Mid-Autumn Festival
Shanghai Government's English portal states that the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month; the Gregorian date therefore varies by year.
Date and recurrence
15th day of the eighth lunar month
The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is China / traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Sources
- Shanghai Government — Mid-Autumn FestivalLocal Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Mid-Autumn Festival?
15th day of the eighth lunar month The stored recurrence guidance is: 15th day of the eighth lunar month; resolve the Gregorian date for the target year.
Does Mid-Autumn Festival fall on the same date every year?
It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.
Is Mid-Autumn Festival an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: China / traditional Mid-Autumn Festival. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Mid-Autumn Festival?
The stored designation basis is: Shanghai Government's English portal states that the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month; the Gregorian date therefore varies by year.. Supporting provenance includes Shanghai Government — Mid-Autumn Festival. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Mid-Autumn Festival international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to China. Its fuller verified scope is: China / traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.