Moon watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2008
Moon watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2008
(5 September 2008)
The Mid-Autumn Festival in 2008 is on September 14 (Sunday). 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.
September 13 (Saturday)
| Moonrise | at 5:06pm |
|---|---|
| Transit (Elevation 56 degrees) | at 10:56pm |
| Moonset | at 4:51am (next morning) |
September 14 (Sunday) (Mid-Autumn Festival)
| Moonrise | at 5:41pm |
|---|---|
| Transit (Elevation 63 degrees) | at 11:41pm |
| Moonset | at 5:47am (next morning) |
September 15 (Monday)
| Full Moon (below the horizon of Hong Kong) | at 5:13pm |
|---|---|
| Moonrise | at 6:16pm |
| Transit (Elevation 69 degrees) | at 0:27am (next morning) |
| Moonset | at 6:44am (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