noun
- the time when the moon disappears below the horizon
Usage: astronomy
Examples
- We watched the moonset just before dawn.
- The moonset occurred at 6:23 AM this morning.
- Photographers often capture both sunrise and moonset in the same frame.
- The almanac lists the exact time of moonset for each day.
- After moonset, the stars became much more visible.
- The moonset was particularly beautiful over the ocean horizon.