full moon

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full moon^¹

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From Middle English ful mone, from Old English full mōna, equivalent to full + moon.

noun full moons · full Moon · fullmoon

countable, uncountable The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun and its full disc is therefore visible. It is true also that the roosters, especially during full moon, crow all night.
Opposite: new moon
countable, uncountable The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
Similar: plenilune · Opposite: new moon

full Moon^²

noun full Moons

countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of full moon Historically, Easter was defined as occurring during the first Sunday after the first full Moon after the vernal equinox. However, several systems evolved because the events related to Easter as described in the Bible were not based on a specific calendar date but occurred with reference to the time

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noun phase of moon when in opposition to sun

Español	plenilunio, luna llena
한국어	보름달 boreumdal, 만월 manwol, 망월 mang'wol
日本語	満月 mangetsu, 望月 mochizuki
中文	滿月 /满月 mǎnyuè, 望月 wàngyuè
हिन्दी	बद्र badra, पूर्णँचन्द्र pūrṇãcandra, पूर्णिमा pūrṇimā, पूर्णमासी pūrṇamāsī
Kiswahili	mwezi mpevu
Português	lua cheia, plenilúnio
Français	pleine lune
Deutsch	Vollmond
Italiano	luna piena, plenilunio, opposizione
Ελληνικά	πανσέληνος pansélinos
Română	lună plină
Русский	полнолу́ние polnolúnije, по́лная луна́ pólnaja luná
Tiếng Việt	trăng tròn, trăng rằm
العربية	بَدْر badr
עברית	ירח מלא yaréakh malé

noun the moon when in opposition to sun

Español	luna llena
हिन्दी	बद्र badra, पूर्णँचन्द्र pūrṇãcandra, पूर्णिमा pūrṇimā, पूर्णमासी pūrṇamāsī
Deutsch	Vollmond
Italiano	opposizione
Ελληνικά	πανσέληνος pansélinos
العربية	بَدْر badr
עברית	ירח מלא yaréakh malé

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@misc{full_moon_2026,
  title = {full moon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/full%20moon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}