Sun and Moon
The sun will be at it's highest point at 11:37 am.
Today we have 12:29 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.
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Nautical Twilight begins:04:31 amSunrise:05:22 am
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Sunset:05:52 pmNautical Twilight ends:06:44 pm
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Moonrise:01:37 pm
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Moonset:02:52 am
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Moon over:08:47 pm
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Moon under:08:14 am
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Visibility:80%
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Waxing Gibbous
Next Full Moon in 4.3211458299769 days on
7th October
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Distance to earth:384,699 kmProximity:49.3 %
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 Port Macquarie
First Quarter: Tue, 30 Sep - 09:54 am
Full Moon: Tue, 7 Oct - 02:48 pm
Last Quarter: Tue, 14 Oct - 05:14 am
New Moon: Tue, 21 Oct - 11:25 pm
Full Moon: Thu, 6 Nov - 12:20 am
Solunar Clock
Display Settings:
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poor Day
Best fishing times:
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minor Time:01:52 am - 03:52 am
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major Time:07:14 am - 09:14 am
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minor Time:12:37 pm - 02:37 pm
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major Time:07:47 pm - 09:47 pm
All times are displayed in the Australia/Sydney timezone and are automatically adjusted
to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is
+10 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 Waxing Gibbous
at 80% lumination.
According to the Solunar Theory, today is a poor
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 -1 hour and -7 minute.
The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
Tip: personalize your fishing times - sign in, setup your locations and
receive free email reminders.
Tides for Fishing: Fri, 3 Oct
Tide Clock
The Tideclock displays the tide status and the hours until the next
tide.
Currently the tide is
falling
and the next low tide
is in 3 hours and 53 minutes.
Tide Graph
Times
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| high | 05:32 am | 2.56 ft |
| low | 11:00 am | 1.18 ft |
| high | 05:31 pm | 3.64 ft |
Tide Coefficient at 05:32 am is 44
Tide Coefficient at 05:31 pm is 96
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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