Notes Regarding New Crescent Observations
This table is for Jerusalem ( -35.216667 Lon, 31.783333 Lat)
(all times are LMT, Equinox Times are the Observed Morning at Location)
Notes Regarding New Crescent Observations:
The table below provides the time of moonset, and the amount of time after sunset that you have in order to see the new crescent. To see a new crescent, go outside about 40 minutes after sunset, and look at the horizon in the direction of where the sun went down. Typical observation guidelines for spotting a thin new crescent are that it usually requires a very clear sky, waiting about 45 to 60 minutes after sunset. Most of the time a clear sky will not be present due to the factors of dust, clouds, humidity, and temperature. What can be stated with certainty, is that in the evening of the table's specified dates, the new moon is "there" in the sky, and you should be able to see it, if poor observation circumstances do not prevent.
Note there is a 2nd 6th month in the year 2007.
Explanation of Table and Headings:
Minutes Percent Days Potential
Moonset[1] After Moon Between S olar Eclipse
Mn/Dy Wk Time Sunset[2] Illuminated[3] Months[4] L unar Eclipse[5]
Year 2000 Spring Equinox[6] jd= 2451624.75 03/21 w3 06:05, Selucid=2310
Fall Equinox[7] jd= 2451808.74 09/21 w5 05:50, 184[8] days later
01/07 w6 17:51, 47m 0.71
Minutes Percent Days Potential
Moonset After Moon Between S olar Eclipse
Mn/Dy Wk Time Sunset Illuminated Months L unar Eclipse
Year 2000 Spring Equinox jd= 2451624.75 03/21 w3 06:05, Selucid=2310
Fall Equinox jd= 2451808.74 09/21 w5 05:50, 184 days later
01/07 w6 17:51, 47m 0.71
-> 01/08 w7 18:44, 99m 3.37 0d L
-> 02/06 w1 18:30, 59m 1.30 29d S
03/06 w2 18:17, 22m 0.33
-> 03/07 w3 19:17, 81m 2.65 30d
1> 04/05 w4 19:08, 53m 1.32 29d
05/04 w5 19:02, 27m 0.54
-> 05/05 w6 20:10, 94m 3.60 30d
-> 06/03 w7 20:06, 72m 2.32 29d
-> 07/02 w1 19:53, 51m 1.31 29d SL
07/31 w2 19:25, 36m 0.59
-> 08/01 w3 20:12, 83m 4.04 30d S
-> 08/30 w4 19:24, 65m 2.43 29d
7> 09/28 w5 18:31, 49m 1.09 29d
10/27 w6 17:37, 29m 0.27
-> 10/28 w7 18:13, 66m 2.08 30d
11/26 w1 17:28, 39m 0.50
-> 11/27 w2 18:11, 82m 2.81 30d
12/26 w3 17:41, 46m 0.76
-> 12/27 w4 18:33, 96m 3.41 30d SL
Year 2001 Spring Equinox jd= 2451989.75 03/21 w4 06:06, Selucid=2311
Fall Equinox jd= 2452173.74 09/21 w6 05:50, 184 days later
-> 01/25 w5 18:14, 54m 1.16 29d
02/23 w6 17:58, 12m 0.21
-> 02/24 w7 18:53, 66m 1.83 30d
