On a related note…I figured things were lined up perfectly for me. Living in Los Angeles, the eclipse is just after midnight, and I’m at 34 degrees latitude, which is pretty close to the 26 degree tilt of the Earth to the sun and moon. At that moment, I’m very well aligned with the centers of Earth, Sun and Moon.
I figured the tide should be huge. I checked a tide chart, and it is huge, but the peak high tide is at 8:26 a.m. local time, and there’s actually a small low tide at 2:23 a.m. I know the tides lag the position of the moon, but that represents more than a 90 degree phase lag.
What am I missing?
I meant 23 degree tilt…but I’m still confused.
I’m no expert on tides, but I do know the bulge lags the moon a little, and the time of high tide is influenced by the landmasses, and that figuring out the details is complicated.
Thanks. I figured the Naval Observatory might keep track of those things, so I thought I’d ask here.
On a related note…I figured things were lined up perfectly for me. Living in Los Angeles, the eclipse is just after midnight, and I’m at 34 degrees latitude, which is pretty close to the 26 degree tilt of the Earth to the sun and moon. At that moment, I’m very well aligned with the centers of Earth, Sun and Moon.
I figured the tide should be huge. I checked a tide chart, and it is huge, but the peak high tide is at 8:26 a.m. local time, and there’s actually a small low tide at 2:23 a.m. I know the tides lag the position of the moon, but that represents more than a 90 degree phase lag.
What am I missing?
I meant 23 degree tilt…but I’m still confused.
I’m no expert on tides, but I do know the bulge lags the moon a little, and the time of high tide is influenced by the landmasses, and that figuring out the details is complicated.
Thanks. I figured the Naval Observatory might keep track of those things, so I thought I’d ask here.