Meanings
plural moonrises · alternative moon-rise · alternative moon rise
- countableuncountableThe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon.
1909, Edith Wharton, “The Mortal Lease” V, in Artemis to Actaeon and Other Verse, New York: Scribner’s, p. 41, Do I not know, some wingèd things from far Are borne along illimitable night To dance their lives out in a single flight Between the moonrise and the setting star?
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Venus now re-assembles her Choirs of Virgins at Moon-rise, and leads the Ball.
1742, Matthew Towers, transl., The Lyric Pieces of Horace, Dublin, Volume I, Ode III, p. 17Shooting, hunting, and cricket, were pursued with the eagerness of laborious occupations: often has he rambled about from day-break to moon-rise, in search of game; and then returned to Mr. ONiel’s, pale with fatigue, and sick with fasting.
1804, Anna Maria Porter, The Lake of Killarney, volume I, London: Longman & Rees, page 23Weena, I was glad to find, was fast asleep. I carefully wrapped her in my jacket, and sat down beside her to wait for the moonrise.
1895 May 29, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “When the Night Came”, in The Time Machine: An Invention, London: William Heinemann, →OCLC, page 102Rain on Rahoon falls softly, softly falling Where my dark lover lies. Sad is his voice that calls me, sadly calling At grey moonrise.
1917 November, James Joyce, “She Weeps over Rahoon”, in Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, volume XI, number II, page 71Moonrise over the hills above Settle.
2021 January 13, “Settle under starlight”, in Rail, page 37, photo caption
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon.
Origin
Translations
Arabic شَفَق, غَسَق
- شَفَق (šafaq)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
- غَسَق (ḡasaq)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
- عَتَمَة (ʕatama)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Bengali চন্দ্রোদয়
- চন্দ্রোদয় (condrōdoẏ)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Bulgarian изгрев на Луната
- изгрев на Луната (izgrev na Lunata)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Chinese Cantonese 月出
- 月出 (jyut⁶ ceot¹)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Chinese Mandarin 月出
- 月出 (yuèchū)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Danish måneopgang
- måneopgangthe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Dutch maansopgang, maansopkomst
- maansopgangthe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
- maansopkomstthe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Finnish kuunnousu
- kuunnousuthe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
French lever de lune
- lever de lunethe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
German Mondaufgang
- Mondaufgangthe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Hindi चंद्रोदय
- चंद्रोदय (candroday)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Irish éirí gealaí (na)
- éirí gealaí (na)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Italian sorgere della luna
- sorgere della lunathe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Korean 월출
- 월출 (wolchul)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Norwegian Bokmål måneoppgang
- måneoppgangthe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Polish wschód księżyca
- wschód księżycathe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Portuguese nascer da lua
- nascer da luathe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Romanian răsărit de lună
- răsărit de lunăthe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Russian восхо́д луны́
- восхо́д луны́ (vosxód luný)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Spanish subida de la luna, salida de la luna
- subida de la lunathe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
- salida de la lunathe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Swedish månuppgång
- månuppgångthe time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Tamil உதய நிலா
- உதய நிலா (utaya nilā)the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon
Cite this entry
moonrise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonrise
“moonrise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonrise. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonrise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonrise.
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