03/25 w1 18:37, 30m 0.58
1> 03/26 w2 19:34, 86m 2.99 30d
-> 04/24 w3 19:24, 57m 1.41 29d
05/23 w4 19:18, 31m 0.48
-> 05/24 w5 20:24, 95m 3.43 30d
-> 06/22 w6 20:15, 74m 2.20 29d SL
-> 07/21 w7 19:52, 55m 1.31 29d
08/19 w1 19:14, 41m 0.67
-> 08/20 w2 19:55, 83m 4.16 30d
7> 09/18 w3 19:02, 67m 2.57 29d
-> 10/17 w4 18:08, 49m 1.14 29d
11/15 w5 17:18, 25m 0.20
-> 11/16 w6 18:01, 68m 2.33 30d
12/15 w7 17:28, 38m 0.64
-> 12/16 w1 18:22, 91m 3.46 30d SL
Year 2002 Spring Equinox jd= 2452354.75 03/21 w5 06:06, Selucid=2312
Fall Equinox jd= 2452539.74 09/22 w1 05:51, 185 days later
-> 01/14 w2 18:04, 53m 1.24 29d
02/12 w3 17:49, 12m 0.24
-> 02/13 w4 18:44, 66m 1.86 30d
03/14 w5 18:26, 26m 0.49
-> 03/15 w6 19:19, 79m 2.52 30d
04/13 w7 19:03, 43m 0.83
1> 04/14 w1 19:59, 98m 3.52 30d
-> 05/13 w2 19:49, 68m 1.66 29d L
06/11 w3 19:41, 43m 0.61
-> 06/12 w4 20:39, 101m 3.62 30d SL
-> 07/11 w5 20:17, 77m 2.33 29d
-> 08/09 w6 19:40, 57m 1.38 29d
09/07 w7 18:50, 40m 0.65
-> 09/08 w1 19:26, 78m 3.94 30d
7> 10/07 w2 18:31, 60m 2.31 29d
11/05 w3 17:41, 41m 0.93
-> 11/06 w4 18:27, 87m 4.76 30d L
12/04 w4 17:02, 13m 0.12
-> 12/05 w5 17:56, 68m 2.44 29d S
Year 2003 Spring Equinox jd= 2452719.75 03/21 w6 06:06, Selucid=2313
Fall Equinox jd= 2452904.74 09/22 w2 05:51, 185 days later
01/03 w6 17:40, 39m 0.86
-> 01/04 w7 18:43, 101m 4.14 30d
-> 02/02 w1 18:32, 64m 1.81 29d
03/03 w2 18:18, 26m 0.48
-> 03/04 w3 19:14, 81m 2.60 30d
04/02 w4 18:55, 43m 0.79
1> 04/03 w5 19:50, 96m 3.35 30d
-> 05/02 w6 19:35, 62m 1.30 29d L
05/31 w7 19:23, 31m 0.27
-> 06/01 w1 20:20, 87m 2.34 30d S
-> 06/30 w2 20:01, 59m 1.06 29d
07/29 w3 19:28, 36m 0.38
-> 07/30 w4 20:08, 77m 2.63 30d
-> 08/28 w5 19:16, 53m 1.39 29d
09/26 w6 18:18, 32m 0.49
7> 09/27 w7 18:51, 67m 3.47 30d
-> 10/26 w1 17:59, 49m 1.88 29d L
11/24 w2 17:19, 29m 0.71
-> 11/25 w3 18:15, 85m 4.46 30d S
-> 12/24 w4 18:03, 69m 2.46 29d
Year 2004 Spring Equinox jd= 2453085.75 03/21 w1 06:05, Selucid=2314
Fall Equinox jd= 2453269.74 09/21 w3 05:50, 184 days later
-> 01/22 w5 17:59, 42m 1.01 29d
02/20 w6 17:54, 11m 0.25
-> 02/21 w7 18:58, 74m 2.19 30d
03/21 w1 18:44, 39m 0.64
1> 03/22 w2 19:42, 96m 3.33 30d
-> 04/20 w3 19:28, 62m 1.28 29d SL
05/19 w4 19:16, 31m 0.26
-> 05/20 w5 20:13, 87m 2.21 30d
06/18 w6 19:56, 56m 0.84
-> 06/19 w7 20:44, 104m 3.46 30d
-> 07/18 w1 20:06, 68m 1.70 29d
08/16 w2 19:15, 39m 0.57
-> 08/17 w3 19:44, 70m 2.97 30d
