How to Use perigee in a Sentence

perigee

noun
Definition of perigeenext
  • The Moon was at apogee on March 6, and will be at perigee on March 19.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2011
  • The Supermoon is when the Moon is full and at perigee, right?
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2012
  • During the lunar perigee, the mass of the moon tugs on Earth and expands the tidal bulge.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2021
  • When the moon is closest to Earth, astronomers call it perigee.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 9 Mar. 2020
  • For most of its orbit, the full moon and the perigee do not coincide.
    — Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2022
  • Full moons on March 9 and April 7 will occur during the moon's perigee.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2020
  • On November 1, Jupiter was at a very close distance to the Earth called perigee.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The difference between a perigee and an apogee is a small fraction of that.
    — Robin Andrews, Forbes, 26 May 2021
  • In contrast, a supermoon occurs when the moon is closest to the Earth, or the perigee.
    — Angela Eichhorst, CNN, 18 Dec. 2021
  • This Pink Moon is also a supermoon, which is when the moon is full at its perigee — a.k.a.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 7 Apr. 2020
  • In the case of what’s informally known as a super full moon, it’s both full and at perigee.
    — Brian McNoldy, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2021
  • When a full moon occurs right at perigee, it is known as a supermoon.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Astronomers call it not a supermoon, but a perigee full Moon.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 June 2021
  • And because the size of the moon's orbit varies slightly over time, each month's perigee is not always the same distance from Earth.
    — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 12 Dec. 2016
  • And because the size of the moon's orbit varies slightly over time, each month's perigee is not always the same distance from Earth.
    — Jordan Mansfield, National Geographic, 10 Nov. 2016
  • Extreme perigees and apogees, or the most distant point in the orbit, happen on a predictable basis.
    — Fox News, 6 Feb. 2020
  • Tonight, we’ll be treated to dazzling full moon that will appear extra large thanks to being in perigee.
    — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Very high ocean tides can be expected from the coincidence of perigee with full moon.
    — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 23 May 2021
  • And because the size of the moon's orbit varies slightly with each lunar cycle, perigee is not always the same distance from month to month.
    — Andrew Fazekas, National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2019
  • It’s used for those full moons occurring during perigee.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • As a result, the two small satellites were injected into an orbit with a perigee of just 76 km.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2022
  • The pink perigee moon was visible through the windows, floating beside us like a loyal owl.
    — Karen Russell, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The term supermoon refers to a full moon that coincides with the lunar orb’s closest approach to Earth, or perigee.
    — Bill Ingalls, National Geographic, 14 Nov. 2016
  • The New Year’s Day supermoon, a full moon quite close to perigee (the moon’s closest point to Earth in its lunar cycle), marked the closest the moon will be to our planet in 2018.
    — Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The largest tides of the year, king tides occur when the moon, earth and sun are aligned — specifically during a perigee, or when the moon is closest to the earth during a new or full moon.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Yesterday, March 30, marked the second lunar perigee this month.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Because the moon follows an elliptical path around the Earth, its distance from our planet (known as the perigee) varies throughout the year.
    — oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2021
  • According to EarthSky tonight's supermoon will also be the closest perigee of the year.
    — Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 1 Jan. 2018
  • Supermoons occur when the moon is within 90% of perigee -- which is its closest approach to Earth in orbit.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 6 May 2020
  • That represents the perigee—or low point—in the moon's elliptical orbit around our planet.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 Aug. 2023

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