Autumn Moon

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Not to be confused with the Harvest Festival or Night of the Thirteenth Moon.
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The Autumn Moon in New Leaf
Occurrence
15th day of the 8th lunar month
(see recurrence)
Time 6 PM – 9 PM[nb 1]
All day[nb 2]
Host Tortimer[nb 3]
Isabelle[nb 4]
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 おつきみ月見
 中秋节
 中秋節
 추석
 Fête de la lune
 Fête de la Lune
 Celebración de la Luna
 Celebración de la Luna
 Festa della luna
 День луны
 Herbstmond (AC) / Nacht des Herbstmondes (CF and NL) / Mondfest (since NH)
 Maanfeest

The Autumn Moon (known as the Harvest Moon Festival prior to Animal Crossing: City Folk) is an event in the Animal Crossing series that occurs in either September or October. It is a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, known in Japan as Tsukimi and Korea as Chuseok.

The date of this event varies each year, as it occurs on the date of the full moon closest to the September Equinox.

Appearances[edit]

In Doubutsu no Mori[edit]

In Doubutsu no Mori, during the festival the moon's reflection can be seen in the lake from 6 PM to 9 PM, while villagers stand and watch. In Japanese the holiday is called 中秋の名月 (Chushu no Meigetsu), meaning "mid-autumn full moon."

In Doubutsu no Mori+[edit]

The Harvest Moon Festival in Doubutsu no Mori+

In Doubutsu no Mori+, the moon viewing remains the same, but Tortimer will also appear by the lake to give the player a Tsukimi dango.

In Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+[edit]

In Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+, Tortimer will give the player a moon if spoken to. This was moved from the similar Night of the Thirteenth Moon festival, which was effectively replaced by the meteor shower.

In City Folk[edit]

Tortimer celebrating the Autumn Moon in City Folk.

In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the Autumn Moon festival varies depending on the player's (or current host's) region. In the North American and European versions of the game, it is referred to as the Autumn Moon, while in the Japanese version, the event is referred to as Tsukimi (お月見 Otsukimi?).

Tortimer can be seen near the town hall from 6 AM to 12 AM. He will give the player a gift that is different for each region.

In New Leaf[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Isabelle is present in the plaza from 6 AM to 12 AM, and she will give the player a gift that is different for each region. The standee in the plaza is also different between regions. In Japanese versions, it is a table with dango on that is being overlooked by a mountain and a moon. In the North American version, it's a scarecrow in a farm field overlooking the Autumn Moon.

In the Japanese version, the event is referred to as Tsukimi (お月見 Otsukimi?), while the Korean version refers to it as Chuseok (추석, Chuseok).

In New Horizons[edit]

While the Autumn Moon does not appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as a standard event, it appears as a Nook Shopping seasonal event from September 12 to September 21[nb 5] as Moon-Viewing Day in which the player can purchase the dango, the moon cakes, and the moon rug from Nook Shopping.[nb 6]

Item list[edit]

In City Folk[edit]

Autumn Moon items in City Folk

Item Image Buy Price Sell Price Available From Color(s) Genre Size Info
Dango Dango CF Model.png - 888 Tortimer (Japan) White / Brown Trendy/Playful 1.0 x 1.0 -
Wheat bundle Wheat Bundle CF Model.png - - Tortimer (North America) - - 1.0 x 1.0 -
Veggie basket Veggie Basket CF Model.png - 125 Tortimer (Europe) - - 1.0 x 1.0 -

In New Leaf[edit]

Autumn Moon items in New Leaf

Item Image Buy Price Sell Price Available From Color(s) HHA Theme Style Size Info Customize
Dango Dango NL Model.png - 888 Isabelle (Japan) Brown / White Harmonious Iconic 1.0 x 1.0 - No
Songpyeon Songpyeon NL Model.png - 300 Isabelle (Korea) Red / Colorful Harmonious Iconic 1.0 x 1.0 - No
Wheat bundle Wheat Bundle NL Model.png - 125 Isabelle (North America) Brown (x2) Rustic Iconic 1.0 x 1.0 - No
Veggie basket Veggie Basket NL Model.png - 125 Isabelle (Europe) Colorful / Brown - Basic 1.0 x 1.0 - No

In New Horizons[edit]

Moon-Viewing Day seasonal furniture in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Item Image Type Buy price Sell price Available from
Dango dango Furniture  1,100 Bells  275 Bells  Nook Shopping
Moon cakes moon cakes Furniture  1,100 Bells  275 Bells  Nook Shopping
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing New Horizons, compiled and edited by 6480, noizhub, Ricky, chaiinchomp, saberslime, robotic_scarab, mollumisc, sunmarsh, kyrokey, obstinateRixatrix, jackiwi, Zalex, SuperHamster, kait, hyuum, Azarro, Czarcasm, cinnamon_swirlix, astronomyfortwo, Welcius, glowtopia, BriKun, Alyrei, dodocodes.com, StevieCoops, sneeze, Shiny190, TwistedPeach, LavaToaster, capstone, vmario, rocklamp, Alexis, Aeon, and PanchamBro.

Recurrence[edit]

The following dates are for North American and European versions. Tsukimi and Chuseok will fall either on the same day, a day earlier, or a day later.

Recurrence
  • September 12th 2000
  • October 1st 2001
  • September 21st 2002
  • September 11th 2003
  • September 28th 2004
  • September 18th 2005
  • October 6th 2006
  • September 25th 2007
  • September 14th 2008
  • October 3rd 2009
  • September 22nd 2010
  • September 12th 2011
  • September 30th 2012
  • September 19th 2013
  • September 8th 2014
  • September 27th 2015
  • September 15th 2016
  • October 4th 2017
  • September 24th 2018
  • September 13th 2019
  • October 1st 2020
  • September 21st 2021
  • September 10th 2022
  • September 29th 2023
  • September 17th 2024
  • October 6th 2025
  • September 25th 2026
  • September 15th 2027
  • October 3rd 2028
  • September 22nd 2029
  • September 12th 2030
  • October 1st 2031
  • September 19th 2032

Notes[edit]

  1. In Doubutsu no Mori, Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+
  2. City Folk onward; Moon only visible from 6:00 PM — 12:00 AM
  3. In Animal Crossing, Doubutsu no Mori e+, and City Folk
  4. In New Leaf only
  5. Prior to version 1.11.0, this event occurred from September 7 to October 8.
  6. The dango and moon cakes were added in version 1.11.0.

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