7> 09/15 w4 18:43, 44m 1.36 29d
10/14 w5 17:42, 20m 0.34
-> 10/15 w6 18:16, 56m 3.07 30d SL
11/13 w7 17:33, 39m 1.57
-> 11/14 w1 18:27, 92m 6.16 30d
12/12 w1 17:09, 19m 0.61
-> 12/13 w2 18:17, 88m 4.08 29d
Year 2005 Spring Equinox jd= 2453450.75 03/21 w2 06:06, Selucid=2315
Fall Equinox jd= 2453634.74 09/21 w4 05:50, 184 days later
-> 01/11 w3 18:19, 71m 2.28 29d
02/09 w4 18:19, 45m 0.92
-> 02/10 w5 19:29, 114m 4.64 30d
03/10 w5 18:13, 16m 0.15
-> 03/11 w6 19:19, 81m 2.35 29d
04/09 w7 19:08, 51m 0.86
1> 04/10 w1 20:12, 114m 4.17 30d SL
05/08 w1 19:01, 23m 0.16
-> 05/09 w2 20:03, 85m 2.09 29d
06/07 w3 19:52, 56m 0.81
-> 06/08 w4 20:45, 109m 3.47 30d
-> 07/07 w5 20:11, 70m 1.59 29d
08/05 w6 19:22, 36m 0.43
-> 08/06 w7 19:51, 66m 2.40 30d
09/04 w1 18:48, 35m 0.79
-> 09/05 w2 19:13, 61m 3.45 30d
10/04 w3 18:09, 35m 1.52
7> 10/05 w4 18:39, 66m 5.17 30d SL
11/02 w4 17:13, 10m 0.42
-> 11/03 w5 17:52, 50m 3.01 29d
12/02 w6 17:25, 36m 1.48
-> 12/03 w7 18:28, 99m 5.66 30d
Year 2006 Spring Equinox jd= 2453815.75 03/21 w3 06:06, Selucid=2316
Fall Equinox jd= 2454000.74 09/22 w6 05:51, 185 days later
12/31 w7 17:18, 18m 0.53
-> 01/01 w1 18:31, 92m 3.59 29d
-> 01/30 w2 18:35, 70m 1.88 29d
02/28 w3 18:32, 42m 0.67
-> 03/01 w4 19:43, 112m 4.36 30d L
1> 03/30 w5 19:37, 86m 2.45 29d S
-> 04/28 w6 19:34, 63m 1.18 29d
05/27 w7 19:31, 41m 0.46
-> 05/28 w1 20:35, 104m 2.98 30d
-> 06/26 w2 20:11, 69m 1.41 29d
07/25 w3 19:29, 35m 0.38
-> 07/26 w4 20:02, 68m 2.37 30d
08/24 w5 18:59, 33m 0.74
-> 08/25 w6 19:24, 58m 3.27 30d L
09/23 w7 18:17, 28m 1.25
7> 09/24 w1 18:42, 55m 4.31 30d S
10/23 w2 17:45, 32m 2.02
-> 10/24 w3 18:21, 69m 5.78 30d
11/21 w3 17:01, 10m 0.65
-> 11/22 w4 17:50, 59m 3.24 29d
-> 12/21 w5 17:39, 46m 1.45 29d
Year 2007 Spring Equinox jd= 2454180.75 03/21 w4 06:06, Selucid=2317
Fall Equinox jd= 2454365.74 09/22 w7 05:51, 185 days later
01/19 w6 17:38, 23m 0.37
-> 01/20 w7 18:48, 93m 3.07 30d
-> 02/18 w1 18:47, 65m 1.46 29d L
[ Note spring on 01/01 ]
03/19 w2 18:42, 39m 0.52
1> 03/20 w3 19:54, 110m 4.03 30d S
-> 04/18 w4 19:55, 91m 2.54 29d
-> 05/17 w5 19:57, 73m 1.45 29d
06/15 w6 19:49, 50m 0.65
-> 06/16 w7 20:45, 105m 3.65 30d
-> 07/15 w1 20:04, 64m 1.87 29d
08/13 w2 19:08, 29m 0.59
6> 08/14 w3 19:36, 58m 3.21 30d L
[ Intercalate not allowing autumn on 07/09 ]
09/12 w4 18:29, 26m 1.28
6> 09/13 w5 18:55, 52m 4.44 30d S [ 2nd 6th ]
10/12 w6 17:53, 28m 2.01
7> 10/13 w7 18:24, 60m 5.54 30d
