Question

Spring Tide occurs on:
(a) Day of New Moon
(b) Day of Full Moon
(c) Shukla – paksha Ashtami
(d) both (a) and (b)

Answer 1

The spring tides occur on Full Moon and New Moon days.

Explanation:

This scenario happens when all three the Sun, the Earth, and the moon come in a straight line. The gravitational forces of both the Sun and the Moon influence the tides.

When the moon is in its quarter phase, the moon and the sun form a right angle, giving rise to the swells to cancel each other’s force.