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Times of moonrise, transit and moonset during the Mid-Autumn Festival Period in Year 2006

Times of moonrise, transit and moonset
during the Mid-Autumn Festival Period in Year 2006
(25 September 2006)

The times of moonrise, transit and moonset during the Mid-Autumn Festival period in 2006 are given below. During transit, the Moon passes the local meridian in the south and the elevation is the highest of the night.

On Thursday, October 5

Moonrise
at 4.51 pm
Transit (Elevation 64 degrees)
at 10.53 pm
Moonset
at 5.02 am(next morning)

On Friday, October 6 (Mid-Autumn Festival)

Moonrise
at 5.30 pm
Transit (Elevation 71 degrees)
at 11.45 pm
Moonset
at 6.06 am(next morning)

On Saturday, October 7

Full Moon (below the horizon of HK)
at 11.13 am
Moonrise
at 6.09 pm
Transit (Elevation 79 degrees)
at 0.37 am (next morning)
Moonset
at 7.12 am (next morning)

For the weather during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please see the "7-day Weather Forecast" issued by the Hong Kong Observatory at the following web site:

http://www.weather.gov.hk/wxinfo/currwx/fnd.htm