The best time to enjoy the moon this year

The best time to enjoy the moon this year is September 29th, 2023 (August 15th of the lunar calendar) 17: 57.

September 29th ushered in the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. The reporter learned from the Shenzhen Meteorological Observatory that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival is the "fifteenth full moon", and the moon will reach the full moon on September 29th (the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month) 17: 57, and the Shenzhen moon will rise on 18: 06.

Astronomical experts say that whether a place can see the roundest moon depends on whether it can see the moon at the roundest moment. Generally speaking, the farther east China is, the earlier the moon rises, and the farther west it is, the later it rises.

For example, the moon rises at 17: 37 in Shenyang and 19: 50 in Lhasa. But in fact, a night's time has little effect on the change of the moon phase, and nothing else can be seen by the naked eye, so there is no need to pursue the so-called roundest moment, just choose your own suitable time to enjoy the moon on the Mid-Autumn Festival night.

According to the latest forecast, the weather in Shenzhen is generally stable during the Mid-Autumn National Day holiday, and there is no direct impact from typhoons and large-scale strong convective rainstorms. Among them, on the day of Mid-Autumn Festival (29th), it was cloudy on sunny days, with short-term showers in the local area and cloudy at night, with the moon visible in the clouds and the temperature of 27-33℃.

September 30-65438+1 October1sunny to cloudy, with occasional short showers, feeling hot; On February 2-5, it turned sunny and dry during the day, and on February 2-3, the east gust of coastal highlands was 6-7. Please take precautions against short-term thunderstorms in the early stage of the holiday, strong winds at sea and along the coast in the middle stage and forest fires in the later stage.

The origin of custom

The custom of enjoying the moon comes from offering sacrifices to the moon, and serious sacrifices have become relaxed pleasures. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena and evolved from the worship of the autumn moon in ancient times. In written records, the folk Mid-Autumn Festival began in Wei and Jin Dynasties, but it did not become a habit. In the Tang Dynasty, it was quite popular to enjoy and play with the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. Many poets wrote poems about the moon in their masterpieces.

In the Song Dynasty, the Mid-Autumn Festival centered on appreciating the moon was formed and officially designated as the Mid-Autumn Festival. Different from the Tang Dynasty, appreciating the moon in the Song Dynasty is more about feeling things and hurting people. Often compared to human feelings. Even on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, the bright moonlight can't hide the sadness.