Dates
The Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar—essentially the night of a full moon—which is in September or early October in the Gregorian calendar. In 2012 the Mid-Autumn Festival fell on September 30. It will occur on these days in coming years:
- 2013: September 19
- 2014: September 8
- 2015: September 27
- 2016: September 15
- 2017: October 4
- 2018: September 24
- 2019: September 13
- 2020: October 1
- 2021: September 21
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