Shalom Aleichem,
כֹּֽה-אָמַר יהוה צְבָאוֹת צוֹם הָרְבִיעִי וְצוֹם הַחֲמִישִׁי וְצוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וְצוֹם הָעֲשִׂירִי יִהְיֶה לְבֵית-יְהוּדָה לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה וּֽלְמֹעֲדִים טוֹבִים וְהָאֱמֶת וְהַשָּׁלוֹם אֱהָֽבוּ
kōh-’āmar יהוה ṣḇā’ōṯ ṣōm harəḇî‘î wəṣōm hāḥămišî wəṣōm haššəḇi‘î wəṣōm hā‘ăśîrî yihyēh ləḇêṯ-yəhūḏāh ləśāśōn ūləśimḥāh ūləmō‘āḏîm ṭōḇîm wəhā’ĕmeṯ wəhaššālōm ’ĕhāḇū
Thus says יהוה of Hosts: The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth month, and the fast of the seventh month, and the fast of the tenth month will be for the house of Yehudah for joy and for gladness and for good appointed times. But love truth and peace.
Zechariah 8:19
The fifth new moon is expected to be visible in Israel and the United States on July 15. info
The fourth new moon was visible June 15 in the United States and June 16 in Israel. info
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May יהוה be with you,
Ya’aqov Meyer
Young Crescent Moon Visibility
Select your nearest city and a New Moon date, then adjust the sky conditions to explore your chances of spotting the delicate thin crescent on each of the first three evenings.
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Atmospheric Conditions
0% clear → 100% overcast
Results for the three evenings after conjunctionLocation contextMap shown for geographic context only (marker at the selected city).
How to read the visibility rating
A Easily visible to the naked eye
B Visible naked eye under good conditions
C Visible naked eye, but requires effort
D Usually needs binoculars or a telescope
E Very difficult or not visible even with aidRaw: pure astronomical prediction using the Yallop criterion at the city's location and time.Effective: adjusted for the cloud cover and transparency you entered.Age: hours since the exact moment of new moon (conjunction).Q: model quality factor (higher generally indicates more favorable geometry).
Yallop criterion (clear-sky baseline). Atmospheric adjustment applied live in the browser. No astronomy is computed at runtime. Plugin v0.5.5
Young Crescent Moon Visibility
Select your nearest city and a New Moon date, then adjust the sky conditions to explore your chances of spotting the delicate thin crescent on each of the first three evenings.
How to read the visibility rating
B Visible naked eye under good conditions
C Visible naked eye, but requires effort
E Very difficult or not visible even with aid
Yallop criterion (clear-sky baseline). Atmospheric adjustment applied live in the browser. No astronomy is computed at runtime. Plugin v0.5.5