King tide occurring, predictable events. Tides are the movement of water across Earth's surface caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon, Sun, and the rotation of Earth which manifest in the local rise and fall of sea levels. Tides are driven by the relative positions of the Earth, Sun, Moon, land formations, and relative location on Earth. In the lunar month, the highest tides occur roughly every 14 days, at the new and full moons, when the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun are in alignment. These highest tides in the lunar cycle are
Sun and Moon (Middle-earth) for the Moon was the Silver Flower, and Gollum referred to it as the White Face. The Moon was more highly valued than the Sun by the Elves, both because it came from the Elder Tree, and because it rose first. In the universe of Middle-earth, the Moon was generally regarded as masculine, in recognition of Tilion. This gender corresponds with Máni, the personified moon in Norse mythology. In the early versions of "The Silmarillion" as described in "The Book of Lost Tales 1", a part of The History of Middle-earth series, the Sun was described in great detail as