Listed below are the computations for 2003 for the expected dates of New Moon visibility from Jerusalem, as well as the moladim (i.e., average timing of dark moons) of the Calculated Rabbinical Calendar (CRC). The difference between the dates for the two calendars is also noted.
The projected dates for the Eternal's Appointed Times for 2003 are given in the tables below the New Moon listings. Once again, we will have no dates exactly in common with the CRC-observant CoGs for the Holy Days this year.
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.
2003 New Moons
Event |
Illumination and Lagtime |
Visible Crescents |
Visibility |
CRC Molad |
Difference |
| 1st New Moon | 3.15 % 92 min. |
Thursday, April 3 |
Yes |
Wed., April 2 |
1 day |
| 2nd New Moon | 1.22 % 57 min. |
Friday, May 2 |
Probable |
Friday, May 2 |
same day |
| 3rd New Moon | 2.18 % 82 min. |
Sunday, June 1 |
Yes |
Saturday, May 31 |
1 day |
| 4th New Moon | 0.99 % 54 min. |
Monday, June 30 |
Borderline |
Monday, June 30 |
same day |
| 5th New Moon | 2.47 % 71 min. |
Wed., July 30 |
Yes |
Tuesday, July 29 |
1 day |
| 6th New Moon | 1.31 % 48 min. |
Thursday, Aug. 28 |
Probable |
Thursday, Aug. 28 |
same day |
| 7th New Moon | 3.29 % 62 min. |
Saturday, Sept. 27 |
Yes |
Friday, Sept. 26 |
1 day |
| 8th New Moon | 1.78 % 44 min. |
Sunday, Oct. 26 |
Probable |
Sunday, Oct. 26 |
same day |
| 9th New Moon | 4.19 % 80 min. |
Tuesday, Nov. 25 |
Yes |
Tuesday, Nov. 25 |
same day |
| 10th New Moon | 2.30 % 63 min. |
Wed., Dec. 24 |
Yes |
Thursday, Dec. 25 |
1 day |
| 11th New Moon | 4.27 % 125 min. |
Friday, January 23 |
Yes |
Friday, January 23 |
same day |
| 12th New Moon | 2.05 % 69 min. |
Saturday, February 21 |
Yes |
Sunday, February 22 |
1 day |
Event |
begins sunset of |
ends sunset of |
| New Year's Day | Thursday, April 3 |
Friday, April 4 |
Passover |
Wednesday, April 16 |
Thursday, April 17 |
Feast of Unleavens (1st day) |
Thursday, April 17 |
Friday, April 18 |
| Elevation Sheaf Day (aka "wavesheaf") | Saturday, April 19 |
Sunday, April 20 |
| Feast of Unleavens (7th day) | Wednesday, April 23 |
Thursday, April 24 |
| Pentecost | Saturday, June 7 |
Sunday, June 8 |
| Day of Shouting (aka "Trumpets") | Saturday, September 27 |
Sunday, Septemeber 28 |
| Day of Atonement | Monday, October 6 |
Tuesday, October 7 |
| Feast of Tabernacles (1st day) | Saturday, October 11 |
Sunday, October 12 |
| 8th Day Assembly | Saturday, October 18 |
Sunday, October 19 |
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* 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).
Author: Brian Hoeck
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