Mars is more like Earth there is a similar axial tilt. Mars does not have a large moon. The other planets in the solar system tug on Mars, and it does not have the protection of a large moon. On Earth we have tidal bulges. There are two low and two high tides per day.
Water has a frictional effect on the Earth.
The Earth turns faster than the moon, so the tidal bulge gets ahead of the moon. The tidal bulge s pull on the moon tends to cause the moon to shift farther from the Earth due to angular momentum. This distance is about 2 cm. per year. The pull of the moon is slowing the Earth down a little. In a solar eclipse, the moon can block out the photosphere, but leaves visible the chromosphere and corona.