Question

why is tide delayed everyday by 26 minutes?

Answer 1

At most places on earth, there are two high tides each day. With each passing day, the high tides occur about an hour later. The moon rises about an hour later each day, too (actually, 54 minutes later). Since the moon pulls up the tides, these two delays are connected. As the earth rotates through one day, the moon moves in its orbit. A point on the earth must move a little farther than one rotation to line up with the moon again.