***********************************************
The Mid-Autumn Festival this year falls on September 22 (Wednesday). To facilitate moon-watching by the public, the times of moonrise, transit and moonset during the Mid-Autumn Festival period are given below. During transit, the moon passes the local meridian in the south and the elevation is the highest of the night.
September 21 (Tuesday)
Moonrise at 4.58pm
Transit at 10.59pm
(Elevation 63 degrees)
Moonset at 5.04am (next morning)
September 22 (Wednesday) (Mid-Autumn Festival)
Moonrise at 5.30pm
Transit at 11.39pm
(Elevation 68 degrees)
Moonset at 5.52am (next morning)
September 23 (Thursday)
Full Moon at 5.17pm
(below the horizon of Hong Kong)
Moonrise at 6.02pm
Transit at 0.20am (next morning)
(Elevation 74 degrees)
Moonset at 6.42am (next morning)
Scientific Officer of the Observatory, Mr Woo Wang-chun, said,"If weather permits, a bright and clear moon can be observed from open space in all districts during the period. Although the moonrise occurs after the full moon (i.e. when the moon and the sun are located on opposite sides of the Earth, see attached diagram), the brightness of the moon will not diminish after the moonrise and moon-watching will not be affected."
For the weather during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please refer to the "7-day Weather Forecast" issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at the following website:
www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm
Ends/Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Issued at HKT 12:01
NNNN
