It is a traditional custom to enjoy the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, a bright and huge "super moon" will add more romance to this traditional festival. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival will encounter the "super moon", and the best viewing time is expected to be on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which is the night of September 17th. What are the special features of this "Super Mid-Autumn Moon"? Can Beijing see the moon tonight?
"Super Mid-Autumn Moon" is here. If you miss it, you have to wait 60 years.
Every Mid-Autumn Festival, admiring the moon is the highlight. Experts in popular astronomy said that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is "the fifteenth moon and the sixteenth round", and it is also a "super moon". Friends who like to admire the moon can enjoy this big round moon on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the night of the 18th.
On the first day of the lunar calendar, we cannot see the moon, which is called the "new moon", also called "Suo"; around the 15th day of the lunar calendar, we will see a round moon, called the "full moon", also called "Shuo". It's called "Wang".
Xiu Lipeng, a member of the Chinese Astronomical Society and an expert in astronomical science, said that the moon’s orbit around the earth is an ellipse, and its revolution speed is not equal. When it is close to the earth, the moon moves faster; when it is far away from the earth, the moon moves faster. It will run slower. The shortest time for the moon from new moon to full moon is less than 14 days, and the longest time is more than 15 days. Therefore, the time when the full moon appears also varies. It can occur at the earliest on the night of the fourteenth day of the lunar calendar, and at the latest on the morning of the seventeenth day of the lunar calendar. Most of them occur on the fifteenth and sixteenth days of the lunar calendar, and the sixteenth day of the lunar calendar is the most common. Therefore, there is a folk saying of "the moon on the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar". The saying "Sixteen Yuan".
Last year's Mid-Autumn Festival was "the moon on the fifteenth day is fifteen round", and this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is "the moon on the fifteenth day is sixteen round". The full moon will be at 10:34 on the 18th. Coincidentally, like last year's Mid-Autumn Festival, this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is also a "super moon".
"Super Moon" is not an astronomical term. It is essentially a "perigee full moon". That is, when the full moon is located, the moon is exactly near the perigee. The apparent diameter is larger than the normal full moon and the brightness is higher. However, it is difficult to distinguish this with the naked eye. kind of difference. Xiu Lipeng said that "super moons" are not rare and occur every year. There are four "super moons" this year, and September 18 is the second one.
will appear next twice as on October 17th and on November 16th. Among them, the one on September 18 is the largest full moon of the year.
It is worth mentioning that when this full moon occurs, there will also be a partial lunar eclipse with a very small eclipse. That is, part of the moon is within the umbra of the earth. From the perspective of the earth, the moon will appear partially incomplete.
"Unfortunately, this lunar eclipse occurred on the morning of the 18th, Beijing time, during the daytime in my country, and the public did not have the chance to see it. If you happen to be in the Western Hemisphere that day, you have a chance to see this 'Tengu eating the moon'." Xiu Lipeng said.
This year's "super moon" almost perfectly coincides with the Mid-Autumn Festival full moon. This astronomical phenomenon only occurs once every 60 years on average . It is rare enough to make everyone who looks up at the stars feel shocked and lucky.
When is the best time to admire the moon?
How to appreciate this "Super Mid-Autumn Moon"? “More than an hour after sunset is the best time to appreciate the moon. At this time, the moon has just risen and is hanging not high above the horizon. The color and shape will look different to the naked eye than when it is high in the sky; at this time, the night is still dark. Before it completely falls, the buildings on the ground will be faintly visible, and the moon will appear particularly big and round against the background," Xiu Lipeng said.
The moonrise time on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the earliest in seven years (2018 to 2024).
Moon rising time: 17th 17:58
Moon setting time: 18th 06:02
Roundest moment: 18th 10:34
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the later the moon is, the rounder it will be
This year's Mid-Autumn Festival will encounter "super" "Moon", predicts that the best viewing time will be on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which is the night of September 17th.
html When the moon is at its zenith in October, the moon's horizon reaches the highest level throughout the night, and the atmosphere it passes through is the thinnest, so the moonlight is the brightest. The bright moon is in the sky, as clear as silver. Interested friends do not need professional equipment, just look up and see it with the naked eye. You can enjoy this romance from the universe.If conditions permit, try to choose a place with a wide view, such as a lake, a square, or a park.
Can Beijing see the moon tonight?
Judging from the 2024 National Mid-Autumn Festival Moon Viewing Map, on the night of September 17, Xinjiang, western Gansu, western Qinghai, northern and southern Tibet, Shaanxi, eastern Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Fujian, Taiwan, eastern Guangdong and other places have better weather conditions , the bright moon is in the sky in most areas, and you can see the beautiful scenery of the moon shining brightly.
Jilin, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shanghai, northern Guangxi, western Sichuan Plateau and other places will have mainly cloudy weather. The sky will show the beautiful scenery of colorful clouds chasing the moon. The full moon sometimes appears and sometimes hides, which is full of mystery.
In central Inner Mongolia, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, southern Qinghai and central Tibet, the clouds are thicker or there may be rain, so you may not be able to see the full moon of this year's Mid-Autumn Festival.
Harbin, Urumqi, Lijiang and other places will have a bright moon in the sky on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, and the weather is very suitable for moon appreciation. However, the temperature in these three cities is relatively low at night, with the lowest temperature only around 10°C. Friends who plan to enjoy the moon should wear jackets and keep warm to prevent catching cold. The weather in Xi'an is also suitable for moon viewing. The lowest temperature is around 23°C. The weather is relatively comfortable. You might as well invite relatives and friends to experience the charm of the Mid-Autumn Festival full moon.
There are heavy clouds in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Guiyang, Wuhan, Chongqing, Lhasa and other places, and there may be colorful clouds chasing the moon. It may be difficult to see the bright full moon. We can only hope that the moon occasionally peeks out from the clouds. Come and see the true face. Wuhan, Chongqing, Shanghai and other places have relatively high night temperatures. Among them, the lowest temperature in Chongqing is also above 30℃. You still need to pay attention to heatstroke prevention when traveling at night.
According to the weather forecast of the Beijing Meteorological Observatory at 17:00 on the 17th, it will be cloudy tonight, with scattered light rain or light rain in the western and northern parts. South to north wind will turn to Level 1 or 2, with a minimum temperature of 20°C. It will be cloudy during the day tomorrow, with north to east wind to Level 2 or 3, and the maximum temperature will be 20°C. 28℃. There are a lot of clouds tonight, the moon appears and disappears, and it feels cooler, so wear more clothes when admiring the moon; there will be an obvious rainfall event from the 19th to the 20th, please pay attention to the nowcast.
If you missed the moon tonight,
pay attention to the weather tomorrow
Maybe the "16-yuan" moon can also make up for the little regret in your heart
What places in Beijing are worth checking out to admire the moon?
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Sources: Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News, China Weather Network, WeChat public account of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, Guangzhou Daily, Shenzhen Astronomy, Beijing News
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