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During the Mid-Autumn Festive period in year 2003, the times of moonrise, transit and moonset will be as follows:

On September 10 (Wednesday)

Moonrise	at 6.35 p.m
Transit (meridian passage) Direction due south Elevation 58 degrees	at 0.27 am (next morning)
Moonset	at 6.24 am (next morning)

On September 11 (Thursday) (Mid-Autumn Festival)

Moonrise	at 7.09 pm
Transit (meridian passage) Direction due south Elevation 64 degrees	at 1.10 am (next morning)
Moonset	at 7.17 am (next morning)

On September 12 (Friday)

Moonrise	at 7.41 pm
Transit (meridian passage) Direction due south Elevation 70 degrees	at 1.52 am (next morning)
Moonset	at 8.08 am (next morning)

Please refer to the "5-day Weather Forecast" issued by the Observatory for the Mid-Autumn festival period at the following web site.

http.//www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/f5d.htm

End/ Monday, September 8, 2003

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