TIDES AND SOLUNAR CHARTS Grand Isle

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WEATHER GRAND ISLE

TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019

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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:

RISING

Very good.
Bite might slow as conditions stabilize

STABLE

Normal activity

FALLING

Good at first. Changing to poor

General Fishing Conditions:

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GOOD

POOR

Rapidly fluctuating either way is indication of good fishing

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Coastal area forecast

GRAND ISLE COAST

Open water forecast

SEA NEAR GRAND ISLE

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WEATHER FORECAST

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SOLAR PROTECTION MEASURES

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You can safely stay outside without sun protection measures.

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PROTECTION REQUIRED

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 GRAND ISLE

TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019

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

MARCH 23, 2019, 3:28 pm

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 Grand Isle is -. The average water temperature in Grand Isle 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 GRAND ISLE

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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 GRAND ISLE

TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019

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

MARCH 23, 2019, 3:28 pm

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

wave direction

significant wave height

wave period

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SURF FORECAST IN GRAND ISLE

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 GRAND ISLE

TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019

high tide
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low tide
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falling

Current status of water

MARCH 23, 2019, 3:28 pm

The water level is falling. There are 6 hours and 39 minutes until low tide.

Today Saturday, 23^th of March of 2019, the sun rose in Grand Isle at 6:59 am and sunset will be at 7:14 pm. In the high tide and low tide chart, we can see that the high tide was at 11:41 am and the low tide will be at 10:08 pm.

Today we have 12 hours and 15 minutes of sun. The solar transit was at 1:06 pm.

The water level is falling. There are 6 hours and 39 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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TIDAL COEFFICIENT GRAND ISLE

TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019

100

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AFTERNOON

Tidal coefficient

MARCH 23, 2019

The tidal coefficient today is 100. With such a high coefficient we will have big tides and the currents will also be very evident. At noon the tidal coefficient drops to 93. The day ends with a tidal coefficient of 86.

The heights today are 0.7 ft and 0.0 ft referenced to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW).

We can compare these levels with the maximum high tide recorded in the tide tables for Grand Isle which is of 1.6 ft and a minimum height of -1.0 ft.

TIDAL COEFFICIENT

What is the tidal coefficient?

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coef. 12:00 pm

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max height 1.6 ft

min height -1.0 ft

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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 2019

2019 tidal coefficients

The following graph shows the progression of the tidal coefficient in the month of March of 2019.These values give us a rough idea of the tidal amplitude in Grand Isle, forecast in March.

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 Grand Isle and the wind and wave forecast in Grand Isle before you go fishing.

BIG TIDES

When will the highest tides in 2019 be?

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COEFFICIENT

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TIDE TABLE GRAND ISLE

MARCH, 2019

All the times are generated in local time in Louisiana 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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Press any day in the tide table to load all the information.

March, 2019

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TIDE TABLE

SOLUNAR TABLE

GRAND ISLE March, 2019
DAY		TIDES FOR GRAND ISLE					SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
		1^st TIDE	2^nd TIDE	3^rd TIDE	4^th TIDE	COEFFICIENT		SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
1 Fri	6:25 am 6:00 pm	4:57 am -0.4 ft	6:22 pm 0.8 ft			47 low

