Moonrise and moonset are when the moon climbs above the horizon and sinks below it daily. The moon, like all other sky objects, rises in the east and sets in the west due to the earth's rotation.

What does the moonset mean?

1 : the descent of the moon below the horizon. 2 : the time of the moon's setting.

What is the difference between moonrise and moonset?

As nouns the difference between moonrise and moonset

is that moonrise is the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon while moonset is the setting of the moon below the horizon.