moonset

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noun

The setting of the moon below the horizon.

“Coordinate term: sunset”

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Meanings

nounmoonset (countable and uncountable, plural moonsets)

plural moonsets · alternative moon-set · alternative moon set

  1. countableuncountableThe setting of the moon below the horizon.

    Coordinate term: sunset

    Synonyms: moondown · Antonyms: moonrise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe setting of the moon below the horizon.

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Translations

Arabic سُدْفَة, فَحْمَة
  • سُدْفَة (sudfa)the setting of the moon below the horizon
  • فَحْمَة (faḥma)the setting of the moon below the horizon
Bulgarian залез на Луната
  • залез на Луната (zalez na Lunata)the setting of the moon below the horizon
Catalan posta de lluna
  • posta de llunathe setting of the moon below the horizon
Dutch ondergang van de maan, maansondergang
  • ondergang van de maanthe setting of the moon below the horizon
  • maansondergangthe setting of the moon below the horizon
Finnish kuun lasku
  • kuun laskuthe setting of the moon below the horizon
French coucher de lune
  • coucher de lunethe setting of the moon below the horizon
German Monduntergang
  • Monduntergangthe setting of the moon below the horizon
Hindi चंद्रास्त
  • चंद्रास्त (candrāst)the setting of the moon below the horizon
Italian tramonto lunare
  • tramonto lunarethe setting of the moon below the horizon
Polish zachód księżyca
  • zachód księżycathe setting of the moon below the horizon
Romanian apus de lună
  • apus de lunăthe setting of the moon below the horizon
Spanish puesta de la luna
  • puesta de la lunathe setting of the moon below the horizon
Swedish månnedgång
  • månnedgångthe setting of the moon below the horizon
Cite this entry
APA

moonset. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonset

MLA

“moonset.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonset. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonset,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonset.

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