Moon watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2020
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To assist the public in moon watching, the times of moonrise, transit, moonset and full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival period are listed in the table below. At transit, the Moon passes the local meridian due south and its elevation is the highest of the night.
| September 30 (Wednesday) - the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 5.35pm |
| Transit (elevation 60 degrees) | 11.31pm |
| Moonset | 5.32am (next morning) |
| October 1 (Thursday) - Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 6.08pm |
| Transit (elevation 66 degrees) | 0.12am (next morning) |
| Full moon | 5.05am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 6.21am (next morning) |
| October 2 (Friday) – the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 6.40pm |
| Transit (elevation 71 degrees) | 0.53am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 7.10am (next morning) |
For the latest weather conditions during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please refer to the 9-Day Weather Forecast issued by the Hong Kong Observatory (www.hko.gov.hk/en/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm) for the planning of moon-watching activities.
Note: At full moon, the Moon as seen from the Earth is completely illuminated with the Moon and the Sun located on the opposite sides of the Earth.
Ends/Thursday, September 17, 2020
Issued at HKT 12:00
Issued at HKT 12:00
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