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Super moon

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supermoonnoun(astrology, astronomy) A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range.
micromoonnoun(astronomy) A full moon which appears unusually small due to coinciding with the Moon's apogee (the point in the Moon's orbit at which is it farthest away from Earth).
blood moonnoun(figurative, astronomy) The moon as it appears during a total lunar eclipse.
quarter moonnoun(astronomy) Either of the intermediate stages between the new and full moons.
minimoonnounA brief honeymoon or holiday taken after a wedding.
moonphasenounSynonym of lunar phase.
moonnoun(informal, by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.
lunar eclipsenoun(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when the Earth casts a shadow over the Moon.
solar eclipsenoun(astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun.
egg moonnounA full moon in April.
supersunnoun(astronomy, rare) A full or giant sun (solar star).
lunar distancenoun(astronomy) A measurement of the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
lunar phasenoun(astronomy) Any of the near-monthly cyclically occurring aspects or appearances presented by a moon as seen from its planet (unless otherwise specified, the Moon as seen from Earth).
pink moonnounA full moon in April.
worm moonnounA full moon in March.
earthshinenoun(astronomy) Reflected earthlight visible on the Moon's night side.
moon illusionnounThe optical illusion whereby the moon looks larger when it is low in the sky than otherwise.
gibbous moonnoun(astronomy) A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle.
lunar occultationnoun(astronomy) The passage of the Moon, as it moves through the nighttime sky, in front of a celestial object, such as a star or planet.
hunter's moonnoun(astronomy) The full moon after the harvest moon.

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