Island · Denmark
Als tides
Als has 31 coastal places, including 5 main ones. Its astronomical tide is only about 0.5 ft: here the sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure.
Main placesOther places
- Astronomical tide 0.5 ft almost none: wind and pressure rule
- Coastal places 31 5 main ones
- Spring tides Oct 26–28 full moon · with perigee
- Sun 7:16 am–4:52 pm 9 h 36 min of daylight
- Moon 93% · 5:18 pm waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 9:29 pm
Als at a glance
- Coastal places: 31 (5 main ones and 26 more): 31 towns and cities.
- Region: South Denmark.
- Astronomical tide: about 0.5 ft from high to low today (Sønderborg station, DMI). Wind and pressure move the sea more than the tide does.
- Next spring tides: from October 26 to 28, with the moon near perigee.
- Sun: rises 2 minutes earlier in Mommark than in Nordborg, at the two ends of the area.
Main places on Als
The other 26 places on Als
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
Questions about the tides on Als
Are there tides on Als?
Very small ones: today the astronomical tide is about 0.5 ft between high and low tide (Sønderborg station). The sea level is moved mostly by wind and air pressure, which can raise or lower it more than the tide itself.
When are the next spring tides on Als?
From October 26 to 28, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. Here the tide is so small that they are hardly noticeable.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Als?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 7:16 am and sets at 4:52 pm: 9 h 36 min of daylight. In Mommark it rises 2 minutes earlier than in Nordborg.
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Understanding tides
Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide