Shalom Aleichem,
The fourth new moon is expected to be visible June 16 in the United States and June 17 in Israel. info
The third new moon is May 18 in Israel and visible in the United States on May 17. info
Share your new moon reports.
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.
Quick select:
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 v0.5.2
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.
Quick select:
Atmospheric Conditions
0% clear → 100% overcast
Results for the three evenings after conjunction
Location context
Map 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
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 aid
E Very difficult or not visible even with aid
Raw: 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 v0.5.2