Moonrise and moonset during Mid-Autumn Festival
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    During the Mid-Autumn Festival period in 2005, the times of moonrise, transit and moonset will be as follows:

Saturday, September 17
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Moonrise                  at 6.02pm

Transit (meridian passage)    
Direction due south
Elevation 61 degrees      at midnight

Moonset                   at  6.04am (next morning)


Sunday, September 18 (Mid-Autumn Festival)
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Full Moon             at  10.01am

Moonrise             at   6.40pm

Transit (meridian passage)    
Direction due south
Elevation 68 degrees      at 12.50am (next morning)

Moonset                   at  7.06am (next morning)


Monday, September 19
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Moonrise                  at  7.17pm

Transit (meridian passage)    
Direction due south
Elevation 76 degrees     at  1.39am (next morning)

Moonset                  at  8.07am (next morning)


     For the weather during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please see the "7-day Weather Forecast" issued by the Observatory at the following website: http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm.

Ends/Friday, September 16, 2005
Issued at HKT 12:00

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