2 Sat	6:23 am 6:01 pm	5:43 am -0.3 ft	7:22 pm 0.8 ft			56 average

3 Sun	6:22 am 6:01 pm	6:24 am -0.3 ft	8:15 pm 0.8 ft			65 average

4 Mon	6:21 am 6:02 pm	6:59 am -0.2 ft	9:02 pm 0.7 ft			74 high

5 Tue	6:20 am 6:03 pm	7:28 am -0.1 ft	9:46 pm 0.7 ft			80 high

6 Wed	6:19 am 6:03 pm	7:48 am 0.0 ft	10:31 pm 0.6 ft			85 high

7 Thu	6:18 am 6:04 pm	7:52 am 0.1 ft	11:23 pm 0.5 ft			87 high

8 Fri	6:17 am 6:05 pm	7:27 am 0.2 ft	12:22 pm 0.3 ft	5:10 pm 0.2 ft		86 high

9 Sat	6:16 am 6:05 pm	12:36 am 0.4 ft	6:22 am 0.3 ft	11:48 am 0.4 ft	7:26 pm 0.2 ft	83 high

10 Sun	7:15 am 7:06 pm	12:56 pm 0.5 ft	10:23 pm 0.1 ft			78 high

11 Mon	7:13 am 7:07 pm	1:25 pm 0.7 ft				69 average

12 Tue	7:12 am 7:07 pm	12:06 am 0.0 ft	2:06 pm 0.8 ft			60 average

13 Wed	7:11 am 7:08 pm	1:32 am -0.1 ft	2:59 pm 0.9 ft			50 average

14 Thu	7:10 am 7:08 pm	2:46 am -0.2 ft	4:04 pm 1.0 ft			44 low

15 Fri	7:09 am 7:09 pm	3:53 am -0.3 ft	5:20 pm 1.0 ft			45 low

16 Sat	7:08 am 7:10 pm	4:55 am -0.4 ft	6:41 pm 1.0 ft			55 average

17 Sun	7:06 am 7:10 pm	5:53 am -0.3 ft	8:04 pm 1.0 ft			71 high

18 Mon	7:05 am 7:11 pm	6:48 am -0.3 ft	9:27 pm 1.0 ft			87 high

19 Tue	7:04 am 7:11 pm	7:39 am -0.1 ft	10:52 pm 0.9 ft			101 very high

20 Wed	7:03 am 7:12 pm	8:24 am 0.1 ft				111 very high

21 Thu	7:02 am 7:13 pm	12:29 am 0.7 ft	8:54 am 0.3 ft	12:41 pm 0.3 ft	6:18 pm 0.2 ft	113 very high

22 Fri	7:01 am 7:13 pm	2:48 am 0.6 ft	8:06 am 0.5 ft	11:28 am 0.5 ft	8:26 pm 0.1 ft	110 very high

23 Sat	6:59 am 7:14 pm	11:41 am 0.7 ft	10:08 pm 0.0 ft			100 very high

24 Sun	6:58 am 7:14 pm	12:20 pm 0.9 ft	11:37 pm -0.1 ft			86 high

25 Mon	6:57 am 7:15 pm	1:06 pm 1.0 ft				70 high

26 Tue	6:56 am 7:15 pm	12:57 am -0.1 ft	1:57 pm 1.0 ft			54 average

27 Wed	6:55 am 7:16 pm	2:10 am -0.1 ft	2:54 pm 1.0 ft			41 low

28 Thu	6:53 am 7:17 pm	3:15 am -0.1 ft	3:59 pm 1.0 ft			33 low

29 Fri	6:52 am 7:17 pm	4:13 am -0.1 ft	5:12 pm 0.9 ft			35 low

30 Sat	6:51 am 7:18 pm	5:03 am 0.0 ft	6:32 pm 0.9 ft			43 low

31 Sun	6:50 am 7:18 pm	5:47 am 0.1 ft	7:49 pm 0.9 ft			53 average

TIDES

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GRAND ISLE March, 2019
DAY	TIDES FOR GRAND ISLE
DAY	1^st TIDE	2^nd TIDE	3^rd TIDE	4^th TIDE	SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
1 Fri	4:57 am -0.4 ft	6:22 pm 0.8 ft
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2 Sat	5:43 am -0.3 ft	7:22 pm 0.8 ft
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3 Sun	6:24 am -0.3 ft	8:15 pm 0.8 ft
3 Sun
4 Mon	6:59 am -0.2 ft	9:02 pm 0.7 ft
4 Mon
5 Tue	7:28 am -0.1 ft	9:46 pm 0.7 ft
5 Tue
6 Wed	7:48 am 0.0 ft	10:31 pm 0.6 ft
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7 Thu	7:52 am 0.1 ft	11:23 pm 0.5 ft
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8 Fri	7:27 am 0.2 ft	12:22 pm 0.3 ft	5:10 pm 0.2 ft
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9 Sat	12:36 am 0.4 ft	6:22 am 0.3 ft	11:48 am 0.4 ft	7:26 pm 0.2 ft
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10 Sun	12:56 pm 0.5 ft	10:23 pm 0.1 ft
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11 Mon	1:25 pm 0.7 ft
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12 Tue	12:06 am 0.0 ft	2:06 pm 0.8 ft
12 Tue
13 Wed	1:32 am -0.1 ft	2:59 pm 0.9 ft
13 Wed
14 Thu	2:46 am -0.2 ft	4:04 pm 1.0 ft
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15 Fri	3:53 am -0.3 ft	5:20 pm 1.0 ft
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16 Sat	4:55 am -0.4 ft	6:41 pm 1.0 ft
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17 Sun	5:53 am -0.3 ft	8:04 pm 1.0 ft
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18 Mon	6:48 am -0.3 ft	9:27 pm 1.0 ft
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19 Tue	7:39 am -0.1 ft	10:52 pm 0.9 ft
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20 Wed	8:24 am 0.1 ft
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21 Thu	12:29 am 0.7 ft	8:54 am 0.3 ft	12:41 pm 0.3 ft	6:18 pm 0.2 ft
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22 Fri	2:48 am 0.6 ft	8:06 am 0.5 ft	11:28 am 0.5 ft	8:26 pm 0.1 ft
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23 Sat	11:41 am 0.7 ft	10:08 pm 0.0 ft
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24 Sun	12:20 pm 0.9 ft	11:37 pm -0.1 ft
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25 Mon	1:06 pm 1.0 ft
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26 Tue	12:57 am -0.1 ft	1:57 pm 1.0 ft
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27 Wed	2:10 am -0.1 ft	2:54 pm 1.0 ft
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28 Thu	3:15 am -0.1 ft	3:59 pm 1.0 ft
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29 Fri	4:13 am -0.1 ft	5:12 pm 0.9 ft
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30 Sat	5:03 am 0.0 ft	6:32 pm 0.9 ft
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31 Sun	5:47 am 0.1 ft	7:49 pm 0.9 ft
31 Sun

