Definition

1. Noun:
   • The phase of the moon when its entire disk is illuminated as seen from Earth: This occurs when the Earth is located directly between the Sun and the Moon, allowing the sun's light to fully illuminate the side of the moon facing Earth.
   • The specific time or date when this fully illuminated phase occurs: It refers to the moment of exact opposition.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We went for a walk under the bright full moon.
  • The next full moon will occur on October 28th.
  • Some cultures hold festivals to celebrate the full moon.

Advanced Usage

• "Harvest moon": The full moon that occurs closest to the autumnal equinox, traditionally associated with the harvest period.
  • Farmers worked late into the evening by the light of the harvest moon.
• "Blue moon": A term for an additional full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year, typically meaning the second full moon in a single calendar month.
  • The phrase "once in a blue moon" means a very rare event.

Variants and Related Words

• Full (adj): Containing or holding as much or as many as possible; complete.
• Moon (n): The natural satellite of the earth.
• Full-moon phase (n): The astronomical term for this lunar phase.
• Lunation (n): The cycle between one new moon and the next, encompassing all phases including the full moon.

Synonyms

• Plenilune: A formal or literary term for the time of full moon.
• Opposition: In astronomy, the moment when the moon is directly opposite the sun in the sky, resulting in a full moon.

Related Phrases

• "Full moon party": A social gathering, often on a beach, that coincides with the night of a full moon.
  • They traveled to the island for the famous full moon party.
• "To be born under a full moon": A phrase sometimes used in folklore or astrology.
  • In the story, the werewolf was born under a full moon.

Related Idioms

• "Many moons ago": A long time in the past (using "moons" poetically to mean months or lunar cycles).
  • That legend happened many moons ago.

Noun

1. the time when the Moon is fully illuminated
   • the moon is at the full