"Jeff Morris"

Yes, its does. The direct gravitational pull of the Sun is enormous, much
larger than the Moon's. However, the tides are caused by the difference in pull
between the near side and the far side. Since the Moon is a lot closer, that
difference is more significant. If you remember any calculus, you'd know that
differentiating a 1/r^2 function yeilds a 1/r^3 function. The inverse cube of
the Sun's distance becomes a tiny number compared to the Moon's. The net
result is that the Moon's effect on the tides is 2.2 stronger than the Sun's.

Yeah Donal!

Have ya ever seen any body on earth affected by a full sun?

Sheeze... even a 13 year old girl knows it the moon that shakes things up.


Joe