Eli5: how do the Moon’s rise and set hours compare to the Sun’s? Is there a logic?

Question

The Moon doesn’t necessarily rise at sunset and go down at sunrise, sometimes it’s up during the day. So what does it do? Are those times varying depending on it’s phase? Is it random? Are they always the same for a same phase? Do they vary across the year like the Sun’s do?

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Answer 1

Moonrise and set each day happens about 49 minutes later from one day to the next, on average (it can be a little more or less for any given day). Other answers here explain the mechanics of why that happens pretty well.