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| Crescent Moon Sighting Report: | Fourth Biblical Month / June-July 2012 |
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The fourth new moon of the year was first seen on Wednesday evening, June 20th in the South Africa region, including Zimbabwe and Tanzania, with additional sightings in Guatemala and the United States. The first visible crescent seen by the naked eye in Israel occurred on Thursday evening, June 21st.
If you would like to submit your own reported sighting, please click on the link above.
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 Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org |
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 Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org |
The next expected new moon will be visible in the South Pacific Thursday evening, July 19th, with first trumpet confirmations Friday evening, June 20th throughout most regions; however, it is possible Israel may not be able to confirm the sighting until the following evening, July 21st.
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 Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org |
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 Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org |
This year, the Aviv barley harvest reports from the Fertile Crescent region around Israel have been reported in the 12th month making the next new moon, reported on the evening of March 23, 2012 (starting in Israel westward), the start of the new year. There was no need for an additional 13th month. This placed the Festival Dates as follows (all dates listed began at sundown the evening before; may vary based upon visual confirmation/trumpet call of the crescent moon):
The Seventh New Moon of 2012 will have a slight possibility of being seen in the southern portion of South America (Chile) on the evening of September 16, 2012. The United States and most of the Americas, along with all points westward, would then keep this date based on a Global Trumpet call should they be made from Chile. If the moon is not seen, then all regions - including Israel - should observe a new moon the following evening (all dates listed begin at sundown the evening before; may vary based upon visual confirmation/trumpet call of the month/Abib harvest):
If you would like to provide future reports, I welcome anyone to serve as witnesses to the sighting of the new moon crescent by submitting your sighting via e-mail. Together, as Yah's people, we can all be of one accord with the blowing of a trumpet to communicate to all of His people when the new moon has occurred (Numbers 10:10). We also attempt to post our own sightings and in a timely manner.
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