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Does a full moon affect the high tides? ?

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Does a full moon affect the high tides? ?

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Yes. When the moon is in line with the Earth and the Sun, the tides are the strongest. This is true for a New Moon and a Full Moon; New Moon has them lined up Earth/Moon/Sun, and this is the strongest. Full moon line up is Moon/Earth/Sun, and this is the next strongest.