perigee

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And when the full Moon - which occurs roughly every 29.5 days - coincides with the Moon's perigee, it appears bigger and brighter than usual and so we call it a supermoon.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

The Moon's orbit around Earth is elliptical which means there are times when it is further away - apogee - and times when it is closer - perigee.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

A full moon during perigee will appear 14% larger and 30% brighter than when it is furthest away from Earth.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

New moons at perigee will occur again on Feb. 9, March 10 and April 8.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

She said the moon was in perigee that night, the closest it got to the planet of humans and dogs.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith