17 April 2018
Shalom Aleichem,
The second new moon was visible in the Israel, United States, and Australia. Additional new moon reports are expected in Israel later today.
The second new moon was easily visible this evening in eastern Australia. The bright sunset and light new moon didn’t provide much contrast in the image below. Two observers here in eastern Australia on 17 April.
Share your new moon sighting.
| Location | Date Visible |
| West-Central, New Mexico, United States | 16 April |
| Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 17 April |
| Eastern Australia | 17 April |
| Kfar Ykhezkiel, Yisrael | 17 April |
| Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | 17 April |
YHWH bless,
J. Meyer
16 April
West-Central New Mexico, United States
The new moon was sighted around 25 minutes after local sunset tonight 16 April 2018 in West-central New Mexico by 2 observers. It was up around 7 degrees and quite thin. DM (2 observers)
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States
No sighting from Lawton, OK on 4/16/2018. There were low clouds in the western sky, so if the moon would have been visible as darkness approached we were unable to spot it. WI
17 April
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Clear sky. MJ&RJ (2 observers)
Kfar Ykhezkiel, Yisrael
Clearly seen. TH (1 observer)
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States
Moon sighting was reported from Winona, TX at 7:56pm and in Lawton, OK at 8:20pm on 4/17/2018. It is a small crescent, but seemed very bright. Shofars sounded! WI (6 observers)