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moonrise en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmunˌɹaɪz/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From moon + rise.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon.
   • Rain 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 71:
   • 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?
   • 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. 17:
   • “We have a beautiful moonrise and we’re headed right at it,” said Reid Wiseman, the NASA astronaut who is the commander of the mission, as the crew headed into space. 2026 April 1, Kenneth Chang, quoting Reid Wiseman, “Artemis II Completes First Day of Its NASA Lunar Mission”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • Shooting, 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 23:
   • Moonrise over the hills above Settle. 2021 January 13, “Settle under starlight”, in Rail, page 37, photo caption:
   • “Guess what? We got another message from our hostess. "My staff has prepared a traditional hunt for all of you shortly after moonrise."” “Ooh.” “"In the meantime, please enjoy this art show of recent oil paintings." [laughs]” 2023 August 31, William Meny & Paul Simms, “A Weekend at Morrigan Manor” (8:56 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 9, spoken by The Guide (Kristen Schaal):
   • Weena, 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 102:

Forms

Antonyms

moonset

Relateds

earthrise · sunrise

Synonyms

moonup

Translations (30)

ar عَتَمَة (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · cmn 月出 (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · sv månuppgång (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · ga éirí gealaí (na) (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · yue 月出 (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · de Mondaufgang (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · ko 월출 (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · it sorgere della luna (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · ar شَفَق (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · bg изгрев на Луната (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · ru восхо́д луны́ (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · fi kuunnousu (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · te చంద్రోదయము (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · sh izlazak meseca (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · ka მთვარის ამოსვლა (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · pl wschód księżyca (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · es salida de la luna (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · ta உதய நிலா (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · fr lever de lune (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · ar غَسَق (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · pt nascer da lua (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · nl maansopgang (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · nl maansopkomst (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · ang mōnan upgang (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · bn চন্দ্রোদয় (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · da måneopgang (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · es subida de la luna (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · ro răsărit de lună (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · hi चंद्रोदय (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon) · nb måneoppgang (the time of day or night when the moon begins to rise over the horizon)