---

Click here for this month's New Moon Report.

Abib Report

Printer-Friendly Version

Dates of Biblical Holidays 2008–2009
1st Unleavened Bread	April 22, 2008	א' חג המצות
7th Unleavened Bread	April 28, 2008	ז' חג המצות
Shavuot	June 15, 2008	חג השבועות
Yom Teruah (Day of Shouting)	October 2, 2008 (pending sighting)	יום תרועה
Yom Kippurim (Day of Atonement)	October 11, 2008 (pending sighting)	יום הכפורים
1st Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles)	October 16, 2008 (pending sighting)	א' חג הסוכות
Shemini Atzeret (8th of Assembly)	October 23, 2008 (pending sighting)	שמיני עצרת
Days of Purim	March 12-13, 2009	ימי הפורים

All of the Biblical Holy Days begin at sunset on the day before the date listed and continue for 24 hours until sunset on the following day. For example, if 1st Unleavened Bread is listed as April 22 this means that work is forbidden from sunset on April 21 to sunset on April 22.

---

New Moons 2008-2009

Year	Month	Day	Weekday	Lag (Min) MC6	Ill (%) MC6	Potential Visbility	Hebrew Month
2008	2	8	Friday	86	2.59	Yes
2008	3	8	Saturday	57	1.23	Yes	13th
2008	4	7	Monday	106	3.51	Yes	1st
2008	5	6	Tuesday	90	2.31	Yes	2nd
2008	6	4	Wednesday	68	1.36	Yes	3rd
2008	7	4	Friday	83	3.72	Yes	4th
2008	8	2	Saturday	44	2.13	Yes	5th
2008	9	1	Monday	44	4.02	Yes	6th
2008	9	30	Tuesday	20	1.96	Pending Sighting	7th
2008	10	30	Thursday	37	2.78	Pending Sighting	8th
2008	11	29	Saturday	70	3.33	Yes	9th
2008	12	28	Sunday	47	1.1	Pending Sighting	10th
2009	1	27	Tuesday	68	1.61	Yes	11th
2009	2	26	Thursday	88	2.76	Yes	12th
2009	3	27	Friday	60	1.36	Yes	13th
2009	4	26	Sunday	107	3.36	Yes