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The Moon's gravitational pull usually causes a high tide twice per day. A high tide happens at your location when the Moon is roughly over your longitude. It also happens when it's over the longitude about 180° from where you are.

The gravity between the Earth and the Moon has affected the speeds at which the Earth and Moon rotate to the point that the time it takes the Moon to orbit the Earth is now the same as the time it takes the Moon to rotate 360°. That causes the same side of the Moon to be facing the Earth at all times. That is known as being tidally locked.

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