24 January 2026
Shalom Aleichem,
וְהָיָ֗ה מִדֵּי־חֹ֛דֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁ֥וֹ וּמִדֵּ֥י שַׁבָּ֖ת בְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹ יָב֧וֹא כָל־בָּשָׂ֛ר לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥ת לְפָנַ֖י אָמַ֥ר יְהוָֽה׃
ve-hayah mi-dey chodesh be-chodsho u-mi-dey shabbat be-shabbatto yavo kol-basar le-hishtachavot lefanai amar יהוה.
And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before Me, says יהוה.
Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 66:23
The 12th new moon is expected to be visible February 18. Share your new moon report.
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12th New Moon in Miqra
- Melachim II (2 Kings) 25:27
- Divrei Hayamim I (1 Chronicles) 27:15
- Esther 3:7, 13; 8:12, 9:1
- Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 52:31
- Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 32:1
May יהוה be with you,
Ya’aqov Meyer
New Moon Visibility Forecast for 2026
Based on visibility in Jerusalem, Israel.
| Anticipated Evening of Sighting | Biblical Month Name | Sighting Likelihood | Reasoning/Weather Factor | Festivals/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | Shevat | High | The sighting is on the 30th evening. 30-day rule because age <17 hours on the 29th evening. Winter months with high cloud probability. | |
| 2026-02-18 | Adar | Medium | The sighting is on the 29th evening. Approximate moon age 24 hours, altitude 5 degrees, elongation 12 degrees. Winter months with high cloud probability. | |
| 2026-03-20 | Nisan | Medium | The sighting is on the 30th evening. 30-day rule because age <17 hours on the 29th evening. Spring months with frequent dust storms. | Passover on 14 Nisan evening (estimated 2026-04-02), Feast of Unleavened Bread 15–21 Nisan (2026-04-03 to 2026-04-09), First Fruits sheaf waving on the morrow after the weekly Sabbath that falls during Passover week (Sunday, estimated 2026-04-04) per Leviticus 23:5-14, Karaite reckoning. |
| 2026-04-19 | Iyar | Medium | The sighting is on the 30th evening. 30-day rule because age <17 hours on the 29th evening. Spring months with frequent dust storms. | |
| 2026-05-18 | Sivan | Medium | The sighting is on the 29th evening. Approximate moon age 24 hours, altitude 5 degrees, elongation 12 degrees. Spring months with frequent dust storms. | Shavuot/Pentecost always on a Sunday (the 50th day counted from the morrow after the weekly Sabbath that falls during Passover week, estimated 2026-05-24) per Leviticus 23:15-21, Karaite reckoning. |
| 2026-06-17 | Tammuz | High | The sighting is on the 29th evening. Approximate moon age 24 hours, altitude 5 degrees, elongation 12 degrees. Summer months with clear skies. | |
| 2026-07-17 | Av | High | The sighting is on the 30th evening. 30-day rule because age <17 hours on the 29th evening. Summer months with clear skies. | |
| 2026-08-16 | Elul | High | The sighting is on the 30th evening. 30-day rule because age <17 hours on the 29th evening. Summer months with clear skies. | |
| 2026-09-14 | Tishrei | High | The sighting is on the 30th evening. 30-day rule because age <17 hours on the 29th evening. Clear skies. | Yom Teruah on 1 Tishrei (estimated 2026-09-14), Yom Kippur on 10 Tishrei (2026-09-23), Sukkot 15–21 Tishrei (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-04), Shemini Atzeret on 22 Tishrei (2026-10-05) per Leviticus 23:23-44, Karaite tradition. |
| 2026-10-14 | Cheshvan | High | The sighting is on the 30th evening. 30-day rule because age <17 hours on the 29th evening. Clear skies. | |
| 2026-11-13 | Kislev | High | The sighting is on the 30th evening. 30-day rule because age <17 hours on the 29th evening. Clear skies. | |
| 2026-12-12 | Tevet | High | The sighting is on the 30th evening. 30-day rule because age <17 hours on the 29th evening. Winter months with high cloud probability. |
12th Month (Adar / חֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁנֵים עָשָׂר) in the Miqra
Melachim II (II Kings) 25:27
וַיְהִי בִשְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנָה לְגָלוּת יְהוֹיָכִין מֶֽלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ נָשָׂא אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל בִּשְׁנַת מלְכוֹ אֶת-רֹאשׁ יְהוֹיָכִין מֶלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה מִבֵּית כֶּֽלֶא
vayhi bisheloshim va-shevah shanah le-galut yehoyakhin melekh-yehudah bishtayim asar khodesh be’esrim ve-shiv’ah la khodesh nasa’ evil-merodakh melekh vavel bisnat malkho et-rosh yehoyakhin melekh-yehudah mibbet kele’
It happened in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Yehoyakhin king of Yehudah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-seventh of the month, that Ewil-Mrodakh king of Bavel, in the year he became king, lifted up the head of Yehoyakhin king of Yehudah from prison.
Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 52:31
וַיְהִי בִשְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנָה לְגָלוּת יְהוֹיָכִן מֶלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ נָשָׂא אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל בִּשְׁנַת מַלְכֻתוֹ אֶת-רֹאשׁ יְהוֹיָכִין מֶֽלֶךְ-יְהוּדָה וַיֹּצֵא אֹתוֹ מִבֵּית (הכליא) [הַכְּלֽוּא]
va-yhi bish’loshim va-sheva shana le-galut yehoyakhin melekh-yehuda bish’nayim asar khodesh be-esrim va-khamishshah la-khodesh nasa evil m’rodakh melekh bavel bishnat malkhuto et-rosh yehoyakhin melek-yehuda va-yotzi oto mi-veyt ha-k’lu
In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Yehoyakhin king of Yehudah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth of the month, Ewil-Mardok king of Bavel, in the year he began to reign, lifted up the head of Yehoyakhin king of Yehudah and brought him out from the house of confinement.
Esther (Esther) 3:13
וְנִשְׁלוֹחַ סְפָרִים בְּיַד הָרָצִים אֶל-כּל-מְדִינוֹת הַמֶּלֶךְ לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד אֶת-כּל-הַיְּהוּדִים מִנַּעַר וְעַד-זָקֵן טַף וְנָשִׁים בְּיוֹם אֶחָד בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר לְחֹדֶשׁ שְׁנֵים-עָשָׂר הוּא-חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר וּשְׁלָלָם לָבֽוֹז
ve-nishloach sefarim be-yad ha-ratsim el-kol-medinot ha-melech le-hashmid la-harog u-le-abbed et-kol-ha-yehudim mi-na’ar ve-ad-zaken taf ve-nashim be-yom echad bi-shloshah asar le-chodesh shnayim-asar hu-chodesh adar u-shlal am lavoz
Then letters were sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Yehudim, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods.
Esther (Esther) 9:1
וּבִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ הוּא-חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם בּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הִגִּיעַ דְּבַר-הַמֶּלֶךְ וְדָתוֹ לְהֵעָשׂוֹת בַּיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר שִׂבְּרוּ אֹיְבֵי הַיְּהוּדִים לִשְׁלוֹט בָּהֶם וְנַהֲפוֹךְ הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁלְטוּ הַיְּהוּדִים הֵמָּה בְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם
u·vish·neym ‘a·sar cho·desh hu’ cho·desh a·dar bish·lo·sha ‘a·sar yom bo ‘a·sher hig·gi·a’ d·var ham·me·lekh v·da·to l·he·’a·so·t bay·yom ‘a·sher siv·b·ru o·y·v·yei hay·yu·dim lish·lo·t ba·hem v·na·ha·fo·ch hu’ ‘a·sher yish·l·tu hay·yu·dim hem·mah b·so·n·’ei·hem
In the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on its thirteenth day, when the king’s word and law arrived to be carried out on the day the enemies of the Yehudim expected to rule over them, it turned around so that the Yehudim ruled over their haters.
