Moon watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2009
11 September 2009
The Mid-Autumn Festival in 2009 is on 3 October (Saturday). The times of moonrise, transit and moonset during the Mid-Autumn Festival period are given below. During transit, the moon passes the local meridian in the south and the elevation is the highest of the night.
| 2 October (Friday) Moonrise |
at 4.48pm |
| Transit(elevation 67 degrees) | at 10.56pm |
| Moonset | at 5.08am (next morning) |
| 3 October(Saturday) (Mid-Autumn Festival) Moonrise |
at 5.21pm |
| Transit (elevation 73 degrees) | at 11.38pm |
| Moonset | at 6.01am (next morning) |
| 4 October (Sunday) Full Moon (below the horizon of Hong Kong) |
at 2.10pm |
| Moonrise | at 5.56pm |
| Transit (elevation 79 degrees) | at 12.23am (next morning) |
| Moonset | at 6.56am (next morning) |
For the weather during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please refer to the "7-day Weather Forecast" issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at the following website: www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm