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| Crescent Moon Sighting Report: | First Biblical Month / March - April 2013 |
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 Aviv Barley in Israel Photo by Nehemia Gordon 3/11/2013 |
With the confirmed reports of Aviv barley (see above) found within the Fertile Crescent region, this new moon crescent marks the new year as well (the month of Aviv is considered the first month of the year according to scripture: Exodus 12:2; 13:3-4 and 23:15). The moon was first reported from Nigeria and Morocco, followed by points westward to Jamaica and many points throughout the United States and Canada on Tuesday evening, March 12th. No other reports eastward were made (including from Israel) until the following evening. Click here if you would like to blow a shofar trumpet by submitting your own reported sighting via e-mail. |
 Aviv Barley in Israel Photo by Abib of God 3/11/2013 |
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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 following new moon crescent will be the 2nd month following the confirmed reports of Aviv Barley on March 11, 2013. The first sighting of this new moon will be expected in the area of China on Thursday evening, April 11th.
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 Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org |
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Expected Observation Dates of Biblical Festivals 2013:
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For 2013, Aviv barley was found in early March (within Israel or the Fertile Crescent) with the first confirmed new moon crescent sighted in the region of Nigeria & Morocco on Tuesday evening, March 12th. Therefore, no intercalary 13th month was observed. This means the Annual Festival Dates will be expected as follows (all dates listed begin at sundown the evening before):
It would then follow in the Seventh New Moon of 2013, expected on Friday evening, September 6th, in nearly all locations worldwide (starting in New Zealand and Australia), that the Fall Festivals will be as follows (starting at sundown the previous evening):
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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