Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia flow back out. Each day the tides times will change approximately by one hour. The reason why the tides fills and empties the Bay of Fundy each day is due to gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on the earth, as well as earths rotation. Spring tides happen twice a month when the sun, moon, and earth are aligned. During this alignment the tides rise higher than average. Neap tides occur during the first and third quarter moon. During this time the high tides heights are lower than average. At low tide the ocean floor becomes exposed allowing
Sun and Moon (Middle-earth) Sun. In the universe of Middle-earth, the Sun is generally regarded as feminine, in recognition of Arien. This gender corresponds with Sól (Sun), the personified in Germanic mythology. The Maia Tilion was chosen to guide the vessel of the Moon. Names of the Moon amongst the Elves included Isil or "The Sheen", a name given to it by the Vanyar; Ithil, the common name for the Moon in Sindarin, as seen in "Minas Ithil" (later Minas Morgul) and the Gondorian province of Ithilien; and Rána, or "The Wayward", a name given to the Moon by the Noldor. A poetic name