TIDES AND SOLUNAR CHARTS Gulf Shores

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WEATHER GULF SHORES

TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

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Changes in pressure have a considerable influence on the activity of fish

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General Fishing Conditions:

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Fishing changes by pressure trend:

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Bite might slow as conditions stabilize

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Normal activity

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General Fishing Conditions:

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Rapidly fluctuating either way is indication of good fishing

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Coastal area forecast

GULF SHORES COAST

Open water forecast

SEA NEAR GULF SHORES

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SOLAR PROTECTION MEASURES

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You can safely stay outside without sun protection measures.

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Wear T-shirt, cap and glasses.

Apply SPF 30+ sunscreen.

Stay in shade near midday when the sun is strongest.

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Wear T-shirt, cap and glasses.

Apply SPF 50+ sunscreen.

Stay in the shade as long as possible and avoid being outside during midday hours.

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WATER TEMPERATURE GULF SHORES

TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

The effects of Water Temperature

Fish are cold blooded, which means their metabolism is strongly influenced by the temperature of their surrounding environment. Fish want to stay comfortable. Consequently, even a small change or break will cause fish to move from one location to another.

In general, this behavior varies for each species and place, so we can not specify an ideal water temperature, however as a general rule we will try to avoid the temperatures abnormally cold in summer and too warm in winter. Remember, look for the comfort zones and you will find the fish.

Current Temperature air / water

JULY 28, 2017, 9:41 am

Water temperature plays an important role in the behavior of fish. When the water is cold, fish are lethargic and inactive, and the same happens if the water is too hot.

At this moment the current water temperature in Gulf Shores is -. The average water temperature in Gulf Shores today is -.

Water temperature plays an important role in the behavior of fish. When the water is cold, fish are lethargic and inactive, and the same happens if the water is too hot.

DAILY EVOLUTION OF WATER TEMPERATURE IN GULF SHORES

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NOTICE

Our prediction algorithm for water temperature is in development phase. Although in most places we get a value very close to the actual sea water temperature, it may not be accurate in certain areas. Please, use with caution.

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SWELL GULF SHORES

TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

Significant wave height

It is normal for waves to vary in height from one to the next. To give you an idea of the range of waves to expect at a given time, we consider the significant wave height as the average height of the highest third of the waves in the open sea.

The significant wave height provides an estimation of wave heights recorded by a trained observer from a fixed point at sea because we tend to pay more attention to the larger waves.

Current wave conditions

JULY 28, 2017, 9:41 am

Wave direction - (-°)

Significant height -

Wave period -

Most frequent waves

The most frequent wave height will be about half the height of the significant wave.

Significant height

About 14% of waves will be higher than the significant wave height (about 1 in every 7 waves).

Maximum waves

It is normal to expect a wave of twice the height of the significant wave about 3 times in 24 hours.

This means at this moment you need to be prepared for a wave of - before heading out on the water.

SWELL CHART

significant wave height

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SWELL TABLE

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SURF FORECAST IN GULF SHORES

We consider the waves in the open sea.

The waves you will find on the shore can be slightly affected by the orientation of the coastline and the seabed of the beaches, although in most cases they are usually equivalent.

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HIGH TIDES AND LOW TIDES GULF SHORES

TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

high tide
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low tide
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Current status of water

JULY 28, 2017, 9:41 am

The water level is falling. There are 1 hour and 57 minutes until low tide.

Today Friday, 28^th of July of 2017, the sun rose in Gulf Shores at 6:08 am and sunset will be at 7:47 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the first low tide was at 12:10 am and the next low tide will be at 11:39 am. The first high tide was at 6:37 am and the next high tide will be at 4:51 pm. Eventually, we also find a low tide at 10:41 pm.

Today we have 13 hours and 39 minutes of sun. The solar transit will be at 12:57 pm.

The water level is falling. There are 1 hour and 57 minutes until low tide.

THE TIDES

How do tides form? What types of tides are there and how do they influence sport fishing?

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FISH ACTIVITY

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TIDAL COEFFICIENT GULF SHORES

TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

MORNING

AFTERNOON

Tidal coefficient

JULY 28, 2017

The tidal coefficient today is 66 (average). At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 60. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 56.

The heights today are 0.5 ft, 0.7 ft, 0.5 ft, 0.7 ft and 0.6 ft referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Gulf Shores which is of 1.6 ft and a minimum height of -0.7 ft.

TIDAL COEFFICIENT

What is the tidal coefficient?

