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Crescent Moon Sighting Report:Eighth Biblical Month / October - November 2013
As of October 6, 2013 2:30pm CT

Global Observation: Israel Observation:
Possible: Saturday evening, 5th October, 2013
Hawaii		 Probable: Sunday evening, 6th October, 2013
Reported:
6th October		Indonesia

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Reported:
6th October @ 6:23pm IST		Yoel Halevi via Nehemia Gordon


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"...at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets" - Numbers 10:10

There were no known reports of the eighth new moon crescent of the Aviv year from Hawaii or any other western region. The first confirmed reports come from Indonesia on Sunday evening, October 6th followed by several other locations - including Israel.




Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org

...The Next Expected Crescent Moon Sighting (9th Month):

The following new moon crescent will be the 9th month and is possible to be reported from Australia and Indonesia on Monday evening, November 4th. It is very likely to be seen in Israel on the same day.




Map from the Astronomical Data Portal (UK Hydrographic Office) @ moonwatch.org



Expected Observation Dates of Biblical Festivals 2013:
All dates may vary based upon actual visual confirmation/trumpet call of the new crescent moon & availability of Aviv barley within the region of the Promised Land

For 2013, Aviv barley was found in early March (within Israel or the Fertile Crescent) with the first confirmed new moon crescent sighted in the region of Nigeria & Morocco on Tuesday evening, March 12th. Therefore, no intercalary 13th month was observed. This means the Annual Festival Dates will be expected as follows (all days begin at sundown the evening before dates listed):

^ - Regions east of Nigeria (including Israel) will observe the following date (based on global trumpet call)
# Based on barley within Promised Land (Israel) region
* High Day of Convocation (no regular work)

The Seventh New Moon of 2013, first seen in South Africa on Friday evening, September 6th, marked the arrival of the Fall Festivals on the following dates for all locations west of, and including, South Africa (all days begin at sundown the evening before dates listed):

^ - Regions east of South Africa (including Israel) will observe the following date (based on global trumpet call)
* High Day of Convocation (no regular work)
** High Sabbath Convocation (Sabbath Day of rest)

For those projecting to 2014, it is expected that the next wave of crops will not be Aviv in the Promised Land region until the new moon in late March (which is expected on the evening of March 31st starting in Israel) for a total of 13 months observed this current year. If so, this would place the first day of the first month on April 1, 2014. Stay tuned for Aviv reports for any confirmations.


If you would like to provide future reports, I welcome anyone to serve as witnesses to the sighting of the new moon crescent by submitting your sighting via e-mail. Together, as Yah's people, we can all be of one accord with the blowing of a trumpet to communicate to all of His people when the new moon has occurred (Numbers 10:10). We also attempt to post our own sightings and in a timely manner.


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For more information regarding the Biblical Calendar: Research Paper - Mathematical Bias of the Biblical Calendar (Revised) - by Shawn Richardson
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