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moonset

moonset

1 3.5
The time when the moon goes below the horizon
  • noun
  • /ˈmuːnˌsɛt/
translation icon : ocaso de la luna
  • Many photographers wait until moonset to capture the stars without any interference from the moonlight.
  • moonrise and moonset

Examples

  • And sometimes she even found peace here when, most often at moonset, she heard the garden's secret music, the strains of harp song as Dail worked late in his high tower room.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The water tasted of all the news of home, and we had hours yet before moonset.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Using the clock and compass, you can view the sunrise, sunset, moon phase, moonrise, moonset, twilight, and transit times.

    Blog text (33)
  • The hour was well past moonset, so the starlit rectangle of his bedroom window took a long minute to resolve into a patch of grey against the black.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • So Nikolai and he had agreed without agreeing; and Nikolai had stuffed his head so full of details, exceptions, and instructions between then and moonset, he had to stop now and think it through and through again.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • By moonset, he'd put the Citadel, Damris, and the muddy A'Damran behind him.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He was patiently waiting for moonset, hoping for clouds, and shadowing him with a yellow dog and a pony with a wide white blaze and a white foot.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The best time to go stargazing is after moonset, when the sky is darker.

  • You can often see more stars in the sky shortly after moonset on clear nights.

Synonyms

set
vsmoonset
11 7.9

The time when the sun or moon moves below the horizon

is the specific time this happens for the moon only

Antonyms

4 3.6

The time when the moon first appears above the horizon

Surface Forms

moonset singular
moonsets plural

Morphology

moonset = moon + set (transparent) = moon + set

A straightforward compound of 'moon' + 'set' meaning the time when the moon sets; easily derivable for learners.

Etymology

Moonset is a simple compound of moon and set, where set means 'to go down', just like in sunset. So a moonset is the moment when the moon goes below the horizon.