Despite what frequent Venice visitor Galileo Galilei thought, tides are indeed related to the motion of the moon (and to a lesser extent, the sun).* Two oceanic bulges—one on the side of the ...
The extra 50 minutes is how long it takes any spot on the Earth to "catch up" to the moon's new position. Why do the biggest tides happen when the moon is new and full? Although tides are affected ...
This gives us the night-day sequence and the yearly cycle of the seasons. The moon's gravitational tug influences the tides.
King tides along the Oregon Coast can be seen over the next few months and people are encouraged to photograph what they see.