Moon watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2022
The Mid-Autumn Festival this year falls on September 10 (Saturday) and the full moon will occur right before the moonrise that night.
A bright and clear moon will be observable at night during the Mid-Autumn Festival period if weather permits.
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 | 6.03 pm |
| Transit (elevation 54 degrees) | 11.50 pm |
| Moonset | 5.41 am (next morning) |
| September 10 (Saturday) – Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| The full moon (the moon is below the horizon of Hong Kong at this moment) |
5.59 pm |
| Moonrise | 6.43 pm |
| Transit (elevation 60 degrees) | 0.40 am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 6.43 am (next morning) |
| September 11 (Sunday) – the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Moonrise | 7.21 pm |
| Transit (elevation 67 degrees) | 1.28 am (next morning) |
| Moonset | 7.41 am (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. (from Hong Kong Observatory)