Listed below are the computations for 2010 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 2010 are given in the table below the New Moon listings. There were two possible dates for the head of the year: March 17th and April 15th. The barley was found to be abib during the search period between March 12th and March 16th, and as such, the year commenced March 17th.
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 |
CRC Molad |
Difference |
|
|
11th |
1.58 % 69 min. |
Saturday, January 16 |
sighted |
11th |
Friday, January 15 |
1 day |
|
12th |
2.21 % 80 min. |
Monday, February 15 |
sighted |
12th |
Sunday, February 14 |
1 day |
|
1st |
3.26 % 97 min. |
Wednesday, March 17 |
sighted |
1st |
Monday, March 15 |
2 days |
|
2nd |
1.58 % 68 min. |
Thursday, April 15 |
sighted |
2nd |
Wednesday, April 14 |
1 day |
|
3rd |
3.3% 103 min. |
Saturday, May 15 |
sighted |
3rd |
Thursday, May 13 |
2 days |
|
4th |
2.03 % 69 min. |
Sunday, June 13 |
sighted |
4th |
Saturday, June 12 |
1 day |
|
5th |
5.21 % 76 min. |
Tuesday, July 13 |
sighted |
5th |
Sunday, July 11 |
2 days |
|
6th |
3.86 % 43 min. |
Wednesday, August 11 |
sighted |
6th |
Tuesday, August 10 |
1 day |
|
7th |
7.56 % 62 min. |
Friday, September 10 |
sighted |
7th |
Wednesday, September 8 |
2 days |
|
8th |
5.03 % 56 min. |
Saturday, October 9 |
sighted |
8th |
Friday, October 8 |
1 day |
|
9th |
2.66 % 50 min. |
Sunday, November 7 |
sighted |
9th |
Sunday, November 7 |
same |
|
10th |
3.97 % 98 min. |
Tuesday, December 7 |
sighted |
10th |
Tuesday, December 7 |
same |
|
11th |
1.61 % 70 min. |
Wednesday, January 5 |
sighted |
11th |
Wednesday, January 5 |
same |
|
12th |
2.33 % 83 min. |
Friday, February 4 |
heavy clouds* |
12th |
Friday, February 4 |
same |
|
13th |
3.05 % 93 min. |
Sunday, March 6 |
sighted |
13th |
Sunday, March 6 |
same |
*Heavy clouds blocked the view of the New Moon on Friday February 4, 2011. Nehemia Gordon reported: "...we didn't see the moon from Jerusalem because of rain and clouds. However it was 30 days since the last sighting and hence new moon day by default (a lunar month can't be more than 30 days long)."
|
Event |
begins sunset of |
ends sunset of |
|
Passover |
Tuesday, March 30 |
Wednesday, March 31 |
|
Feast of Unleavens (1st day) |
Wednesday, March 31 |
Thursday, April 1 |
| Elevation Sheaf Day (aka "wavesheaf") |
Saturday, April 3 |
Sunday, April 4 |
| Feast of Unleavens (7th day) |
Tuesday, April 6 |
Wednesday, April 7 |
| Pentecost |
Saturday, May 22 |
Sunday, May 23 |
| Day of Shouting (aka "Trumpets") |
Friday, September 10 |
Saturday, September 11 |
| Day of Atonement |
Sunday, September 19 |
Monday, September 20 |
| Feast of Tabernacles (1st day) |
Friday, September 24 |
Saturday, September 25 |
| 8th Day Assembly |
Friday, October 1 |
Saturday, October 2 |
* 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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