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When is the 2011 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 08-29-2011, the Moon Festival is on
09-12-2011 in
China time zone. The Chinese Moon Festival is on
09-11-2011 in USA time zones, since the new moon day is on the same
date 08-28-2011.
| Time Zone | Longitude | New Moon Date & Time | The 15th moon day | Full Moon Date & Time |
| China | East 120 | 08-29-2011 11:05 a.m. | 09-12-2011 | 09-12-2011 17:27 p.m. |
| EST (USA) | West 75 | 08-28-2011 22:05 p.m. | 09-11-2011 | 09-12-2011 04:27 p.m. |
| PST (USA) | West 120 | 08-28-2011 19:05 p.m. | 09-11-2011 | 09-12-2011 01:27 a.m. |
Chinese Moon Festival day is on 15th moon day, which is also the full moon day. In China. Therefore, the Moon will be pretty full in the night of Moon Festival day in China. The full moon time in USA time zones is in the early morning. On the night of 09-12-2011 in USA, the Moon will be less fuller than the one in China. But we cannot tell from the naked eyes.
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.
Why does the Chinese eat moon cakes during Mid-Fall Festival?
Is there a Rabbit in the Moon?
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the Legendary Stories of the Moon Festival and Moon Cake.
The Chinese Mid-Fall Moon Festival Day for the coming years
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