The rising of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its rising.

Local mean time at which the upper limb of the moon is seen to emerge above the true horizon.

The time when the upper limb of the moon appears above the sensible horizon (no adjustment made for elevation of observer or atmospheric refraction).

Moonrise is a book written by Penny Wolfson. The full name, Moonrise; One Family, Genetic Identity, And Muscular Dystrophy refers to her family and her son, Ansel, who has struggled through his life with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. As Ansel progresses in life, he gets weaker, and begins to use a wheelchair, but stays much fitter than most with Duchenne.

Moonrise is a black-and-white 1948 film directed by Frank Borzage.