“Hong Kong Observatory Calendar 2021” and “Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2021” Now Available

“Hong Kong Observatory Calendar 2021” and “Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2021” Now Available

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“Hong Kong Observatory Calendar 2021” and “Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2021” have been published and are available for sale on the online Government Bookstore.

The Calendar features photos of beautiful weather and optical phenomena, which were mainly contributed by photography enthusiasts through the Community Weather Observing Scheme. These photos, including one of a rare “green flash” of the sun, will enable members of the public to appreciate the wonders of nature. The Observatory hopes that the photos will also remind the general public of the importance of environmental protection, raise their awareness of climate change and its impact on the weather and oceans, and encourage people to adopt a greener lifestyle, to save energy and reduce carbon emissions.

“The Hong Kong Observatory Almanac” is bilingual, and tabulated by month. It contains information including the traditional Chinese calendar, solar terms and phases of the moon, as well as the times of daily sunrise, sun transit, sunset, moonrise, moon transit, moonset and high and low tides, with graphics illustrating the times of meridian passage and the rising and setting of the sun and planets. The Almanac also includes a detailed Sun Path Diagram and star maps of the four quarters of the year. Plus, it provides information on the duration of twilight, determination of apparent solar time, details of solar and lunar eclipses and observation of meteor showers and planetary phenomena as well as background information on calendars and the 24 solar terms.

“Hong Kong Observatory Calendar 2021”

The 12 photos in the “Hong Kong Observatory Calendar 2021”

“Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2021”