Esther (Esther) 9:15
וַיִּֽקָּהֲלוּ (היהודיים) [הַיְּהוּדִים] אֲשֶׁר-בְּשׁוּשָׁן גַּם בְּיוֹם אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר לְחֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר וַיַּֽהַרְגוּ בְשׁוּשָׁן שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אִישׁ וּבַבִּזָּה לֹא שָׁלְחוּ אֶת-יָדָֽם
vay·yik·ka·ha·lu hay·yu·dim ‘a·sher b·shu·shan gam b·yom ar·ba·’ah ‘a·sar l·cho·desh a·dar vay·ya·har·gu b·shu·shan sh·lo sh me’ot ‘ish u·vab·biz·zah lo shal·chu ‘et ya·dam
The Yehudim who were in Shushan assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and killed in Shushan three hundred men, but they did not lay hands on the plunder.
Esther (Esther) 9:17
בְּיוֹם-שְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר לְחֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר וְנוֹחַ בְּאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר בּוֹ וְעָשֹׂה אֹתוֹ יוֹם מִשְׁתֶּה וְשִׂמְחָֽה
b·yom sh·lo·sha ‘a·sar l·cho·desh a·dar v·no·ach b·’ar·ba·’ah ‘a·sar bo v·’o·so ‘o·to yom misz·teh v·sim·chah
On the thirteenth day of the month of Adar they rested on the fourteenth and made it a day of feasting and joy.
Esther (Esther) 9:19
עַל-כֵּן הַיְּהוּדִים (הפרוזים) [הַפְּרָזִים] הַיֹּשְׁבִים בְּעָרֵי הַפְּרָזוֹת עֹשִׂים אֵת יוֹם אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר לְחֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר שִׂמְחָה וּמִשְׁתֶּה וְיוֹם טוֹב וּמִשְׁלֹחַ מָנוֹת אִישׁ לְרֵעֵֽהוּ
‘al ke n hay·yu·dim hap·p·ra·zim hay·yo·sh·vim b·’a·rei hap·p·ra·zot ‘o·s·’im ‘et yom ar·ba·’ah ‘a·sar l·cho·desh a·dar sim·chah u·mis·teh v·yom tov u·mish·lo·ach ma·not ‘ish l·re·’e·hu
Therefore the Yehudim of the villages who dwell in the unwalled towns make the fourteenth day of the month of Adar one of joy and feasting, a good day, and of sending portions one to his neighbor.
Esther (Esther) 9:21
לְקַיֵּם עֲלֵיהֶם לִהְיוֹת עֹשִׂים אֵת יוֹם אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר לְחֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר וְאֵת יוֹם-חֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בּוֹ בְּכל-שָׁנָה וְשָׁנָֽה
l·k·ya·yeim ‘a·lei·hem l·hi·yot ‘o·s·’im ‘et yom ar·ba·’ah ‘a·sar l·cho·desh a·dar v·’et yom cha·mi·shah ‘a·sar bo b·chol sha·nah v·sha·nah
to establish on them to be doing the fourteenth day of the month of Adar and the fifteenth day of it in every year and year,
Divrei HaYamim I (I Chronicles) 27:15
הַשְּׁנֵים עָשָׂר לִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר הַחֹדֶשׁ חֶלְדַּי הַנְּטוֹפָתִי לְעתְנִיאֵל וְעַל מַחֲלֻקְתּוֹ עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה אָֽלֶף
ha-shnaym ʿasar li-shnaym ʿasar ha-ḥodesh ḥeld ay ha-netofati lə-ʿotni’el ve-ʿal maḥluqto esrim ve-‘arba’ah ‘elef
The twelfth for the twelfth month was Ḥeldai the Netofati to Otniy’el, and over his division twenty-four thousand.