Tide tables and solunar tables for sport fishers in Bakana. Find out the forecast for high tides and low tides before setting out to fish, and other fishing-related data such as the lunar phase, tidal coefficient, sun and moon rising and setting times, hours of maximum fish activity, weather conditions in Bakana ...
We want you to enjoy to the max a well-planned fishing expedition! Good luck!
Today Sunday, 19th of May of 2013, the sun rose in Bakana at 6:18 h and sunset will be at 18:39 h. The moon set at 1:16 h at 274º west. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the east (88º) at 13:38 h.
In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first high tide was at 0:15 h and the next high tide will be at 13:10 h. The first low tide was at 6:25 h and the next low tide will be at 19:40 h.
The lunar phase is a Waxing Gibbous. Today we have 12 hours and 21 minutes of sun. The solar transit is at 12:29 h and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 11 hours and 38 minutes.
The tidal coefficient today is 51 (average). At noon the tidal coefficient increases to 56 to end the day with a tidal coefficient of 61. The tide heights today are 1.6 m, 1.0 m, 1.8 m and 1.1 m. We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Bakana which is of 2.3 m and a minimum height of 0.5 m.
The solunar fishing calendar in Bakana tells us that today is a good day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is high. Please, read more about solunar tables. The best times of day for fishing are:
Tide timetable for Bakana. The times are generated in local time in Nigeria. You will also have the lunar phase, sunrise and sunset times, the tidal coefficient and the average fish activity forecast for each day according to the solunar tables:
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NOTE: The times reflected in the tide table for Bakana are tide forecasts only valid as references for sport fishing. They shouldn't be used as a guide for navigation. The heights are expressed in meters referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).
MLLW is the average of the lower low water height of each tidal day observed over the official time segment over which tide observations are taken and reduced to obtain mean value (Tidal Datum Epoch).
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UTC +1 | 0:15 h | high tide | ( 1.6 m ) | ||
| 6:25 h | low tide | ( 1.0 m ) | ||
| 13:10 h | high tide | ( 1.8 m ) | ||
| 19:40 h | low tide | ( 1.1 m ) |
| coefficient 0h | 51 |
| coefficient 12h | 56 |
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Activity of the day HIGH |
Major periods
from 7:27 h to 9:27 h and from 19:49 h to 21:49 h.
minor periods
from 1:16 h to 2:16 h and from 13:38 h to 14:38 h.
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Waxing Gibbous Moon age: 8 days Light: 59 % |
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Full Moon (6 days) May 25, 2013 at 5:25 h Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |
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Last Quarter Moon (12 days) May 31, 2013 at 19:58 h |
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New Moon (20 days) June 8, 2013 at 16:56 h |
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First Quarter Moon (28 days) June 16, 2013 at 18:24 h |
| Moonrise | 13:38 h |
| Lunar transit | 19:49 h |
| Moonset | 1:16 h |
| Duration of the moon | 11 h 38 m |
| Sunrise | 6:18 h |
| Transit | 12:29 h |
| Sunset | 18:39 h |
| Duration of the sun | 12 h 21 m |
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