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Crescent Moon Sighting Report:Ninth Biblical Month / November-December 2012
As of November 15, 2012 9:00am CT

Global Observation:Israel Observation:
Expected: Wednesday evening, 14th November, 2012
Brazil
Expected: Thursday evening, 15th November, 2012
Reported:
14th November
Durban & Cape Town, South Africa
West Indies, Florida
Commonwealth of Dominica

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Reported:
15th November @ 4:46pm IST
Karaite Korner


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"...at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets" - Numbers 10:10

The first reports of the Ninth New Moon Crescent of the year have come from Durban & Cape Town, South Africa on Wednesday evening, November 14th at 7:45pm SAST (12:45p EST). This occurred approximately 3 hours after sundown in Israel. Reports of the new moon continued westward. Observation directly from the land of Israel did not occur until the following evening, November 15th.

Click here if you would like to blow a shofar trumpet by submitting your own reported sighting via e-mail.




Confirmed

Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org




Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org


Article by Nehemiah Gordon regarding Israeli-based observation



Next Crescent Moon (10th Month):

The following new moon will begin the 10th Biblical Month. The earliest sighting possible could be in parts of the United States and Mexico on Thursday evening, 13th December. However, a sighting may not take place until the following evening in the far east or Australia along with Israel.



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Earliest

Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org


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Latest

Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org




Expected Observation Dates of Biblical Festivals 2012:
All dates may vary based upon visual confirmation/trumpet call of the crescent moon & Aviv barley availability

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):

^ - Most regions east of Israel will observe the following date (based on global trumpet call)
* Holy Convocation Day (No Regular Work)
** High-Day Holy Convocation (Sabbath Day of Rest)
# Based on barley within Promised Land (Israel) region

The Seventh New Moon of 2012 was not reported, as expected, from South America on the evening of September 16th. First reports of the new moon were the following day from Australia and Malaysia. This means nearly all locations worldwide (including Israel) will begin the Seventh Month on Monday evening, September 17th based on a Global Trumpet Call. This sets the Fall Feasts as follows for nearly all locations worldwide (starting at sundown the previous evening):

* Holy Convocation Day (No Regular Work)
** High-Day Holy Convocation (Sabbath Day of Rest)

Although not a commanded Holy Day Convocation, the Ninth New Moon of 2012 will mark the memorial Feast of Dedication (representing the cleansing of Paganism from the Temple and Re-dedication to Yah), which is first expected in South America and all points west of the Atlantic on Wednesday evening, November 14th placing the Festival on the following dates (starting at sundown the previous evening):

^ - Most regions east of the Atlantic Ocean (including Israel) will observe the following date (based on global trumpet call)


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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For more information regarding the Biblical Calendar: Research Paper - Mathematical Bias of the Biblical Calendar (Revised) - by Shawn Richardson

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