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When is August 2024's full moon? The moon will reach its peak fullness at 2:26 p.m. EDT on Monday, August 19, 2024. Here in the U.S., it will be below the horizon at that time.
Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. [1]
The "harvest moon" (also known as the "barley moon" or "full corn moon") is the full moon nearest to the autumnal equinox (22 or 23 September), occurring anytime within two weeks before or after that date. [ 17] The "hunter's moon" is the full moon following it. The names are recorded from the early 18th century. [ 18]
October 25, 2020. Double Ninth Festival (Chongyang Festival) 重陽節 / 重阳节. Autumn outing and mountain climbing, some Chinese also visit the graves of their ancestors to pay their respects. 15th day of 10th lunar month. November 29, 2020 [ 7] Saisiat Festival. 賽夏節. Pas-taai Festival of the Saisiat tribe in Taiwan.
Full Moon Calendar 2024. January 25, 2024 (12:54 PM) Wolf Moon. Said to be so named for the wolf's hungry howling during mid-winter nights. February 24, 2024 (7:30 AM) Snow Moon. The snow was ...
The first of two full moons in August will reach its peak on Tuesday August 1. As an added bonus, it will also be a supermoon! First August 2023 full moon coming Tuesday — and it's a supermoon.
Tsukimi or Otsukimi (お月見), meaning, "moon-viewing", are Japanese festivals honoring the autumn moon, a variant of the Mid-Autumn Festival.The celebration of the full moon typically takes place on the 15th day of the eighth month of the traditional Japanese calendar, known as Jūgoya (十五夜, fifteenth night); [1] the waxing moon is celebrated on the 13th day of the ninth month, known ...
In Myanmar, Māgha Pūjā ( Burmese: တပေါင်းလပြည့်နေ့) is observed on the full moon day of Tabaung, the final month of the Burmese calendar. [ 43][ 60] Furthermore, tradition has it that a king of Ukkalapa completed the building of the Shwedagon Pagoda and enshrined the hair of the Buddha in it on this day. [ 61]