GRAND ISLE March, 2019
DAY		COEFFICIENT	SOLUNAR ACTIVITY
1 Fri	6:25 am 6:00 pm	47 low

2 Sat	6:23 am 6:01 pm	56 average

3 Sun	6:22 am 6:01 pm	65 average

4 Mon	6:21 am 6:02 pm	74 high

5 Tue	6:20 am 6:03 pm	80 high

6 Wed	6:19 am 6:03 pm	85 high

7 Thu	6:18 am 6:04 pm	87 high

8 Fri	6:17 am 6:05 pm	86 high

9 Sat	6:16 am 6:05 pm	83 high

10 Sun	7:15 am 7:06 pm	78 high

11 Mon	7:13 am 7:07 pm	69 average

12 Tue	7:12 am 7:07 pm	60 average

13 Wed	7:11 am 7:08 pm	50 average

14 Thu	7:10 am 7:08 pm	44 low

15 Fri	7:09 am 7:09 pm	45 low

16 Sat	7:08 am 7:10 pm	55 average

17 Sun	7:06 am 7:10 pm	71 high

18 Mon	7:05 am 7:11 pm	87 high

19 Tue	7:04 am 7:11 pm	101 very high

20 Wed	7:03 am 7:12 pm	111 very high

21 Thu	7:02 am 7:13 pm	113 very high

22 Fri	7:01 am 7:13 pm	110 very high

23 Sat	6:59 am 7:14 pm	100 very high

24 Sun	6:58 am 7:14 pm	86 high

25 Mon	6:57 am 7:15 pm	70 high

26 Tue	6:56 am 7:15 pm	54 average

27 Wed	6:55 am 7:16 pm	41 low

28 Thu	6:53 am 7:17 pm	33 low

29 Fri	6:52 am 7:17 pm	35 low

30 Sat	6:51 am 7:18 pm	43 low

31 Sun	6:50 am 7:18 pm	53 average

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IMPORTANT NOTICE

The times reflected in the tidal table for Grand Isle are predictions valid as references for sports fishing in areas near the coast of Grand Isle. 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 Grand Isle. + info

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RISING AND SETTING OF THE MOON GRAND ISLE

TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019

The moon set at 9:00 am at 259° southwest. Eventually, the moon will rise again in the southeast (104°) at 10:17 pm.

The lunar transit is the time at which the moon crosses the local meridian (Grand Isle, 90.0° W) at 3:07 am.

LUNAR CALENDAR

Moonrise and moonset in Grand Isle for the entire 2019

The length of time the moon will be visible is 10 hours and 43 minutes.

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SOLUNAR ACTIVITY GRAND ISLE

TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019

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 3:07 am to 5:07 am

Lunar transit (moon up)

HIGH ACTIVITY

from 3:38 pm to 5:38 pm

Opposing lunar transit (moon down)

MINOR PERIODS

AVERAGE ACTIVITY

from 9:00 am to 10:00 am

Moonset

AVERAGE ACTIVITY

from 10:17 pm to 11:17 pm

Moonrise

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 Grand Isle. 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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OUTSTANDING PERIODS

best periods of the year

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MOON PHASE GRAND ISLE

TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019

Waning
Gibbous

The lunar phase is a Waning Gibbous.

MOON AGE

17
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LIGHTING

94 %

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MAR

Last Quarter Moon

27^th of March of 2019 at 11:10 pm

in 4 days

APR

New Moon

5^th of April of 2019 at 3:50 am

in 13 days

APR

First Quarter Moon

12^th of April of 2019 at 2:06 pm

in 20 days

APR

Full Moon

19^th of April of 2019 at 6:12 am

in 26 days

LUNAR CALENDAR

Calendar of Lunar Phases and Eclipses for the next 2000 years

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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATION MOON, SUN AND EARTH

TODAY, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2019

MOON

DISTANCE EARTH-MOON

0.002498 AU

ANGULAR DIAMETER EARTH-MOON

0° 31' 59"

SUN

DISTANCE EARTH-SUN

0.996416 AU

ANGULAR DIAMETER EARTH-SUN

0° 32' 6"

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GRAND ISLE

SUNRISE

6:59 am

SUNSET

7:14 pm

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