"moon shining" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it to describe something that is illuminated or brought to greater prominence by the moonlight. For example, you might say, "The moon shining on the lake created a beautiful reflection."
You can almost see the light of the moon shining into his log cabin.
As we reached the song about the moon, there indeed was the full moon, shining above the Roman countryside.
There's a big moon shining on the yard, chalking our way onto the lane and along the road.
Moon shining and alcoholic contraband are more alive than ever in Latin America, with dangerous consequences for public health, crime and loss of income.
Of course, the sisters are eventually outmatched, Fred strikes gold with "June Moon, shining above, / Will my true love come soon?
There was a sliver of a crescent moon shining overhead as the roar of an engine and the gnashing of tires announced Saleh's arrival.
A hot summer moon shone red as it rose above the tall cypress trees.
Then the snow ceased and the Moon shone down on its own cold twin, alone on the lawn.
The moon shone a straight beam into the clearing, which was about eight feet wide, with a depression in the dirt the size of a man.
Perhaps because the bride and bridegroom both have big, blended families, it was a family-style dinner with food passed around in white bowls, while an almost-full moon shone down through the tent's clear ceiling.
"There's nothing like taking a shower at night and having the moon shine down on you," said Andrew Geller, 77, an architect who designed dozens of small beach houses on Long Island in the 1950's and 60's.
