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On the Gregorian calendar, Lunar New Year – which lasts from the first new moon to the next full moon – generally falls in late January or early February.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The annual festivities in China end on the first full moon of the year, with the celebration of the Lantern Festival, which is held on day 15 of the first month of the lunar calendar.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
No full moons, no silver bullets, no ancients curses and the like, just a title card at the beginning of the film stating that wolf man sightings have been a phenomenon since indigenious peoples ruled the Americas.
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Scott Phillips, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
January's full moon will reach peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET on Monday, according to NASA.
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Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of full moon was
before the 12th century
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“Full moon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20moon. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
full moon
noun
: the moon with its whole disk lighted
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