Full Moon
Full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun. More precisely, a full moon occurs when the geocentric apparent (ecliptic) longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180 degrees; the Moon is then in opposition with the Sun.
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Famous quotes containing the words full moon, full and/or moon:
“by night only crazy things
like the full moon and the whippoorwill
and us, are busy.”
—Charles Olson (1910–1970)
“We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the plain duty of each and all of us is to try to make the little corner he can influence somewhat less miserable and somewhat less ignorant than it was when he entered it.”
—Thomas Henry Huxley (1825–95)
“The moon sees nothing of this. She is bald and wild.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)