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Balsam Forebay fishing times and solunar table
California · near Oakhurst
Best fishing times at Balsam Forebay for the next 8 days: the major and minor solunar periods, sunrise and sunset and the moon phase, calculated for the lake's coordinates.
Best fishing times at Balsam Forebay (solunar table)
Major periods, about two hours each, are centered on the moon passing overhead or underfoot. Minor periods, about an hour, are centered on moonrise and moonset. By solunar tradition the days around the new and full moon are the strongest, and many anglers plan for a major period that falls on a moving tide.
| Day | Major periods | Minor periods |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5 🌗 Last Quarter · Fair | 7:50 AM–9:50 AM 8:16 PM–10:16 PM | 12:58 AM–1:58 AM 3:31 PM–4:31 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 8:42 AM–10:42 AM 9:06 PM–11:06 PM | 2:10 AM–3:10 AM 4:02 PM–5:02 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 9:30 AM–11:30 AM 9:53 PM–11:53 PM | 3:19 AM–4:19 AM 4:29 PM–5:29 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 10:15 AM–12:15 PM 10:38 PM–12:38 AM | 4:26 AM–5:26 AM 4:55 PM–5:55 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 🌘 Waning Crescent · Good | 11:00 AM–1:00 PM | 5:31 AM–6:31 AM 5:19 PM–6:19 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 🌑 New Moon · Best | 11:22 PM–1:22 AM 11:45 AM–1:45 PM | 6:36 AM–7:36 AM 5:45 PM–6:45 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 🌑 New Moon · Best | 12:07 AM–2:07 AM 12:30 PM–2:30 PM | 7:40 AM–8:40 AM 6:13 PM–7:13 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 🌑 New Moon · Best | 12:54 AM–2:54 AM 1:18 PM–3:18 PM | 8:44 AM–9:44 AM 6:45 PM–7:45 PM |
Sunrise and sunset
| Day | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:56 AM | 6:34 PM |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:56 AM | 6:32 PM |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:57 AM | 6:31 PM |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:58 AM | 6:29 PM |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:59 AM | 6:28 PM |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 7:00 AM | 6:26 PM |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 7:01 AM | 6:25 PM |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7:02 AM | 6:24 PM |
Nearby lakes
- Shaver Lake
5 km away - Huntington Lake
10 km away - Mammoth Pool Reservoir
22 km away - Courtright Reservoir
25 km away - Bass Lake
31 km away - Lake Thomas A Edison
35 km away - Foolish Lake
35 km away - Crazy Lake
35 km away
Times are calculated with the PyEphem astronomy library for the lake's coordinates (Wikidata, CC0), in local time with daylight saving where it applies. Solunar periods are a fishing tradition, not a scientific forecast.