-> 11/11 w1 17:41, 45m 2.72 29d
12/10 w2 17:16, 27m 0.88
-> 12/11 w3 18:12, 83m 3.60 30d
Year 2008 Spring Equinox jd= 2454546.75 03/21 w6 06:05, Selucid=2318
Fall Equinox jd= 2454730.74 09/21 w1 05:51, 184 days later
-> 01/09 w4 18:06, 61m 1.46 29d
02/07 w5 18:01, 29m 0.28
-> 02/08 w6 19:04, 91m 2.78 30d SL
-> 03/08 w7 18:58, 62m 1.32 29d
04/06 w1 18:54, 38m 0.55
1> 04/07 w2 20:07, 110m 3.82 30d
-> 05/06 w3 20:11, 95m 2.53 29d
-> 06/04 w4 20:08, 73m 1.47 29d
07/03 w5 19:45, 43m 0.63
-> 07/04 w6 20:31, 89m 3.96 30d
-> 08/02 w7 19:38, 50m 2.22 29d SL
08/31 w1 18:37, 19m 0.91
-> 09/01 w2 19:05, 48m 4.13 30d
09/30 w3 18:03, 24m 1.98
7> 10/01 w4 18:35, 57m 5.75 30d
-> 10/30 w5 17:47, 42m 2.84 29d
11/28 w6 17:13, 24m 0.88
-> 11/29 w7 18:04, 75m 3.47 30d
-> 12/28 w1 17:49, 52m 1.16 29d
Year 2009 Spring Equinox jd= 2454911.75 03/21 w7 06:05, Selucid=2319
Fall Equinox jd= 2455095.74 09/21 w2 05:50, 184 days later
01/26 w2 17:38, 16m 0.08
-> 01/27 w3 18:36, 73m 1.72 30d SL
02/25 w4 18:23, 35m 0.44
-> 02/26 w5 19:22, 93m 2.96 30d
1> 03/27 w6 19:14, 65m 1.45 29d
04/25 w7 19:11, 42m 0.61
-> 04/26 w1 20:21, 112m 3.66 30d
-> 05/25 w2 20:19, 90m 2.34 29d
-> 06/23 w3 20:00, 59m 1.31 29d
07/22 w4 19:22, 26m 0.56
-> 07/23 w5 20:02, 66m 4.03 30d SL
08/21 w6 19:05, 35m 2.48
-> 08/22 w7 19:38, 69m 7.54 30d
09/19 w7 18:07, 13m 1.21
7> 09/20 w1 18:41, 48m 4.88 29d
10/19 w2 17:51, 34m 2.53
-> 10/20 w3 18:33, 78m 6.90 30d
11/17 w3 17:13, 20m 0.81
-> 11/18 w4 18:03, 71m 3.59 29d
-> 12/17 w5 17:44, 53m 1.23 29d L
Year 2010 Spring Equinox jd= 2455276.75 03/21 w1 06:06, Selucid=2320
Fall Equinox jd= 2455460.74 09/21 w3 05:50, 184 days later
01/15 w6 17:30, 19m 0.10
-> 01/16 w7 18:26, 73m 1.69 30d S
02/14 w1 18:09, 31m 0.35
-> 02/15 w2 19:03, 84m 2.36 30d
03/16 w3 18:47, 46m 0.81
-> 03/17 w4 19:44, 101m 3.49 30d
1> 04/15 w5 19:35, 73m 1.69 29d
05/14 w6 19:28, 47m 0.62
-> 05/15 w7 20:30, 108m 3.56 30d
-> 06/13 w1 20:12, 74m 2.17 29d L
07/12 w2 19:39, 38m 1.21
-> 07/13 w3 20:20, 80m 5.47 30d S
08/10 w3 18:52, 10m 0.58
-> 08/11 w4 19:29, 48m 3.98 29d
09/09 w5 18:35, 28m 2.56
-> 09/10 w6 19:13, 67m 7.82 30d
10/08 w6 17:45, 15m 1.26
7> 10/09 w7 18:28, 60m 5.22 29d
-> 11/07 w1 17:54, 55m 2.78 29d
12/06 w2 17:32, 44m 0.95
-> 12/07 w3 18:32, 103m 4.26 30d L
Year 2011 Spring Equinox jd= 2455641.75 03/21 w2 06:06, Selucid=2321
Fall Equinox jd= 2455826.74 09/22 w5 05:51, 185 days later
01/04 w3 17:18, 17m 0.07
