2012 tide table and solunar charts for Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain) for planning your fishing expedition
Tide tables and solunar tables for sport fishers in Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain). 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 Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain) ...
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Tide Chart: high tides and low tides in Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain)
today 
Today Thursday, 17th of May of 2012, the sun rose in Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain) at 6:05 am and sunset will be at 7:49 pm. The moon rose in the east (78º) at 3:53 am and will set in the west (285º) at 5:10 pm.
In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the low tide was at 5:34 am and the high tide will be at 6:50 pm.
The tidal coefficient today is 69 (average). The tide heights today are 0.1 ft and 0.6 ft. We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain) which is of 1.0 ft and a minimum height of -0.5 ft.
The lunar phase is a Waning Crescent. Today we have 13 hours and 44 minutes of sun. The solar transit is at 12:57 pm and the length of time the moon will be visible will be 13 hours and 17 minutes.
Solunar chart for Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain)
today
The solunar fishing calendar in Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain) 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:
 from 3:53 am to 4:53 am, high activity  minor period (moonrise) from 10:31 am to 12:31 pm, very high activity Major period (moon up) from 5:10 pm to 6:10 pm, high activity minor period (moonset) from 10:48 pm to 12:48 am, very high activity Major period (moon down) |
Tide timetable for Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain)
May 2012
Tide timetable for Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain). The times are generated in local time in Louisiana and the daylight saving time change is calculated automatically, so you don't need to add or subtract anything. 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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average activity ] , [ high activity ] , [ very high activity ]
NOTE: The times reflected in the tide table for Madisonville (Tchefuncte River, Lake Pontchartrain) 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 feet 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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Local time
UTC -5 Summer Time
Start of summer time UTC-5
March 11, 2012 at 2:00 am ► 3:00 am
End of summer time UTC-6
November 4, 2012 at 2:00 am ► 1:00 am
There are 171 days left until the clocks change
Local Time (LST / LDT)All the times are generated in local time in Louisiana. The daylight saving time change has also been borne in mind for your convenience.
Tidal coefficient
coefficient |
Tides
| 5:34 am | low tide | ( 0.1 ft. ) | ||
| 6:50 pm | high tide | ( 0.6 ft. ) |
Solunar activity
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Activity of the day HIGH |
Major periods
from 10:31 am to 12:31 pm and from 10:48 pm to 12:48 am.
minor periods
from 3:53 am to 4:53 am and from 5:10 pm to 6:10 pm.
Moon phase
Waning Crescent Moon age: 26 days Light: 13 % |
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| Northern Hemisphere |
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New Moon (3 days) May 20, 2012 at 6:47 pm Annular Solar Eclipse |
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First Quarter Moon (11 days) May 28, 2012 at 3:16 pm |
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Full Moon (18 days) June 4, 2012 at 6:12 am Total Lunar Eclipse |
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Last Quarter Moon (24 days) June 11, 2012 at 5:41 am |
Weather
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Rising and setting of the moon
| Moonrise | 3:53 am |
| Lunar transit | 10:31 am |
| Moonset | 5:10 pm |
| Duration of the moon | 13 h 17 m |
Rising and setting of the sun
| Sunrise | 6:05 am |
| Transit | 12:57 pm |
| Sunset | 7:49 pm |
| Duration of the sun | 13 h 44 m |
Astronomical observation
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