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Does the moon set where the sun sets?

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So far as rising in the East and setting in West, yes.
Otherwise, kinda.
The Moon's orbit is inclined to the ecliptic from about 5.0° to 5.3°. So it will rise and set nearly where the Sun does so, but rarely exactly.

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