perigee

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When the Moon is in "perigee" - or near its closest point to Earth - and that coincides with a full Moon, fully illuminated by the sun's light, we call it a supermoon.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Outside of that first awkward attempt on the night of the perigee moon to discover Julia Bishop’s past, we had never really talked about the reason behind her relocation to California.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith