7th New Moon Watch 2022

5 September 2022

Shalom Aleichem,

דַּבֵּ֛ר אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֜י בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֗דֶשׁ יִֽהְיֶ֤ה לָכֶם֙ שַׁבָּת֔וֹן זִכְר֥וֹן תְּרוּעָ֖ה מִקְרָא־קֹֽדֶשׁ:
DaBër el-B’nëy yis’räël lëmor Bachodesh haSH’viyiy B’echäd lachodesh yih’yeh läkhem shaBätôn zikh’rôn T’rûäh miq’rä-qodesh.
  Speak to the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, it shall be a Sabbath for you, a remembrance of [Israel through] Teruah a holy occasion.
Vayikra (Leviticus) 23:24

The seventh new moon is expected to be visible in Israel on 27 September if conditions permit. In parts of the Americas, the new moon is expected to be visible on 26 September.

Share your new moon sighting.

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Seventh Moon in the Miqra

  • Bereishit (Genesis) 8:4
  • Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:29; 23:24, 27, 34, 39, 41; 25:9
  • Bamidbar (Numbers) 29:1, 7, 12
  • Melachim I (1 Kings) 8:2 (mentions Ethanim)
  • Melachim II (2 Kings) 25:25
  • Divrei Hayamim I (1 Chron.) 27:10
  • Divrei Hayamim II(2 Chron.) 5:3; 7:10; 31:7
  • Ezra 3:1, 6
  • Nechemiah (Nehemiah) 8:2, 14
  • Yirmiyahu (Jeremiah) 28:17; 41:1
  • Yechezkel (Ezekiel) 45:25
  • Chaggai (Haggai) 2:1

May יהוה be with you,

Ya’aqov Meyer

Estimated Seventh Month Observations

Based on the estimated Israel New Moon Sighting on 27 September at sunset.

Observance

7th New Moon (Ethanim / Tishrei)

Modern Calendar

Yom Teruah127 to 28 September (Sunset/Darkness)
Yom Kippur106 to 7 October (Sunset/Darkness)
Chag Sukkot15 to 2111 to 18 October (Sunset/Darkness)
Yom Atsereth2218 to 19 October (Sunset/Darkness)