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- DictionaryFull moon/ˌfo͝ol ˈmo͞on/
noun
- 1. the phase of the moon in which its whole disk is illuminated: "the sky was clear and a full moon shone"
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The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). This means that the lunar hemisphere facing Earth—the near side—is completely sunlit and appears as an approximately circular disk. The full moon occurs roughly once a mon... Wikipedia