: the moon with its whole apparent disk illuminated
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The handful still alive cheered this next generation’s grand adventure as the Space Launch System rocket thundered into the early evening sky, a nearly full moon beckoning some 248,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) away.—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026 Under the full moon, missile trails were clearly visible across the skies of Tehran, as Iran had been launching missiles since the afternoon.—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026 Gorgeous photographs of the April full moon Our first image was taken by photographer Josh Dury using a 600mm telephoto lens in the preadwn hours of April 2, as the full Pink Moon loomed low over the western horizon above a trio of crosses lining the Brent Knoll in Somerset, UK.—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026 Here's a timeline But here are some photos that show off April's gorgeous full moon.—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 2 Apr. 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