-> 01/05 w4 18:18, 75m 1.74 29d S
02/03 w5 18:02, 34m 0.40
-> 02/04 w6 18:57, 88m 2.50 30d
03/05 w7 18:38, 45m 0.78
-> 03/06 w1 19:31, 97m 3.24 30d
1> 04/04 w2 19:15, 60m 1.24 29d
05/03 w3 19:00, 27m 0.23
-> 05/04 w4 19:57, 82m 2.05 30d
06/02 w5 19:40, 46m 0.75
-> 06/03 w6 20:30, 96m 3.78 30d SL
07/01 w6 19:13, 11m 0.15
-> 07/02 w7 19:57, 55m 2.30 29d
07/31 w1 19:13, 23m 1.30
-> 08/01 w2 19:51, 61m 5.33 30d
-> 08/30 w3 19:01, 41m 3.81 29d
09/28 w4 18:13, 31m 2.34
7> 09/29 w5 18:58, 77m 7.55 30d
10/27 w5 17:34, 25m 1.04
-> 10/28 w6 18:27, 80m 5.08 29d
11/25 w6 17:06, 16m 0.19
-> 11/26 w7 18:07, 78m 2.79 29d SL
-> 12/25 w1 17:55, 60m 1.10 29d
Year 2012 Spring Equinox jd= 2456007.75 03/21 w4 06:05, Selucid=2322
Fall Equinox jd= 2456191.74 09/21 w6 05:51, 184 days later
01/23 w2 17:44, 26m 0.25
-> 01/24 w3 18:45, 86m 2.31 30d
02/22 w4 18:29, 44m 0.75
-> 02/23 w5 19:25, 99m 3.35 30d
1> 03/23 w6 19:06, 60m 1.23 29d
04/21 w7 18:49, 23m 0.18
-> 04/22 w1 19:42, 76m 1.81 30d
05/21 w2 19:23, 36m 0.46
-> 05/22 w3 20:13, 85m 2.79 30d SL
-> 06/20 w4 19:42, 41m 1.24 29d
-> 07/20 w6 19:40, 43m 2.73 30d
08/18 w7 18:51, 18m 1.46
-> 08/19 w1 19:27, 55m 5.28 30d
7> 09/17 w2 18:40, 44m 3.50 29d
-> 10/16 w3 18:01, 41m 1.96 29d
11/14 w4 17:31, 37m 0.77
-> 11/15 w5 18:32, 99m 4.66 30d SL
12/13 w5 17:14, 24m 0.15
-> 12/14 w6 18:21, 91m 2.68 29d
Year 2013 Spring Equinox jd= 2456372.75 03/21 w5 06:05, Selucid=2323
Fall Equinox jd= 2456556.74 09/21 w7 05:50, 184 days later
-> 01/12 w7 18:12, 63m 1.19 29d
02/10 w1 18:02, 27m 0.35
-> 02/11 w2 19:06, 90m 2.67 30d
03/12 w3 18:51, 52m 0.96
-> 03/13 w4 19:49, 110m 4.09 30d
04/10 w4 18:36, 17m 0.11
1> 04/11 w5 19:32, 73m 1.76 29d L
05/10 w6 19:14, 34m 0.44
-> 05/11 w7 20:05, 85m 2.76 30d S
-> 06/09 w1 19:38, 41m 1.10 29d
07/09 w3 19:40, 39m 2.03
-> 07/10 w4 20:16, 75m 5.65 31d
-> 08/08 w5 19:27, 43m 3.33 29d
09/06 w6 18:36, 25m 1.61
-> 09/07 w7 19:12, 62m 5.34 30d
10/05 w7 17:48, 15m 0.47
7> 10/06 w1 18:29, 58m 3.27 29d L
-> 11/04 w2 17:56, 55m 1.69 29d S
12/03 w3 17:34, 46m 0.66
-> 12/04 w4 18:38, 110m 4.22 30d
Year 2014 Spring Equinox jd= 2456737.75 03/21 w6 06:06, Selucid=2324
Fall Equinox jd= 2456921.74 09/21 w1 05:50, 184 days later
-> 01/02 w5 18:31, 90m 2.44 29d
-> 01/31 w6 18:24, 58m 1.07 29d
03/01 w7 18:15, 24m 0.25
-> 03/02 w1 19:21, 89m 2.71 30d
1> 03/31 w2 19:08, 56m 1.08 29d L
04/29 w3 18:55, 23m 0.23
-> 04/30 w4 19:53, 81m 2.47 30d S
