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mid-autumn festival

watching the moon, eating mooncakes, and reuniting with family

it's all this festival

activities full of ceremonial feeling

what is the weather like for moon viewing on mid-autumn festival this year?

the national mid-autumn festival moon viewing map is here

see where the clouds can clear and the moon can shine

every mid-autumn festival

moon-viewing is the highlight

the fullest moon this year will be on

september 18, 10:34 am, beijing time

that is the 16th day of the eighth lunar month

but at this time, it is daytime in all areas of our country

can't see the fullest mid-autumn moon

however, the mid-autumn festival coincides with the "perige" of the moon.

(the point in the moon's elliptical orbit when it is closest to the earth)

the day is closer

therefore, the diameter of the moon will be larger than before.

supermoon visible in the sky this mid-autumn festival

launched from china weather network

2024 national mid-autumn festival moon viewing map

night of september 17

xinjiang, shaanxi, eastern inner mongolia,

heilongjiang, central and western shandong, anhui,

jiangxi, jiangsu, zhejiang, shanghai and other places

good weather conditions

most areas have bright moon in the sky

you can clearly see the full moon in the sky, which looks like a white jade plate.

it is worth mentioning that

two days before the mid-autumn festival

typhoon "bebejia" will bring heavy rain to jiangsu, zhejiang, shanghai and other places.

bring strong wind and rain

however, the wind and rain on mid-autumn festival may gradually end.

it will not affect the local public's moon-watching trips

western and southern qinghai, ningxia,

eastern and southern jilin, northern liaoning,

shandong peninsula, hubei, guizhou, western hunan, etc.

mostly cloudy weather

the sky will be filled with beautiful scenery of colorful clouds chasing the moon

the full moon sometimes shows up and sometimes hides

full of mystery

in central inner mongolia, eastern qinghai,

central gansu, western henan, western hubei, etc.

the clouds are thicker, or there is rain.

i may not be able to see the full moon this year.

while enjoying the moon during the mid-autumn festival

because the moon is sparse

people can also watch some bright stars

the bright stars suitable for viewing that night are:

arcturus (boötes), vega (lyra),

altair (aquila), deneb (cygnus),

antares (scorpio), etc.

at the same time

this year's mid-autumn festival will also stage a real "star and moon fairy tale"

17th, 17:58

the mid-autumn full moon will rise slightly south of the east.

as the sky darkens

you will find that above the moon

there is a star accompanying the moon

this star is saturn.

if you use an astronomical telescope to observe

you will see that this star has a beautiful halo.

from the perspective of an observer on the ground

saturn in the sky every lunar month

each will approach the moon once

saturn with the moon

it's just that the distance is different each time.

saturn and the moon in the eighth month of the lunar calendar this year

it happened during the mid-autumn festival

bring us the wonders of this fairy tale of stars and moon

this mid-autumn festival

where do you enjoy these amazing celestial phenomena?

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