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2024-04-07 06:17:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1185EA25AAF780C0041FFDA5BE585B41E3E8DDACF86802E1020994449E26D581
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While it is undeniably true that both the moon and sun exert a gravitational force on Earth strong enough to trigger earthquakes, the eclipse has only a 0.4% stronger gravitational effect than a new moon at furthest separation of 5.1° from the sun [cos 5.1° = 0.996]. https://www.astronomy.com/observing/does-the-moon-follow-the-same-path-across-the-sky-as-the-sun/
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