This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival will fall on October 6, while the full moon will occur the next day, the Hong Kong Observatory announced today.

Weather permitting, a bright and round moon can be observable at night during the Mid-Autumn Festival period, the observatory highlighted.

On Mid-Autumn Festival eve this Sunday, moonrise will be at 4.50pm. After the transit at 10.54pm when the moon reaches its highest, the moon will set at 5.03 the next morning.

The moon will rise at 5.27pm on Mid-Autumn Festival day. It will reach its highest at 11.43pm, and set at 6.05 the following morning.

The full moon will occur at 11.48am on October 7, with moonrise at 6.06pm, transit at 0.34am and moonset at 7.10am.

Check the 9-day Weather Forecast and the Weather Information for Astronomical Observation webpage to plan ahead for moon-watching activities.