"Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn *days, and in the beginnings of your *months..." (Numbers 10:10)
*mô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh-From H3259; properly an appointment, that is, a fixed time or season; specifically a festival; conventionally a year;
*chôdesh-From H2318; the new moon; by implication a month: - month (-ly), new moon.
The projected dates below are based on approximate calculations of the first new moon visibility as seen from
Palestine/Jerusalem.
All listed dates should be confirmed by report of actual new moon visibility.
Note: Biblical Days
begin at Sunset. Therefore, a Holy Day begins at Sunset of the
day listed. For example, a Holy Day that is on Wednesday is
observed from Sunset Tuesday to Sunset Wednesday.
The sighting of the new moon on or after the spring equinox determines the
beginning of the 1st month. The new moon is not visible for approximately
two days/nights.
*The Passover service itself is held just after Sunset (evening before)
Marking the start of Passover.
The projected dates below are based on approximate calculations of the first new
moon visibility, at Jerusalem. All listed dates should be confirmed by report of
actual new moon visibility.
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NOTE that all Holy Days begin the evening before
* The Passover service itself is held just after Sunset
the evening before. Not a Sabbath day. |
I encourage you to do your own Bible study and come to your own conclusion as to the start of the new year.
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The following are the possible High Holy dates. Will update calendar as the moon is spotted! |
These are just expected times for planning purposes. All holy-days start at the evening prior to morning the next day.
Dates for observation in the U.S.
If spotted in Israel evening of the 1st, held in U.S. beginning at dark the 1st thru the 2nd's day light portion.
The New Moon was spotted with the naked eye on 20 March from Jerusalem.
A New Moon should be sighted with the naked eye in Israel on September 12.
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The following are the possible start
dates. |
| Year |
1st month New Moon |
*Passover |
**Feast of Unleavened Lasts 7 days |
Pentecost |
7th month New Moon |
Trumpets | Atonement |
***Feast of Tabernacles Lasts 7 days |
Eighth Day |
| 2026 |
Spotted September 12 |
September |
September 22 |
September 27 |
October 4 |
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| 2027 | Spotted? April 7 or 8 |
April 21 or 22 |
April 22 or 23 |
June 6 | Spotted? October 1 or 2 |
October 1 or 2 |
October 10 or 11 |
October 15 or 16 |
October 22 or 23 |
| 2028 | Spotted? March 26 or 27 |
April 9 or 10 |
April 10 or 11 |
May 28 | Spotted? September 19 or 20 |
September 19 or 20 |
September 28 or 29 |
October 3 or 4 |
October 10 or 11 |
| 2029 | Spotted? April 15 or 16 |
March 28 or 29 |
March 29 or 30 |
June 17 | Spotted? October 8 or 9 |
October 8 or 9 |
October 17 or 18 |
October 22 or 23 |
October 29 or 30 |
| 2030 |
Spotted? April 4 or 5 |
April 18 or 19 |
April 24 or 25 |
June 2 | Spotted? September 28 or 29 |
September 28 or 29 |
October 7 or 8 |
October 12 or 13 |
October 19 or 20 |
| 2031 |
Spotted? March 24 or 25 |
April 6 or 7 |
April 7 or 8 |
May 25 | Spotted? September 17 or 18 |
September 17 or 18 |
September 26 or 27 |
October 1 or 2 |
October 8 or 9 |
| 2032 |
Spotted? April 11 or 12 |
April 24 or 25 |
April 25 or 26 |
June 13 | Spotted? October 5 or 6 |
October 5 or 6 |
October 14 or 15 |
October 19 or 20 |
October 26 or 27 |
No month can have more than thirty days.
Equinoxes for Jerusalem 2023-2031
There are two equinoxes every year, in March and September, when the Sun shines directly on the equator, and the length of night and day are nearly equal.
The March equinox Marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north and vice versa in
September.
All times are local time for Jerusalem. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Times adjusted for DST if applicable.
| Year | March Equinox | March Equinox | ||
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| 2023 | March 20 | 11:24 pm IST | 2028 | March 20 4:17 am IST |
| 2024 | March 20 | 5:06 am IST | 2029 | March 20 10:02 am IST |
| 2025 | March 20 | 11:01 am IST | 2030 | March 20 3:51 pm IST |
| 2026 | March 20 | 4:45 pm IST | 2031 | March 20 9:41 pm IST |
| 2027 | March 20 | 10:24 pm IST | ||