Anshun Bridge, Chengdu, China Oct. 6, 2025

The shiver felt under a full autumn moon, when the air hints at winter"s arrival, has a way of lingering in memory. One of China"s most cherished holidays, the Mid-Autumn Festival—also known as the Moon Festival—adds another touch of magic to the end of the harvest season. It"s celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month of the Chinese calendar—this year, on October 6. According to legend, it"s also the night when the moon goddess Chang"e watches over the world.

© Philippe LEJEANVRE/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Dragon tails trail to the sea
Oct. 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct. 22, 2023Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
A light in the coastal darkness
Apr. 6, 2024Japan Castle Day
Beauty by the bay
Nimble and stealthy
Lest we forget
Feb. 24, 2025Giant cuttlefish, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia
Mar. 8, 2024International Womens Day
Sep. 10, 2023Grandparents Day
Oct. 14, 2023Ring of fire solar eclipse
Mar. 7, 2025Plum blossoms, China
Standing on glass 275+ metres in the air
A delightfully ornate Easter display
Jul. 1, 2024Canada Day
The lungs of Earth
Happy New Year’s from down under
The other continent down under
May 19, 2025Victoria Day
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
Jan. 28, 2025Short-eared owl
Feb. 10, 2026Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, Ibiza, Spain
Jun. 24, 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
Apr. 16, 2025Anniversary of Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States
Feb. 19, 2026Dragons Eye, Uttakleiv Beach, Norway
Sep. 16, 2023Oktoberfest begins
Oct. 29, 2023Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Mar. 24, 2024Silvereyes
Nov. 23, 2024Fibonacci Day
May 13, 2025Yoho National Park, British Columbia
Dec. 31, 2024New Years Eve in Ottawa