Tide calendar and nocturlabium in one, replica | Hemisferium

Sailors used to want to know what time it was and when high tide would occur, in a time when there were no tide tables or reliable clocks on board. This instrument from Hemisferium, a tide calendar and nocturlabium in one, combines those two questions. With the nocturlabium, you determine the time at night based on the position of the stars around the Pole Star. The tide calendar uses the age of the moon to estimate when high tide occurs, because the tides follow the lunar cycle.

For today's sailing, it does not replace official tide tables, but as a decorative and educational object, it clearly shows how the moon, stars, and time are interconnected.

If you only want the nocturlabium, then there is a loose nocturlabium as a replica. For those who mainly follow the Moon, the lunar calendar with tide calculation an addition. More background information about astronomy can be found in our astronomy knowledge center.