minimoon

A brief honeymoon or holiday taken after a wedding.

But weddings are stressful, and it makes sense to take a day or two after saying “I do” to relax and make mad, passionate love (read: sleep in and watch TV). So consider a minimoon: a quick two-night getaway close to home.

Rachel Moschke, Editor of Wedding Ideas magazine, said: ‘Most of us worry about saving up for our wedding day, but it seems we’re reluctant to give up the quality time together that a honeymoon offers. A minimoon is the perfect way to start married life, without busting the budget.’

A small asteroid captured by the Earth's gravity and temporarily acting as a second moon of Earth.

This photo of Earth's newest minimoon was taken by the 8-meter Gemini North telescope on Hawaii's Maunakea.

Earth has only had two minimoons on record – one in February 2020 and the other in 2006.

Synonym of micromoon (“a full moon which appears unusually small due to coinciding with the Moon's apogee”).

The trouble is, the difference in size between Supermoon and Minimoon, though apparent when placed side-by-side, is only 14 percent, too small to be seen with the naked eye.

At its closest point, perigee, the moon will obviously appear largest. Such a "maximoon" has an apparent diameter about 13% larger than a "minimoon" at its most distant point, apogee.