Moon-watching tips for Mid-Autumn Festival 2025
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on October 6 (Monday) this year. While the full moon will occur on the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival (October 7), weather permitting, a bright and round moon can still be observable at night during the Mid-Autumn Festival period.
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. At transit, the moon passes the local meridian, reaching its highest elevation for the night due south.
October 5 (Sunday) – the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival |
Moonrise |
4.50pm |
Transit (elevation 64 degrees) |
10.54pm |
Moonset |
5.03am (next morning) |
October 6 (Monday) – Mid-Autumn Festival |
Moonrise |
5.27pm |
Transit (elevation 72 degrees) |
11.43pm |
Moonset |
6.05am (next morning) |
October 7 (Tuesday) – the day following the Mid-Autumn Festival |
Full moon (the moon is below the horizon of Hong Kong at this moment) |
11.48am |
Moonrise |
6.06pm |
Transit (elevation 79 degrees) |
0.34am (next morning) |
Moonset |
7.10am (next morning) |
Please refer to the 9-day Weather Forecast issued by the Hong Kong Observatory and the Weather Information for Astronomical Observation webpage for the latest weather conditions and the astronomical observing conditions during the Mid-Autumn Festival period to plan moon-watching activities.
Note: At full moon, the moon is completely illuminated as seen from the Earth, with the moon and the sun located on the opposite sides of the Earth.
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HKSARG officials conclude visit to Beijing
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki; the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan; and the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Miss Janice Tse Siu-wa, visited Beijing today (April 16). The Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Xia Baolong, met with the delegation this morning to discuss and exchange on the work of Hong Kong to proactively align with the National 15th Five-Year Plan, and to better integrate into and serve the overall national development.
The Executive Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Mr Xu Qifang, and Deputy Director Ms Zhang Dongmei also joined the meeting.
The delegation of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government officials concluded their visit to Beijing and returned to Hong Kong this afternoon.
HKSARG officials conclude visit to Beijing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
HKSARG officials conclude visit to Beijing Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
