Observed Biblical Calendar: ARCHIVED Current Renewed Moon Report
7th Renewed Moon of 2025-2026 (September/October 2025)
Latest update (as of September 23, 2025 11:57 PM UTC)
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The two methods align for this renewed moon cycle.
The Global observation was first seen at Oreti Beach, New Zealand , east of Israel.
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Archived Report
The first confirmed report of the seventh month came from Oreti Beach, New Zealand, on the evening of Tuesday, September 23rd, followed by Queensland, Australia, and additional locations westward. For Israel-based observers, the renewed moon was reported in Gilo, Jerusalem on Tuesday evening, September 23rd at the end of the 30th day there.
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Visibility Map (September 23, 2025)
Red dot: Confirmed sighting location
Dotted white line: Renewed Moon day boundary (Global-based, westward transition)
Next Visibility Map (October 22, 2025)
Orange dot: First expected global location for sightings
? Yellow ?: Sighting within Israel is questionable for that date
Dotted white line: Expected Renewed Moon day boundary (Global-based, westward transition)
Reference Tools
Expected Observation-Based Dates of Biblical Festivals for Gregorian Year 2025
All future dates may vary based on the actual visual confirmation of the renewed moon crescent. Dates shown below are based on global sightings, meaning the listed date applies in the initial sighting location and in areas westward as sunset moves across the earth. Areas east of the initial sighting location will generally keep the following date.
Spring Festivals
The Spring Festivals are determined by the first renewed moon of the Biblical year. Aviv barley has confirmed the later outcome, so only the expected dates for that outcome are shown.
| Event | Confirmed Date |
|---|---|
|
1st Day of the Biblical Year#
(Day 1 of Month 1)
|
March 30 + begins at sundown |
|
Passover (Pesach)
(Day 14 of Month 1)
|
April 12 + begins at sundown |
|
1st Day of Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot)*
(Day 15 of Month 1)
|
April 13 + begins at sundown |
|
Wave Sheaf Day (Korban HaOmer)#
(First Day of the week that falls on or between the 1st and Last Day of Unleavened Bread in the Promised Land)
|
April 19 begins at sundown |
|
Last Day of Unleavened Bread (Chag HaMatzot)*
(Day 21 of Month 1)
|
April 19 + begins at sundown |
|
Counting of Weeks
(Starts at sundown on Wave Sheaf Day# and ends at sundown after the seventh Weekly Sabbath)
|
April 19 → June 7 seven complete weeks from Wave Sheaf Day# |
|
Feast of Pentecost (Shavuot)*
(50th day starting with Wave Sheaf Day#)
|
June 7 begins at sundown |
Fall Festivals
The Fall Festivals are shown according to the confirmed late outcome for the year.
| Event | Confirmed Date |
|---|---|
|
Feast of Trumpets (Yom Teruah)*
(Day 1 of Month 7)
|
September 22 begins at sundown |
|
Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur)^
(Day 10 of Month 7)
|
October 1 begins at sundown |
|
1st Day of Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot)*
(Day 15 of Month 7)
|
October 6 begins at sundown |
|
Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Ends
(Day 22 of Month 7)
|
October 13 ends at sundown |
|
Last Great Day (Shemini Atzeret)*
(Day 22 of Month 7)
|
October 13 begins at sundown |
Historical Observances
Historical observances referenced in Scripture but not Biblically commanded are listed below.
Purim
Purim is shown here for Gregorian year 2025.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
|
Feast of Lots (Purim)
(Day 14 of Month 12)
|
February 12 + begins at sundown |
Feast of Lights (Chanukah)
Chanukah is shown according to the confirmed late outcome for the year.
| Event | Confirmed Date |
|---|---|
|
Feast of Dedication (Chanukah) Begins
(Day 25 of Month 9)
|
December 15 + begins at sundown |
|
Feast of Dedication (Chanukah) Ends
(Day 33 of Month 9 / Day 3 of Month 10)
|
December 23 + ends at sundown |
+ These dates are based on a global trumpet call. The listed date applies in the initial sighting location and westward. Israel-based observation falls on the following day.
# Based on aviv barley indigenous to the Promised Land (Israel) region.
* High Day of Convocation with no servile (regular) work.
^ High Day of Convocation with a complete cessation of all work.