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min height -0.7 ft

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TIDES

high tide

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HEIGHT

high tide height

low tide height

maximum height

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TIDAL COEFFICIENT

tidal coefficient

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tidal coefficients for the entire year 2017

2017 tidal coefficients

The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of July of 2017.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Gulf Shores, forecast in July.

Large coefficients indicate important high and low tides; major currents and movements usually take place on the sea bed. But bear in mind that this tidal amplitude may be greatly affected by the weather and you should also consult the weather forecast in Gulf Shores and the wind and wave forecast in Gulf Shores before you go fishing.

BIG TIDES

When will the highest tides in 2017 be?

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COEFFICIENT

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TIDE TABLE GULF SHORES

JULY, 2017

All the times are generated in local time in Alabama and the daylight saving time change has also been borne in mind for your convenience, so you don't need to add or subtract anything.

The heights are expressed in feet referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). It 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.

You can change the time format and the default unit for height in the

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July, 2017

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TIDE TABLE

SOLUNAR TABLE

GULF SHORES July, 2017
DAY		TIDES FOR GULF SHORES					SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
		1^st TIDE	2^nd TIDE	3^rd TIDE	4^th TIDE	COEFFICIENT		SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
1 Sat	5:53 am 7:57 pm	12:30 am 0.4 ft	8:31 am 0.8 ft	10:13 pm 0.4 ft		49 low

2 Sun	5:53 am 7:57 pm	8:35 am 0.9 ft	7:40 pm 0.3 ft			48 low

3 Mon	5:54 am 7:57 pm	8:38 am 1.0 ft	8:11 pm 0.1 ft			51 average

4 Tue	5:54 am 7:56 pm	8:18 am 1.1 ft	8:47 pm 0.1 ft			55 average

5 Wed	5:55 am 7:56 pm	8:39 am 1.2 ft	9:24 pm 0.0 ft			61 average

6 Thu	5:55 am 7:56 pm	9:19 am 1.2 ft	10:02 pm 0.0 ft			67 average

7 Fri	5:56 am 7:56 pm	10:03 am 1.3 ft	10:40 pm 0.0 ft			71 high

8 Sat	5:56 am 7:56 pm	10:48 am 1.3 ft	11:16 pm 0.0 ft			75 high

9 Sun	5:57 am 7:56 pm	11:35 am 1.3 ft	11:48 pm 0.0 ft			77 high

10 Mon	5:57 am 7:55 pm	12:24 pm 1.3 ft				78 high

11 Tue	5:58 am 7:55 pm	12:15 am 0.0 ft	1:13 pm 1.2 ft			78 high

12 Wed	5:58 am 7:55 pm	12:33 am 0.1 ft	2:00 pm 1.2 ft			75 high

13 Thu	5:59 am 7:54 pm	12:37 am 0.2 ft	2:42 pm 1.0 ft			72 high

14 Fri	5:59 am 7:54 pm	12:36 am 0.3 ft	3:14 pm 0.9 ft			67 average

15 Sat	6:00 am 7:54 pm	12:22 am 0.4 ft	7:20 am 0.7 ft	9:41 am 0.6 ft	3:31 pm 0.7 ft	62 average
		10:50 pm 0.5 ft
16 Sun	6:00 am 7:53 pm	7:09 am 0.8 ft	10:19 pm 0.5 ft			59 average

17 Mon	6:01 am 7:53 pm	6:33 am 1.0 ft	7:13 pm 0.3 ft			58 average

18 Tue	6:02 am 7:53 pm	6:53 am 1.1 ft	7:46 pm 0.1 ft			62 average

19 Wed	6:02 am 7:52 pm	7:39 am 1.3 ft	8:26 pm 0.0 ft			69 average

20 Thu	6:03 am 7:52 pm	8:35 am 1.4 ft	9:11 pm -0.1 ft			79 high

21 Fri	6:03 am 7:51 pm	9:36 am 1.4 ft	9:59 pm -0.1 ft			88 high

22 Sat	6:04 am 7:51 pm	10:38 am 1.5 ft	10:46 pm -0.1 ft			95 very high

23 Sun	6:05 am 7:50 pm	11:42 am 1.4 ft	11:32 pm -0.1 ft			99 very high

24 Mon	6:05 am 7:49 pm	12:50 pm 1.4 ft				99 very high

25 Tue	6:06 am 7:49 pm	12:13 am 0.0 ft	1:59 pm 1.3 ft			94 very high

26 Wed	6:06 am 7:48 pm	12:48 am 0.1 ft	3:01 pm 1.1 ft			87 high

27 Thu	6:07 am 7:48 pm	1:04 am 0.3 ft	3:56 pm 0.9 ft			77 high

28 Fri	6:08 am 7:47 pm	12:10 am 0.5 ft	6:37 am 0.7 ft	11:39 am 0.5 ft	4:51 pm 0.7 ft	66 average
		10:41 pm 0.6 ft
29 Sat	6:08 am 7:46 pm	6:40 am 0.8 ft	8:56 pm 0.5 ft			56 average

