: the moon with its whole apparent disk illuminated
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For the centerpiece installation in the Great Hall, Vogue and the event-design team of Raúl Àvila and Derek McLane created a gigantic full moon (about 26 feet in diameter).—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 4 May 2026 Photographer Fabrice Coffrini took a calming photo of the near-full moon shining to the right of a silhouetted tree, as dusk gave way to night in the sky over Lucens in western Switzerland on April 30.—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 May 2026 After, guests climbed a set of stairs to the rooftop where a sprawling dinner tables were set up beneath a full moon and fire pits flickered in decorative accent pools.—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 May 2026 Two full moons will captivate sky-gazers in May The first, which has the nickname the flower moon, will peak later today.—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for full moon
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of full moon was
before the 12th century