sun also has gravitational pull but it does not cause tide.why?

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Gravitational force depends on both the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Because the moon moves a little farther each day in its orbital journey around the earth, the tides caused by the moon's gravity occur 50 minutes later than the tides caused by the sun's gravity.

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