Conversely, when the Sun and Moon are at right angles relative to Earth, “neap tides” occur, which are less extreme. Planetary alignments occur when planets in our solar system line up in a ...

But what is the primary cause of the tides there and elsewhere? Despite what frequent Venice visitor Galileo Galilei thought, tides are indeed related to the motion of the moon (and to a lesser ...

One of these is the New Moon Solar Eclipse ... This is the effect that attracts the tides, creating what is known as spring tides During the half moon, the Moon is perpendicular to the Earth ...