Listed below are the computations for 2012 for the expected dates of New Moon visibility from Jerusalem, as well as the moladim (i.e., average time of astronomical conjunction) of the Calculated Rabbinical Calendar (CRC). The difference between the dates for the two calendars is also noted.
The possible projected dates for the Eternal's
Appointed
Times for 2012 are given in the table below the New Moon listings.
The barley in the land of Israel is
expected
to be ready in time to commence the year with the New Moon
on the evening
of March 23rd (we will update once confirmation is made in
our upcoming abib
search trip).
ABIB
UPDATE: the barley in the land of Israel is ready to
commence the year with the New Moon on the evening of March 23rd
PLEASE NOTE: The "Visible Crescents" column dates are the dates on which the New Moon is expected to be seen--beginning at sunset of the listed day. All dates listed are to be reckoned from sunset of listed day and date through the next day at sunset in the following New Moon table. [If the VISIBLE CRESCENT column lists Thursday, March 30, for example, then the 1st day of that month by crescent is from sunset of March 30 through sunset of March 31. If the CRC's MOLAD column lists Wednesday, March 29, then by CRC's molad, it is from sunset of March 29 through sunset of March 30.]
|
New Moon |
Illumination and Lagtime |
Visible Crescents |
Confirmation |
# of Days |
CRC Molad |
Difference |
|
|
11th |
2.14 % 81 min. |
Tuesday, January 24 |
Heavy Clouds |
30 |
11th |
Tuesday, January 24 |
same |
|
12th |
3.13 % 93 min. |
Thursday, February 23 |
Sighted |
30 |
12th |
Thursday, February 23 |
same |
|
1st |
1.17 % 55 min. |
Frday, March 23 |
Sighted |
29 |
1st |
Frday, March 23 |
same |
|
2nd |
1.71 % 71 min. |
Sunday, April 22 |
Sighted |
30 |
2nd |
Sunday, April 22 |
same |
|
3rd |
2.64 % 80 min. |
Tuesday, May 22 |
Sighted |
30 |
3rd |
Monday, May 21 |
1 day |
|
4th |
4.31 % 78 min. |
Thursday, June 21 |
Sighted |
30 |
4th |
Wednesday, June 20 |
1 day |
|
5th |
2.66 % 99 min. |
Friday, July 20* |
Sighted 7/21 |
29 |
5th |
Thursday, July 19 |
2 days |
|
6th |
5.13 % 50 min. |
Sunday, August 19 |
Sighted |
30 |
6th |
Monday, August 18 |
1 day |
|
7th |
3.4 % 39 min. |
Monday, September 17 |
Sighted |
29 |
7th |
Sunday, September 17 |
1 day |
|
8th |
5.6 % 89 min. |
Wednesday, October 17* |
Sighted |
30 |
8th |
Tuesday, October 16 |
1 day |
|
9th |
4.32 % 93 min. |
Thursday, November 15 |
Sighted |
29 |
9th |
Wednesday, November 14 |
1 day |
|
10th |
2.45 % 85 min. |
Friday, December 14 |
Sighted |
29 |
10th |
Thursday, December 13 |
1 day |
|
11th |
1.10 % 58 min. |
Saturday, January 12 |
Not Sighted |
29 |
11th |
Friday, January 11 |
1 day |
|
12th |
2.47 % 85 min. |
Monday, February 11 |
Sighted |
30 |
12th |
Sunday, February 10 |
1 day |
|
1st |
0.90 % 47 min. |
Tuesday, March 12* |
Sighted 3/13
|
29 |
1st |
Tuesday, March 12 |
same OR 1 day |
*Friday, July 20 - The moon may not be visible until the next evening.
*Wednesday, October 17 - The moon may be visible the previous evening (1.88% illumination, 36 min. lagtime, moon's altitude at sunset: 6.21 degrees)
*Tuesday, March 12 - The moon may not be visible until the next evening.
|
Event |
begins sunset of |
ends sunset of |
|
Passover |
Sunday, April 5 |
Friday, April 6 |
|
Feast of Unleavens (1st day) |
Friday, April 6 |
Saturday, April 7 |
| Elevation Sheaf Day (aka "wavesheaf") |
Saturday, April 7 |
Sunday, April 8 |
| Feast of Unleavens (7th day) |
Thursday, April 12 |
Friday, April 13 |
| Pentecost |
Saturday, May 26 |
Sunday, May 27 |
| Day of Shouting (aka "Trumpets") |
Monday, September 17 |
Tuesday, September 18 |
| Day of Atonement |
Wednesday, September 26 |
Thursday, September 27 |
| Feast of Tabernacles (1st day) |
Monday, October 1 |
Tuesday, October 2 |
| 8th Day Assembly |
Monday, October 8 |
Tuesday, October 9 |
* molad - The CRC, contrary to what some may think, is not based on first visibilty of the moon after conjunction--it is based on the "molad." The Hebrew word means "birth," but the term in rabbinical calculated calendar usage refers to the average conjunction of the earth, moon, and sun (average length being 29.53059 days). The molad may occur on the actual astronomical new moon, but the two terms are not interchangable. The molad may also occur upon the first day of crescent visibility, or yet within a few days on either side of it (as evidenced in the chart above).
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