How to Use moonset in a Sentence

moonset

noun
  • For the best stargazing, find a dark area between moonset and sunrise.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2023
  • One unpredictable part of this eclipse will happen around moonset.
    — Dean Regas, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • After moonset and before dawn will be the best time to view the meteor shower.
    — Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The stars, from orbit - Amazing moonset video taken from space!
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 1 June 2012
  • Observers across Europe will only catch a glimpse of the eclipse during moonset.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The video starts at moonset, and ends with an amazing view of the the vast central bulge and disk of the Milky Way looming over the 'scopes.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2011
  • Both celestial events can be observed just before dawn and after moonset for the Lyrids during that timeframe.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • To best view a meteor shower like the Lyrids, go outside during dark hours of the night – between moonset and before dawn.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2023
  • In the Northern Hemisphere, the Lyrids are best viewed during the dark hours after moonset and before dawn.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Best viewed from North and South America, parts of Europe will catch a glimpse during moonset.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • However, viewers in parts of Western Europe may be able to see some of the phases during the moonset.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The major lunar standstill is when the northernmost and southernmost moonrise and moonset are furthest apart.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • This same effect causes reddish-orange sunrises and sunsets and has the same effect on moonrises and moonsets.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In fact, skywatchers in New York will see only a short totality at the moonset on March 3.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The Almanac also has a moonrise and moonset calculator, which lets users search by state, city or ZIP code.
    — Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 5 Dec. 2024
  • During a major lunar standstill, the northernmost and southernmost moonrise and moonset are at their farthest distance apart.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
  • The Cyan boundaries show the curves of the occultation disappearance or reappearance at moonrise or moonset.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The app also tracks the moon phases and daily timing of moonrise, moonset and galactic center visibility.
    — Julia Carmel, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Thanks to an early moonset on the evening of the 11th, this year’s Perseid meteor shower should be a stunner in the early hours of the 12th.
    — Elisa Neckar, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2013
  • The best time to view supermoons is typically just after moonrise or just before moonset, as the moon appears even larger when compared to buildings and landscapes on the horizon.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Even in the Midwest, totality takes place close to the moonset, with only those west of Kansas seeing totality higher in the sky.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Because of the fuller moon phases and later moonset times in the second half of August, plan to view this meteor shower in early- to mid-August to see the most meteors.
    — Gretchen Rundorff, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2024
  • Experts recommend catching the moonset over the western horizon on Friday morning, or the moonrise over the eastern horizon on Friday evening.
    — Tierney McAfee, Country Living, 5 June 2020
  • Other notable entries include moonsets over the Golden Gate Bridge and nebulae framed by a Japanese torii gate.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The moon in archaeology To the casual observer, the northern and southern fluctuations of the moonrise and moonset may be hard to notice.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
  • According to English Heritage, the major lunar standstill is when the northernmost and southernmost moonrise and moonset are furthest apart.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Griffith Observatory has moonset lines set on its lower West Terrace, pointing to the exact spots on the horizon where the major lunar standstill will occur.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
  • In New York, for example, observers will see the moon slip into totality and turn blood red but maximum eclipse, when the moon moves deepest into Earth's shadow, will occur after moonset and won't be visible.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Other areas including Western Europe and parts of West Africa experienced totality at moonset, before the moon disappeared below the horizon.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2025

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