Below you will find example sentences with "full moon". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Full Moon in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: full
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 18
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 30.9 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "full moon" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as the second full moon in a, after a full moon the nights, month, new and earth stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with full circle, full swing, new moon and full year, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with full moon
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
There used to be just a full moon, a new moon, a quarter moon, and a crescent moon. (18 words)
The eclipse will coincide with a slightly larger full moon (a "supermoon") and the second full moon in a month (a "blue moon"). (23 words)
September’s full moon rises the evening of Sept. 13. As the closest full moon to the equinox, it qualifies as the harvest moon. (24 words)
That said, July's buck moon might be a little more persuasive: this full moon is actually a supermoon, meaning its orbit brings it closer to the Earth than any other full moon — which means its effects can be noticeably stronger. (41 words)
The months were so named after the moon; the new moon marking the end of an old month and start of a new month; the full moon occurring in the middle of the month, after which the month was named. (40 words)
From 326 A.D. forward the Paschal Full Moon date has always been the first Ecclesiastical Full Moon date after March 20 (which was the spring equinox date in 325 A.D). Okay, I admit that’s still pretty fuzzy. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
As the moon waxes (the amount of illuminated surface as seen from Earth is increasing), the lunar phases progress through new moon, crescent moon, first-quarter moon, gibbous moon, and full moon.
It is also worth noting that more than half of the Moon will remain visible, as it is retreating from the full moon phase, having been at the full moon on July 27, the night of the blood moon.
The full moon referred to (called the Paschal full moon ) is not an astronomical full moon, but the 14th day of a calendar lunar month.
A moon fact for April is that after a full moon the nights following the waning moon, the moon will rise about 50 minutes later per night.
Furthermore, most moon names denote the month’s entire lunar cycle, whereas the Harvest Moon and Hunter’s Moon denote just the full moon event.
There used to be just a full moon, a new moon, a quarter moon, and a crescent moon.
Approximately twice a month, around new moon and full moon when the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a line (a condition known as syzygy citation ), the tidal force due to the sun reinforces that due to the Moon.
That said, July's buck moon might be a little more persuasive: this full moon is actually a supermoon, meaning its orbit brings it closer to the Earth than any other full moon — which means its effects can be noticeably stronger.
Though moon club tries to meet once a month at midnight whenever there is a full moon, sometimes meetings cannot be exactly on the date of the full moon due to weather complications or breaks from school.
Snow Moon stuns as one of the largest full moons of 2020 lights up the skySkygazers are enjoying the spectacular February full moon, or snow moon, this weekend.
September’s full moon rises the evening of Sept. 13. As the closest full moon to the equinox, it qualifies as the harvest moon.
The eclipse will coincide with a slightly larger full moon (a "supermoon") and the second full moon in a month (a "blue moon").
Full moon cycle The full moon cycle is the time for the Sun (as seen from the Earth) to complete one revolution with respect to the perigee of the Moon's orbit.
A Blue Moon does not actually mean the moon is turning blue, it means that it’s the second full moon in a single month.
According to Boland, the moon goes through eight phases, but the simplest way to incorporate moonology into your life is to focus on two: the new moon and the full moon.
Earlier this year, both February’s Snow Moon were supermoons, which occur when a full moon is at its closest approach to Earth in its orbit, causing the moon to appear brighter and closer than usual.
Obviously, the month beginning shift forward(from the new moon, to the third quarter, to the full moon, to the first quarter, back the new moon) after intercalation.
The months were so named after the moon; the new moon marking the end of an old month and start of a new month; the full moon occurring in the middle of the month, after which the month was named.
From 326 A.D. forward the Paschal Full Moon date has always been the first Ecclesiastical Full Moon date after March 20 (which was the spring equinox date in 325 A.D). Okay, I admit that’s still pretty fuzzy.
Friday, Dec. 21 marks the solstice, but Saturday, Dec. 22 will gift us with a full moon known as the Full Cold Moon thanks to its wintry timing.