Moon watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2014
26 August 2014
The Mid-Autumn Festival this year falls on 8 September (Monday). To facilitate moon-watching by the public, the times of moonrise, transit and moonset during the Mid-Autumn Festival period are given below. At transit, the moon passes the local meridian due south and its elevation is the highest of the night.
| 7 September (Sunday) | |
|---|---|
| Moonrise | 5:02pm |
| Transit (Elevation 58 degrees) | 10:58pm |
| Moonset |
4:57am (next morning) |
| 8 September (Monday) (Mid-Autumn Festival) | |
| Moonrise | 5:51pm |
| Transit (Elevation 63 degrees) | 11:55pm |
| Moonset | 6:02am (next morning) |
| 9 September (Tuesday) (The day followingthe Mid-Autumn Festival) | |
| Full Moon (The moon is below the horizon of Hong Kong at this moment) |
9:38am |
| Moonrise | 6:39pm |
| Transit (Elevation 68 degrees) |
0:50am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 7:06am (next morning) |
Although the full moon occurs in the morning of the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon will still be rather bright after the moonrise at night. If the weather permits, a bright and clear moon can be observed from open space in all districts during the period.
For the weather during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please refer to the "9-day Weather Forecast" issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at the following website: http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm.