The sun rising and moon setting about the same time is not unusual. It occurs every month around the time of the full moon, as does a concurrent sunset and moonrise in the evening. However, Dan ...

But the days are indeed getting longer because, as you might guess, the sun has also been setting later.While it rose at 8:06 a.m. on Sunday, four minutes later than on the solstice, the sun set ...

Rising sun, setting moon to share sky on Wednesday. Rick Rouan, ... It’s called a selenelion, and it occurs when the sun and moon are 180 degrees apart in the sky at the same time.

A second image of an Omega sun taken during sunrise on July 12 from San Benedetto del Tronto in Italy. This example shows the effect in its truest form as the sun 'melts' into the horizon.