30 Sun	6:09 am 7:45 pm	6:47 am 1.0 ft	6:11 pm 0.4 ft			47 low

31 Mon	6:09 am 7:45 pm	6:32 am 1.1 ft	6:54 pm 0.3 ft			42 low

TIDES

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GULF SHORES July, 2017
DAY	TIDES FOR GULF SHORES
DAY	1^st TIDE	2^nd TIDE	3^rd TIDE	4^th TIDE	SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
1 Sat	12:30 am 0.4 ft	8:31 am 0.8 ft	10:13 pm 0.4 ft
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2 Sun	8:35 am 0.9 ft	7:40 pm 0.3 ft
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3 Mon	8:38 am 1.0 ft	8:11 pm 0.1 ft
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4 Tue	8:18 am 1.1 ft	8:47 pm 0.1 ft
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5 Wed	8:39 am 1.2 ft	9:24 pm 0.0 ft
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6 Thu	9:19 am 1.2 ft	10:02 pm 0.0 ft
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7 Fri	10:03 am 1.3 ft	10:40 pm 0.0 ft
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8 Sat	10:48 am 1.3 ft	11:16 pm 0.0 ft
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9 Sun	11:35 am 1.3 ft	11:48 pm 0.0 ft
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10 Mon	12:24 pm 1.3 ft
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11 Tue	12:15 am 0.0 ft	1:13 pm 1.2 ft
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12 Wed	12:33 am 0.1 ft	2:00 pm 1.2 ft
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13 Thu	12:37 am 0.2 ft	2:42 pm 1.0 ft
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14 Fri	12:36 am 0.3 ft	3:14 pm 0.9 ft
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15 Sat	12:22 am 0.4 ft	7:20 am 0.7 ft	9:41 am 0.6 ft	3:31 pm 0.7 ft
15 Sat	10:50 pm 0.5 ft
16 Sun	7:09 am 0.8 ft	10:19 pm 0.5 ft
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17 Mon	6:33 am 1.0 ft	7:13 pm 0.3 ft
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18 Tue	6:53 am 1.1 ft	7:46 pm 0.1 ft
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19 Wed	7:39 am 1.3 ft	8:26 pm 0.0 ft
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20 Thu	8:35 am 1.4 ft	9:11 pm -0.1 ft
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21 Fri	9:36 am 1.4 ft	9:59 pm -0.1 ft
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22 Sat	10:38 am 1.5 ft	10:46 pm -0.1 ft
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23 Sun	11:42 am 1.4 ft	11:32 pm -0.1 ft
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24 Mon	12:50 pm 1.4 ft
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25 Tue	12:13 am 0.0 ft	1:59 pm 1.3 ft
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26 Wed	12:48 am 0.1 ft	3:01 pm 1.1 ft
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27 Thu	1:04 am 0.3 ft	3:56 pm 0.9 ft
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28 Fri	12:10 am 0.5 ft	6:37 am 0.7 ft	11:39 am 0.5 ft	4:51 pm 0.7 ft
28 Fri	10:41 pm 0.6 ft
29 Sat	6:40 am 0.8 ft	8:56 pm 0.5 ft
29 Sat
30 Sun	6:47 am 1.0 ft	6:11 pm 0.4 ft
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31 Mon	6:32 am 1.1 ft	6:54 pm 0.3 ft
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GULF SHORES July, 2017
DAY		COEFFICIENT	SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
1 Sat	5:53 am 7:57 pm	49 low

