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How does sun affect the tides?

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The sun has a gravitational pull and the earth is spinning and the waters react by moving towards the moon and sun. The moon also has a gravitational pull, it is far stronger than that of the sun, because though it has much less mass, it is far closer.

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It doesn't. The moon does.

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