Note: Moon phases in the calendar vary in size due ... and Moon are in alignment, generating “spring tides.” These tides can swing exceptionally high or low due to the combined gravitational ...

it leads to lower-than-average "neap tides." When the sun lines up with the moon, it triggers larger "spring tides." Watch Perez-Giz's full explanation below. Read next ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox. If you enjoy sitting outside at night, ...

April's full moon is this weekend, signifying the first full moon phase of spring. According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, the "Pink Moon" represents the "return of life and the resurgence of ...

It is a race against time and tide to save Batu Ferringhi beach. The shoreline is said to be "disappearing" by a few ...

regardless of the moon phase, according to the National Ocean Service, part of the NOAA. During a supermoon, the factors that drive a perigean tide and a spring tide are at play at the same time.

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 ...