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Jesse watches the Moon rise around 6:00 PM. When will the Moon most likely set?

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around 6:00 AM the following morning

User Jeroen Bolle
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On the average throughout a month, the moon appears to move
through the sky with a period of about 24 hours 48 minutes.

So if Jesse sees the Moon rise around 6:00 PM, he will see it
set the next morning if he is awake around 6:24 AM, and rise
again the next evening around 6:48 PM.
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