This time the "Fifteen Moon and Fourteen Circles" appeared only 6 times in 100 years

　　Only 6 times in 100 years! This time, the "Fifteen Moon and Fourteen Circles", the most round moment will be released →

　　When is the moon fullest? A commonly heard saying is "the moon is fifteen and sixteen round." However, in the sixth lunar month of the Gengzi Rat Year, the 15th moon is "fourteen rounds", and the roundest time appears at 23:59 on August 3rd.

　　Astronomical experts say that the phenomenon of “14 rounds of the moon at 15” is relatively rare. In the 100 years of the 21st century, this situation will only occur 6 times.

　　Shi Zhicheng, a member of the Chinese Astronomical Society and director of the Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that on the first day of the lunar calendar, we cannot see the moon. At this time, it is called "new moon", also called "shuo"; by the fifteenth day of the lunar calendar, we can Seeing a round moon is called "full moon" or "wang".

　　According to the provisions of the lunar calendar, the day where "Suo" is located is the first day of each month. However, it is the same in the first day of the new year, "news" may occur in the early morning, or in the morning, afternoon, or evening. And each synodic month itself has its own lengths and shortcomings. Therefore, the "look" at the fullest time of the moon can occur at the earliest on the night of the fourteenth lunar calendar, and at the latest on the morning of the seventeenth lunar calendar.

　"Fifteen Moon Fourteen Circles"

　　Will only appear 6 times in 100 years

　　In the 100 years of the 21st century, the number of times the "full moon" appeared on the seventeenth, sixteenth, fifteenth and fourteenth of the lunar calendar showed that the number of times the "full moon" appeared was 1241 times. Among them, the sixteenth of the lunar calendar has the most frequency, with 579 times; the fifteenth of the lunar calendar, with 468 times; the seventeenth of the lunar calendar, with 188 times; the fourteenth of the lunar calendar, with only 6 times.

　　Shi Zhicheng said that from the fourteenth to the seventeenth of the lunar calendar, no matter which day the "full moon" appears, it is a normal calendar phenomenon. Every time the "full moon" appears, it provides people with a rare opportunity to enjoy the moon.

　　On midsummer night, if the weather is fine, you may wish to "look up into the sky and beckon to the full moon" on the evening of August 3.