Listed below are the computations for 2013 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 2013 are given in the table below the New Moon listings. This year has three different possibilities for the start of the first month: THE EVENING OF MARCH 12TH OR 13TH (depending on lunar visibility), or THE EVENING OF APRIL 11TH (depending on the barley). If the barley in the land of Israel is not ready in time to commence the year with the New Moon of March, the year will start in April. We will update once confirmation is made in the upcoming abib search trip. UPDATE: The barley in Israel will be ready to harvest by the wavesheaf date (March 31). On Tuesday night, March 12th (at the close of the 29th day of the 12th month), the moon was NOT visible, hence the 1st day of the month of the Aviv begins Wednesday, March 13th at sunset.
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 |
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* |
heavy haze 3/12 |
29 or 30 |
1st |
Monday, March 11 |
2 days |
|
2nd |
1.65 % 69 min. |
Thursday, April 11 |
sighted
|
30 |
2nd |
Wednesday, April 10 |
1 day |
|
3rd |
2.60 % 81 min. |
Saturday, May 11 |
sighted
|
30 |
3rd |
Thursday, May 9 |
2 days |
|
4th |
3.84 % 79 min. |
Monday, June 10 |
sighted
|
30 |
4th |
Saturday, June 8 |
2 days |
|
5th |
1.99 % 34 min. |
Tuesday, July 9* |
sighted 7/10
|
29 OR 30 |
5th |
Sunday, July 7 |
2 or 3 days |
|
6th |
3.25 % 38 min. |
Thursday, August 8 |
sighted
|
29 OR 30 |
6th |
Tuesday, August 6 |
2 days |
|
7th |
5.17 % 58 min. |
Saturday, September 7 |
sighted |
30 |
7th |
Wednesday, September 4 |
3 days |
|
8th |
3.13 % 52 min. |
Sunday, October 6 |
sighted
|
29 |
8th |
Friday, October 4 |
2 days |
|
9th |
1.59 % 50 min. |
Monday, November 4 |
cloudy
|
29 |
9th |
Sunday, November 3 |
1 day |
|
10th |
3.87 % 104 min. |
Wednesday, December 4 |
sighted
|
30 |
10th |
Tuesday, December 3 |
1 day |
|
11th |
2.23 % 85 min. |
Thursday, January 2 |
sighted
|
29 |
11th |
Wednesday, January 1 |
1 day |
|
12th |
1.00 % 113 min. |
Friday, January 31* |
not sighted - clouds
|
29 OR 30 |
12th |
Friday, January 31 |
same OR1 day |
|
13th |
2.51 % 25 min. |
Sunday, March 2 |
not sighted - fog/haze |
29 OR 30 |
13th |
Sunday,March 2 |
same |
*Tuesday, March 12 - The moon was not visible this evening, making it the 30th day of the 12th month.
*Tuesday, July 9 - The moon will probably not be visible until the next evening.
*Friday, January 31 - The moon may not be visible until the next evening.
|
Event |
begins sunset of |
ends sunset of |
|
Passover |
Tuesday, March 26 |
Wednesday, March 27 |
|
Feast of Unleavens (1st day) |
Wednesday, March 27 |
Thursday, March 28 |
| Elevation Sheaf Day (aka "wavesheaf") |
Saturday, March 30 |
Sunday, March 31 |
| Feast of Unleavens (7th day) |
Tuesday, April 2 |
Wednesday, April 3 |
| Pentecost |
Saturday, May 18 |
Sunday, May 19 |
| Day of Shouting (aka "Trumpets") |
Saturday, September 7 |
Sunday, September 8 |
| Day of Atonement |
Monday, September 16 |
Tuesday, September 17 |
| Feast of Tabernacles (1st day) |
Saturday, September 21 |
Sunday, September 22 |
| 8th Day Assembly |
Saturday, September 28 |
Sunday, September 29 |
* 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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