Moon watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2021
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To facilitate 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 20 (Monday) – the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 6.13pm |
| Transit (Elevation 61 degrees) | 0.10am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 6.11am (next morning) |
| September 21 (Tuesday) – the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Full Moon (The Moon is below the horizon of Hong Kong at this moment) |
7.55am |
| Moonrise | 6.47pm |
| Transit (Elevation 66 degrees) | 0.54am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 7.05am (next morning) |
| September 22 (Wednesday) – the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 7.20pm |
| Transit (Elevation 72 degrees) | 1.36am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 7.56am (next morning) |
For the latest weather conditions during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please refer to the "9-day Weather Forecast" issued by the Hong Kong Observatory (www.hko.gov.hk/en/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm) for the planning of moon-watching activities.
Note: At full moon, the Moon as seen from Earth is completely illuminated with the Moon and the Sun located on the opposite sides of Earth.
Ends/Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Issued at HKT 15:00
Issued at HKT 15:00
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