The phrase "as the moon set" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an event or action occurring simultaneously with the moon setting, often in a poetic or descriptive context.
Example: "The sky turned a deep shade of purple as the moon set behind the mountains."
Alternatives: "as the moon sank" or "as the moon disappeared".
The day comes round with no sign of the samurai, but late that night, as the moon sets behind the hills (the stories are worth reading for their beautiful atmospheric touches alone), the scholar sees "a figure in the shadows, moving toward him with the wind".
Rosamond said that as she rode home she realized it was "the first time in my life that I've seen the sun set, moon rise, the moon set, and the sun rise all in one night".
My question: I assume the sun will be at its westernmost point in the sky when the moon rises in the east, and they will travel in opposite directions until the sun is in the east as the moon sets.
Bazile added, "We are going to have tragedies as long as the sky turns blue and the moon sets.
If you do, you'll miss the men in multicolored turbans peeping through the yellow sand, women in colorful saris herding sheep, brothers singing traditional songs on top of moving cars, peacocks plucking for seeds while snakes slink into the desert, and the moon setting as you sip a glass of wine in the dunes.
A hefty fellow of fifty-four — with a face as round and frank as a full moon, set off by scholarly spectacles — he wore a short-sleeved shirt, covered in drawings of little cars, and sucked a Jamba Juice through a straw.
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Less than 45 minutes later, as the moon was setting over the heaving sea, I opened the package and reveled in the sea's largesse.
In 2012, as the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, set out his five-year action agenda, he announced a summit intended "to help share knowledge and establish common best practices".
