Moon watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2018
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To assist moon watching by the public, the times of moonrise, transit, moonset and full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival period are listed in the table below. At transit, the moon passes the local meridian due south and its elevation is the highest of the night.
| September 23 (Sunday) - the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 5.25pm |
| Transit (Elevation 58 degrees) | 11.18pm |
| Moonset | 5.14am (next morning) |
| September 24 (Monday) - Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 6.02pm |
| Transit (Elevation 62 degrees) | 0.03am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 6.06am (next morning) |
| September 25 (Tuesday) - the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Full Moon (the moon is below the horizon of Hong Kong at this moment) | 10.52am |
| Moonrise | 6.39pm |
| Transit (Elevation 67 degrees) | 0.47am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 6.59am (next morning) |
For the latest weather conditions during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please refer to the nine-day Weather Forecast issued by the Hong Kong Observatory (www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm) for the planning of moon-watching activities.
Note: At full moon, the Moon as seen from the Earth is completely illuminated with the Moon and the Sun located on the opposite sides of the Earth.
Ends/Monday, September 10, 2018
Issued at HKT 11:00
Issued at HKT 11:00
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