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Despite being extremely more massive than the Moon, the Sun is so far away that its gravitational effect on us is actually smaller than that of the Moon. Gravitational effect is directly proportional to the amount of mass, but proportional to square of the distance. This means that distance is more important than mass in figuring out gravity, so the Moon's proximity becomes more dominant than the Sun's massive size.

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