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Which direction is the moon on the night of August 15?

The moon on August 15 is directly south of the sky.

From the 15th to 17th lunar month, the moon moves to the outside of the earth, that is, the sun and the moon are located on both sides of the earth. Usually, the earth can't stop the sunlight, and the bright side of the moon is all facing the earth. People can see the full moon, which is called the full moon.

When the sun sets at night, the full moon rises from the eastern horizon, lies in the southern sky at midnight and sets on the western horizon in the morning. You can see the moon all night.

The traditional Mid-Autumn Festival is in August of the lunar calendar every year 15. This is the middle of autumn, hence the name Mid-Autumn Festival. According to historical records, the Mid-Autumn Festival first appeared in Zhou Li. By the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it had been said that the cattle in Shangshu Town would accompany them on the Mid-Autumn Festival night. Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in the early Tang Dynasty.

The best time to enjoy the moon in 2023

Astronomical experts said that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, the most round moment of the moon is 2 1 day at 7: 55. At this time, the moon can't be seen in most parts of central and eastern China, so we can wait until sunset.

Kou Wen, senior engineer of Beijing Planetarium: On the fourteenth (twentieth) night of the lunar calendar, the moon also looks very round. On the night of 15 (2 1 day), although more than ten hours have passed since the full circle of the moon, it is difficult for the naked eye to distinguish it.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, most parts of the country can enjoy the moon, and the effect of the Mid-Autumn Festival depends on the weather conditions in various places. The weather forecast of enjoying the moon by the Central Meteorological Observatory shows that on the Mid-Autumn Festival, that is, on the evening of September 2 1, there are less clouds in most parts of the country except the northeast and the west of Sichuan Basin, and the meteorological conditions are conducive to enjoying the moon that night.