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2008 Chinese Moon Festival

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When is the 2008 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 8-31-2008, the Moon Festival is on 09-14-2008 in China time zone. The Moon Festival is on the same day 09-13-2008 in USA time zones, since the new moon day is on 8-30-2008, too.

Time Zone Longitude New Moon Date & Time The 15th moon day Full Moon Date & Time
China East 120 08-31-2008 03:59 a.m. 09-14-2008 09-15-2008 17:15 p.m.
EST (USA) West 75 08-30-2008 14:59 p.m. 09-13-2008 09-15-2008 04:47 a.m.
PST (USA) West 120 08-30-2008 11:59 a.m. 09-13-2008 09-15-2008 01:15 a.m.
Time is the standard time, not the day-light saving time.

Chinese Moon Festival day is on 15th moon day, not the full moon day. In China, the full moon day is on 09-15-2008 in the evening. That means in the night of 16th moon day, the moon will be fuller in China. It's same to US time zones, the next day of Moon Festival day, the moon will be fuller in the night.

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.

Why does the Chinese eat moon cakes during Mid-Fall Festival?

Is there a Rabbit in the Moon?

Click here to read the legendary stories of the Moon Festival and Moon Cake.

The Chinese Mid-Fall Moon Festival Day for the coming years

China Time Zone US PST Time Zone US EST Time Zone

September 25, 2007
September 14, 2008
October 3, 2009
September 22, 2010
September 12, 2011
September 30, 2012

September 25, 2007
September 13, 2008
October 2, 2009
September 22, 2010
September 11, 2011
September 29, 2012

September 25, 2007
September 13, 2008
October 2, 2009
September 22, 2010
September 11, 2011
September 29, 2012

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