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New Moon Report
Crescent New Moon Sightings
January 2000

This page contains reports of actual New Moon sightings from Israel and is updated every month. The Biblical month begins with the Crescent New Moon, or First Visible Sliver, seen from Israel.
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New Moon Report
January 2000

On Saturday January 8, 2000 the New Moon was first sighted at:

  • 17:00 by Isaac Sergani from Arad.

  • 17:05 by Musa from Ofakim.

  • 17:13 from Ma'ale Adumim.

  • 17:40 by Magdi from Ashdod and the moon remained visible until 17:50. There was heavy cloud coverage over Ashdod and the moon was only visible when a section of the cloud coverage opened up and only remained visible until that section of sky was covered again by clouds.

Happy Rosh Hodesh (New Moon Day)!

Nehemia Gordon
Jerusalem, Israel

Some of the reports in this newsletter were collected by Magdi Shamuel of Ashdod, Israel. Magdi Shamuel's article on the Calendar can be seen at:
Karaite Calendar by Magdi Shamuel

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