perigee

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When the perigee coincides with a full Moon it is known as a supermoon.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

When it is at its closest we call it perigee.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024

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

In that position, known as perigee, the moon exerts its strongest gravitational pull, and the difference between high and low tides is the greatest.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

We walked through the rock garden where we sat together on the night of the perigee moon, and out into the canyon bed as the sun peeked over the rim.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith