# supermoon

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #99,912

## Definitions
1. A full moon or new moon, when the Earth–Moon distance is in the lowest tenth of its range.

## Etymology
From super- + moon. Coined by astrologer Richard Nolle in 1979.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/supermoon