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| Crescent Moon Sighting Report: | Sixth Biblical Month / August-September 2012 |
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The sixth new moon of the year was first reported on Saturday evening, 18th of August, from Australia followed by Indonesia, South Africa and points westward. Israel confirmed sightings on Sunday evening, August 19th.
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 new moon marks the arrival of the Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah). The earliest sighting expected would be in the Atlantic ocean. Global observers on land would most likely be in Chile, South America on Sunday evening, 16th September. A confirmed sighting in this region would mark that evening as the Feast of Trumpets for Chile and all points westward (including most of the United States). We will attempt to post exact times of any reported sightings to assist. If no confirmed reports are made, the Feast of Trumpets will begin the following evening.
For Israel-based observation, sighting of the moon will most likely be on Monday evening, 17th September (with the 18th of September being the 30th, and latest, day of the lunar cycle).
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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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