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The fact that the Earth and Moon remain in our respective orbits and do not go hurtling into the void. That's probably the most IMPORTANT thing.

As an entirely trivial side note, the gravity of the Moon and Sun contribute to the tides in the Earth's oceans.
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Although the Sun and the moon have their own special affect on the Earth, the one thing they do affect together are the tides.

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