2 Sun	5:53 am 7:57 pm	48 low

3 Mon	5:54 am 7:57 pm	51 average

4 Tue	5:54 am 7:56 pm	55 average

5 Wed	5:55 am 7:56 pm	61 average

6 Thu	5:55 am 7:56 pm	67 average

7 Fri	5:56 am 7:56 pm	71 high

8 Sat	5:56 am 7:56 pm	75 high

9 Sun	5:57 am 7:56 pm	77 high

10 Mon	5:57 am 7:55 pm	78 high

11 Tue	5:58 am 7:55 pm	78 high

12 Wed	5:58 am 7:55 pm	75 high

13 Thu	5:59 am 7:54 pm	72 high

14 Fri	5:59 am 7:54 pm	67 average

15 Sat	6:00 am 7:54 pm	62 average

16 Sun	6:00 am 7:53 pm	59 average

17 Mon	6:01 am 7:53 pm	58 average

18 Tue	6:02 am 7:53 pm	62 average

19 Wed	6:02 am 7:52 pm	69 average

20 Thu	6:03 am 7:52 pm	79 high

21 Fri	6:03 am 7:51 pm	88 high

22 Sat	6:04 am 7:51 pm	95 very high

23 Sun	6:05 am 7:50 pm	99 very high

24 Mon	6:05 am 7:49 pm	99 very high

25 Tue	6:06 am 7:49 pm	94 very high

26 Wed	6:06 am 7:48 pm	87 high

27 Thu	6:07 am 7:48 pm	77 high

28 Fri	6:08 am 7:47 pm	66 average

29 Sat	6:08 am 7:46 pm	56 average

30 Sun	6:09 am 7:45 pm	47 low

31 Mon	6:09 am 7:45 pm	42 low

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

The times reflected in the tidal table for Gulf Shores are predictions valid as references for sports fishing in areas near the coast of Gulf Shores. THEY ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR NAVIGATION. Remember that to practice any activity at sea like diving, windsurfing and fishing from a boat or underwater fishing should always be consulted with the official tide tables of the port of Gulf Shores. + info

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RISING AND SETTING OF THE MOON GULF SHORES

TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

The moon will rise in the east (92°) at 11:24 am and will set in the west (266°) at 11:33 pm.

The lunar transit is the time at which the moon crosses the local meridian (Gulf Shores, 87.7° W) at 5:28 pm.

LUNAR CALENDAR

Moonrise and moonset in Gulf Shores for the entire 2017

The length of time the moon will be visible is 12 hours and 9 minutes.

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SOLUNAR ACTIVITY GULF SHORES

TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

SOLUNAR ACTIVITY: AVERAGE

According to the solunar theory, today is an average day for fishing, the fish activity forecast is average.

The best times of day for fishing are:

MAJOR PERIODS

HIGH ACTIVITY

from 5:11 am to 7:11 am

Opposing lunar transit (moon down)

This period also coincides with sunrise; therefore the sun will exercise more influence, possibly obtaining greater activity than expected.

HIGH ACTIVITY

from 5:28 pm to 7:28 pm

Lunar transit (moon up)

MINOR PERIODS

AVERAGE ACTIVITY

from 11:24 am to 12:24 pm

Moonrise

AVERAGE ACTIVITY

from 11:33 pm to 12:33 am

Moonset

SOLUNAR THEORY

The effects of the sun and the moon influence the activity of all living creatures on earth

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The solunar periods indicate the best times of day for fishing in Gulf Shores. The major periods correspond to the lunar transit (passage of the moon over the meridian) and the opposing lunar transit and last approximately 2 hours. The minor periods begin with the rising and setting of the moon and its duration is approximately 1 hour.

When the solunar period coincides with sunrise or sunset, we can expect more activity than initially planned. These peak periods are reflected in green. We additionally point out in the chart the periods of greatest activity during the year with a big blue fish on the period bar + info

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MOON

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SOLUNAR ACTIVITY

very high activity

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average activity

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OUTSTANDING PERIODS

best periods of the year

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MOON PHASE GULF SHORES

TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

Waxing
Crescent

The lunar phase is a Waxing Crescent.

MOON AGE

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LIGHTING

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First Quarter Moon

30^th of July of 2017 at 10:23 am

in 2 days

AUG

Full Moon

7^th of August of 2017 at 1:11 pm

in 10 days

Partial Lunar Eclipse

AUG

Last Quarter Moon

14^th of August of 2017 at 8:15 pm

in 17 days

AUG

New Moon

21^th of August of 2017 at 1:30 pm

in 24 days

Total Solar Eclipse

LUNAR CALENDAR

Calendar of Lunar Phases and Eclipses for the next 2000 years

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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION MOON, SUN AND EARTH

TODAY, FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2017

MOON

DISTANCE EARTH-MOON

0.002601 AU

ANGULAR DIAMETER EARTH-MOON

0° 30' 42"

SUN

DISTANCE EARTH-SUN

1.015363 AU

ANGULAR DIAMETER EARTH-SUN

0° 31' 30"

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GULF SHORES

SUNRISE

6:08 am

SUNSET

7:47 pm

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