Moon watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2022
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To facilitate moon watching by the public, the times of moonrise, transit, moonset and full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival period are listed in the table below. At transit, the moon passes the local meridian due south and its elevation is the highest of the night.
| September 9 (Friday) - the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 6.03pm |
| Transit (elevation 54 degrees) | 11.50pm |
| Moonset | 5.41am (next morning) |
| September 10 (Saturday) - Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Full moon (the moon is below the horizon of Hong Kong at this moment) |
5.59pm |
| Moonrise | 6.43pm |
| Transit (elevation 60 degrees) | 0.40am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 6.43am (next morning) |
| September 11 (Sunday) - the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 7.21pm |
| Transit (elevation 67 degrees) | 1.28am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 7.41am (next morning) |
For the latest weather conditions during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, please refer to the "9-Day Weather Forecast" issued by the Hong Kong Observatory for the planning of moon-watching activities.
Note: At full moon, the moon as seen from the Earth is completely illuminated with the moon and the sun located on the opposite sides of the Earth.
Ends/Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Issued at HKT 15:00
Issued at HKT 15:00
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