Why does the moon have a lower gravitational force than the sun

Based on its mass, the sun's gravitational attraction to the Earth is more than 177 times greater than that of the moon to the Earth. ... However, the sun is 390 times further from the Earth than is the moon. Thus, its tide-generating force is reduced by 3903, or about 59 million times less than the moon.

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