Question

Why does the moon exert a greater tidal influence than the sun?

Answer 1

The tidal forces of the Moon are much stronger than the Sun's because it is so much closer to Earth, causing a much greater variation in the gravitational force from one location to another. The Sun's gravitational force, on the other hand, varies much less because the Sun is so far away.

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Answer 2

Well, I'm not sure right now that it actually does.

But if it does, that's because the sun is about 400 times
FARTHER from the Earth than the moon is.