moonset

[ moon-set ]

noun

1. the setting of the moon below the horizon.
2. the time at which the moon disappears below the horizon.

moonset

/ ˈmuːnˌsɛt /

noun

1. the moment when the moon disappears below the horizon

Word History and Origins

Origin of moonset¹

First recorded in 1835–45; moon + (sun)set

Example Sentences

It is ten leagues to Ensenada from here, and we must do it between moonset and daylight, or they will catch us.

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That is to say, it cannot have been more than an hour after sunrise, and it cannot have been more than an hour before moonset.

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There was a growing light in the sky that follows the darkness of moonset and runs before the break of dawn.

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Then soon was it midnight, and moonset, as we wended Down to the ship, and the merchant-folks' babble.

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