As a lunar month is about 29.531 days long, the full moon falls on either the 14th or 15th of the lunar month in those calendars that start the month on the new moon. In any event, the period between full moons can be either 29 or 30 days.
So every mid autumn festival (which falls on the 15th day of the chinese eight lunar month), the moon is always full.
This photo was taken two days before the mid autumn festival so the moon was almost full.
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very nice skywatch entry. come and take a peek at my entry whenever you have time.
ReplyDeleteNice SWF, looks like you have a couple of extra moons.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the nice comments. I love the 1st photo too and I purposely stand under the lanterns to snap the moon and the lanterns and the buildings. :)
ReplyDeleteyes, you took the night photos, i took the day ones :)
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite festivals, lots of beautiful sights to soak in and capture :)
ReplyDeleteHave a good weekend Alice!!
I like both photos. With the lanterns and moon, the photos are perfect for Mid-Autumn Festival!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend, Alice!
Fantastic - what a great frame and the colours are lovely
ReplyDeletevery beautiful composition
ReplyDeleteVery creative with the lantern and the moon in view.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo, I prefer the second one, the seemingly big lantern light, and the small moon at the back.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful shots, you're really talented and I can appreciate that. I just love the moon and the lantern together.
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the nice comments. I appreciated them.
ReplyDeleteHi Alice! Well, after a short break but a long absence I’m finally back to the blogosphere and found some time to enjoy your excellent blog…
ReplyDeleteLoved the wonderful pictures, and I'm sure you enjoyed the Festival!
Many thanks for your comments on Blogtrotter, while I was off. It’s now in Kos on the way to Crete! Hope you enjoy and wish you a great weekend and a nice week ahead!
those are amazing lantern and moon shots alice. great job.
ReplyDeletesorry for not visiting sooner, i am still in my vacation in boracay and it is partly raining here so i got a chance to do some blogging. be back browsing in a jiffy. have a nice day.
these are beautiful latterns could almost past for the moon
ReplyDeletenice composition of the moon with the lanterns....
ReplyDeletejust wooooooooooow! great shots!
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