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The Mid-Autumn Festival this year falls on September 30 (Sunday). To assist the public in watching the moon, 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 29 (Saturday)
Moonrise 5.30pm
Transit 11.46pm
(Elevation 72 degrees)
Moonset 6.06am (next morning)
September 30 (Sunday) (Mid-Autumn Festival)
Full Moon 11.19am
(The moon is below the horizon
of Hong Kong at this moment)
Moonrise 6.07pm
Transit 0.31am (next morning)
(Elevation 76 degrees)
Moonset 6.59am (next morning)
October 1 (Monday) (The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival)
Moonrise 6.45pm
Transit 1.16am (next morning)
(Elevation 80 degrees)
Moonset 7.51am (next morning)
Scientific Officer of the Hong Kong Observatory, Mr Woo Wang-chun, said, "If the 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, 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 www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm.
Ends/Thursday, September 13, 2012
Issued at HKT 12:01
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