Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), fiction writer, poet, and critic. From star + litten, apparently as an alteration of starlit.
Definition of star-litten in US English:
star-litten
adjectiveˌstɑːˈlɪt(ə)n
rare, literary, poetic
Starlit.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), fiction writer, poet, and critic. From star + litten, apparently as an alteration of starlit.