I am quite hooked myself, Alissa :) And as you discovered, the moon moves very quickly when that close to the horizon. Let me know if the following helps.
I use this website to get the official times I need to know (moonrise vs sunset and moonset vs sunrise):
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.phpCheck the photos at these links:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-340249-1.htmlFor #1, moonrise was at 6:11 pm, but sunset wasnt until 6:52 pm, so moon wasnt very visible until a bit darker out and it higher in the sky.
For #3, sunrise was at 6:57 am and official moonset at 7:35 am - perfect! However, Ive learned that I dont have all the way until official time of moonset because of mountains to west. Shot this at 7:12 am.
Also, moonrise time might be 10 minutes later than advertised because of mountains to east.
Here is another topic:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-320869-1.html#1 shot at 5:18 am on July 2. Official moonset was 6:10 am and sunrise 5:13 am. The past couple of years Ive tended to shoot moonset rather than moonrise.
It also helps to have an app showing you where the moon will be on any given day, at moonrise or moonset - so you dont have an obstruction :) Youd be surprised at how much it changes in just one day!
I am quite hooked myself, Alissa :) And as you dis... (