- The height of the water level rises or falls shows a regular pattern depending on the phase of the moon.
- Radius of earth = $R_e$
- Distance between the moon and the earth = $d_m$
- Distance between the moon and the earth = $d_s$
- For any point on the surface of the Earth the true distance varies between $\left(d_{s, m} \pm R_m\right)$.