can vouch for it's worth! I use this to plan out my days and focus on the 3 and 4 star days. It is also noteworthy that on better days that you'll see more boating and or sportsfishers out and about as well. Nothing wrong with sport fishing, more fish for me! Love, Peace and release in hot grease!~Fish on! 😃

3 weeks ago by Kenneth Weir

So fun to fish with my friends and family

3 weeks ago by Malanaz

Very good app, very accurate on best (3-4 star) days for me here in South Western Western Australia.

2 weeks ago by glenn 1

Like this app use to plan ahead ahead

1 week ago by Ray Drage

I'm liking the app so far

1 week ago by Stan_1

Major bite is on target

6 days ago by Greg Golden

Dead on man great on your fishing trends

2 days ago by Nicole Boreham

Thank you for your website I love fishing and I always check your website before I go fishing Invaluable

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