supermoon

noun

su·per·moon ˈsü-pər-ˌmün

plural supermoons

: a full moon occurring when the moon is at or near the closest point in its orbit

A supermoon … occurs when the moon is full within 24 hours of being at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit.—

Kaleigh Rogers

Visible supermoons appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter than full moons that occur at the farthest point in the moon's orbit.—

Karen Hao

As the first and only supermoon of 2017 rose high into the sky this Sunday (Dec. 3), astrophotographers seized the opportunity to shoot the moon in all its bigger-than-usual glory.—

Hanneke Weitering

Examples of supermoon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web What makes the September 2024 supermoon so 'super'? —

John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 4 Sep. 2024 The full harvest moon the evening of Sept. 17 — the second of four supermoons in 2024 — comes with a special treat. —

Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2024 Remaining supermoons of the year The remaining supermoons of 2024 will occur on September 18, October 17 and November 15. —

Riane Lumer, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024 The next supermoons will occur on Sept. 17, Oct. 17 and Nov. 15. —

Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for supermoon

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