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The times of moonrise, transit and moonset during the Mid-Autumn Festival are given below. During transit, the moon passes the local meridian in the south and the elevation is the highest of the night.
On Thursday, October 5
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Moonrise at 4.51pm
Transit at 10.53pm
(Elevation 64 degrees)
Moonset at 5.02am (next morning)
On Friday, October 6 (Mid-Autumn Festival)
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Moonrise at 5.30pm
Transit at 11.45pm
(Elevation 71 degrees)
Moonset at 6.06am (next morning)
On Saturday, October 7
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Full Moon at 11.13am
(below the horizon of HK)
Moonrise at 6.09pm
Transit at 0.37am (next morning)
(Elevation 79 degrees)
Moonset at 7.12am (next morning)
For the weather during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please see the "7-day Weather Forecast" issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at the following web site:http.//www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm.
Ends/Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Issued at HKT 14:01
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