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.

New Moon Report May 2009 Third Biblical Month On Monday May 25, 2009 the new moon was sighted from Israel. The moon was first sighted from Jerusalem by David Cachicas at 19:46 and shortly thereafter by Nehemia Gordon, Devorah Gordon, Yehoshua Newman, Joelle Crawshaw, Eli Crawshaw, Rick Busenbark, Aviva Azkerman, Sam Crawshaw and Adam Kinghorn. Below are photos of the new moon over Jerusalem taken by Yehoshua Newman: click to enlarge click to enlarge click to enlarge The moon was also sighted from Poriyya Ilit by Valerie Knowles at 19:55. This coming Sunday (May 31) is the biblical festival of Shavuot, the 50th day from the morrow after the Sabbath during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For more information on Shavuot see: http://www.karaite-korner.org/shavuot.shtml Nehemia Gordon Jerusalem, Israel THIS MONTH'S NEW MOON REPORT CAN BE VIEWED AT: >>>Karaite Korner Newsletter<<< Subscribe to the free New Moon Report! Learn more about the New Moon in the Hebrew Bible! To subscribe to Karaite Korner Newsletter, send a blank email to: karaite_korner_news-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To UNsubscribe from Karaite Korner Newsletter, send a blank email to: karaite_korner_news-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com