Why is the tidal cycle 24 hours and 50 minutes?

Answer 1

I didn't know that, but it makes sense . . .

The moon is revolving around the earth. Wherever you see it tonight, by the time you rotate

back to the same position 24 hours later, the moon has moved in its orbit, and you have to

keep rotating for another 52.7 minutes to catch up to where it is now.

The time required for the moon to be directly over (or directly south of, or any specific direction from)

the same spot on earth twice is 24hours and 52.7minutes.

Although complex, the tidal cycle is fundamentally related to the moon's daily cycle, so it makes sense

that the tidal cycle should also average out to 24hours 52.7minutes .