-> 05/29 w5 19:31, 40m 1.02 29d
-> 06/28 w7 19:46, 44m 1.99 30d
-> 07/28 w2 19:38, 45m 2.96 30d
08/26 w3 18:46, 22m 1.15
-> 08/27 w4 19:19, 56m 4.08 30d
7> 09/25 w5 18:29, 43m 1.92 29d L
10/24 w6 17:44, 33m 0.58
-> 10/25 w7 18:27, 76m 3.38 30d S
-> 11/23 w1 17:59, 68m 1.69 29d
12/22 w2 17:41, 47m 0.63
-> 12/23 w3 18:44, 111m 3.78 30d
Year 2015 Spring Equinox jd= 2457102.75 03/21 w7 06:06, Selucid=2325
Fall Equinox jd= 2457287.74 09/22 w3 05:51, 185 days later
-> 01/21 w4 18:38, 81m 2.03 29d
02/19 w5 18:30, 48m 0.77
-> 02/20 w6 19:39, 116m 4.55 30d
03/20 w6 18:22, 18m 0.11
1> 03/21 w7 19:30, 85m 2.59 29d SL
-> 04/19 w1 19:20, 56m 1.25 29d
05/18 w2 19:08, 24m 0.49
-> 05/19 w3 20:08, 83m 3.26 30d
-> 06/17 w4 19:43, 44m 1.67 29d
07/16 w5 19:10, 11m 0.58
-> 07/17 w6 19:50, 52m 2.92 30d
08/15 w7 19:03, 26m 1.12
-> 08/16 w1 19:36, 61m 4.05 30d
[ Will not intercalate allowing autumn on 07/08 or 07 ]
09/14 w2 18:44, 43m 1.75 29d SL
7> 09/15 w3 30d
10/13 w3 17:52, 29m 0.41
-> 10/14 w4 18:28, 65m 2.59 30d
11/12 w5 17:46, 51m 0.94
-> 11/13 w6 18:31, 96m 3.83 30d
-> 12/12 w7 18:06, 76m 1.80 29d
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[1] The local mean time the moon sets. “Mn/Dy Wk Time” is the Month/Day, Weekday, and Time. The Weekday has Sunday as day #1, and Sabbath as day #7, so w=2 is a Monday.
[2] The number of minutes after the sun sets that the moon will set. On 01/07 you have 47 minutes to see the crescent before the moon dips below the horizon.
[3] The amount of the moon which is reflecting light. 100% is a full moon, 0% is a solar eclipse. Typically you need at least 1% before you can hope to see a crescent moon.
[4] The number of days in the previous month. Notice that 31 day months are listed because the program is calculating, not observing. The observed calendar never allows 31 day months.
[5] A flag: ‘S’ is for solar and ‘L’ is for lunar eclipse. Signals that an eclipse of "that" type is likely to be visible somewhere on the earth. It is not saying that an eclipse actually occurs, nor that it can be seen at the location of the table.
[6] The Julian Day Number, followed by the Date, Weekday, and time of the Observed Spring Equinox at the location of the table, and the year according to the Selucid Era.
[7] The Julian Day Number, followed by the Date, Weekday, and time of the Observed Autumn Equinox.
[8] The number of days after the Spring Equinox.