Originally Posted by rescu

You must take care that Moon is orbiting Earth and Earth is orbiting around Sun so there work only tidal forces (cirka1/60 for Moon of its gravity force), but planets, X are not orbiting around Earth or vice versa so there is working directly gravity force, not only tidal force which is only small fraction of gravity force.
for example during Venus transit in June 2004 was gravity force (on Earth) from Venus comparable with tidal force from Sun!!!!
When tidal forces from Moon, Sun are synchronised (new, full moon,..) with gravities from planets, X so there are higher tides waves, more probable are hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunami, floods, strong super winds how it was in last some years!!!!!
Chinese scientiests gave proofs for significant efect of Venus on height of tides (researches on chinesese rivers, dams...)...after years of records of water levels...
So also part of Astrology is based on true fundaments, especially connection with weather, catastrophes, tensions, psychic-mood....