月晷是与日晷相似，用来指示时间的工具。最基本的月晷是与日晷相同的，但只有在满月的夜晚才能正确的显示时间。而因为月出时间平均每天延迟48分钟，因此假设有足够的月光能读出时间，满月之后指示的时间每天平均会快48分钟。因此，在满月前或后一个星期，月晷指示的时间会与实际的相差5小时又36分钟。

比较高级的月晷会包括一张图表，显示如何计算以得到正确的时间，并且有转盘可以调整经度和纬度。

月晷与月球园艺（特别是夜间开花的植物）的关系密切，因此一些综合性的园艺书籍可能会提到它们。

Moondials are time pieces similar to a sundial. The most basic moondial, which is identical to a sundial, is only accurate on the night of the full moon. Every night after it becomes an additional (on average) 48 minutes slow, while every night preceding the full moon it is (again on average) 49 minutes fast, assuming there is even enough light to take a reading by. Thus, one week to either side of the full moon the moondial will read 5 hours and 36 minutes before or after the proper time.