{
  "question": "Was today the closest full moon this year?",
  "url": "https://was.today/the-closest-full-moon-this-year",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — the closest full moon of 2026 is the Cold Moon on December 23 (US time), not October 28.",
  "details": [
    "Today is a waning gibbous moon, 17.5 days old, with the October full moon already past.",
    "The Cold Moon's full moment is 01:28 UTC on December 24, at about 356,700 km.",
    "The next full moon, November 24, is a supermoon but ranks behind December."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "What’s a supermoon? Here are the supermoons in 2026",
      "url": "https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-is-a-supermoon/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Supermoon Calendar 2026 - Moon Phase Today",
      "url": "https://moonagetoday.org/supermoon/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Supermoon 2026: Dates, Meaning and When to See It",
      "url": "https://plentifulearth.com/ancestral-wisdom/supermoon/"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-28",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/the-closest-full-moon-this-year/2026-10-28",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-28T08:20:27.723Z"
}