We know that both Moon and the Sun produce ocean tides and we know that moon plays a greater role because it it closer. Does it mean that closeness of the Moon pulls the earth with more gravitational force than the Sun?

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Ocean tides are the after effect of ocean water getting attracted to a gravitational gradient.
The gravitational gradient of the Sun across the earth is significant.
The moon plays a major role in creating tides than the sun.
As the moon is in closer proximity to the earth than the sun.
So, the force of attraction is stronger than that of the sun in attracting the surface water on earth.

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