When is 2014 Chinese Moon Festival |
When is the 2014 Chinese Moon Festival?
The date of Chinese Moon Festival (a.k.a. Mid-autumn Festival) is on the 15th
moon day of 8th Chinese lunar month (Chicken month). The new moon day is the
first day of a Chinese Lunar Month. Since the first day of 8th lunar month is 08-25-2014, the Moon Festival is on
09-08-2014 in China time zone. The Chinese Moon Festival is also on 09-08-2014 in USA time zones, since the new moon day is on the same date 9-08-2014.
| Time Zone | Longitude | New Moon Date & Time | The 15th moon day | Full Moon Date & Time |
| China | East 120 | 08-25-2014 22:13 p.m. | 09-08-2014 | 09-09-2014 09:39 a.m. |
| EST (USA) | West 75 | 08-25-2014 09:13 a.m. | 09-08-2014 | 09-08-2014 20:39 p.m. |
| PST (USA) | West 120 | 08-25-2014 06:13 a.m. | 09-08-2014 | 09-08-2014 17:39 p.m. |
The full moon time is on the night of Chinese Moon Festival in USA time zones. It will be a romantic night for people in love.
Chinese Moon Festival day is not always on the full moon day. Actually, there is more chance that the full moon date falls on the 16th lunar day in China time zone. The moon of 16th lunar usually is bigger and fuller than the one on 15rh lunar day.
The Moon Festival is a holiday in China. It's an occasion for family reunion. Chinese families like to get together to eat the moon cakes and watch the moon at the Moon Festival night. For the people are out of town or for Chinese are from China stay in USA, they miss their family or the lover at home and share the same moon at the night of the Moon Festival before the Internet gets popular.
The detail about the moon phase times is at Moon Phase Calendar.
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