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Moon movement during Mid-Autumn Festival

The Royal Observatory announced today (Tuesday) the times of moonrise, transit and moonset during the Mid-Autumn Festive period:

Friday (September 8)

Moonrise

5.49 pm

Transit (meridian passage)

11.52 pm

direction due south

elevation 63 degrees

Moonset

(next morning)

5.58 am

Saturday (September 9){Mid-Autumn Festival)

Moonrise

6.32 pm

Transit (meridian passage)

0.42 am

direction due south

(next morning)

elevation 68 degrees

Moonset

6.56 am

(next morning)

Sunday (September 10)

Moonrise

7.13 pm

Transit (meridian passage)

1.31 am

direction due south

(next morning)

elevation 72 degrees

Moonset

(next moming)

End/Tuesday, September 5, 1995

7.52 am