18 October 2020
Shalom Aleichem,
The eighth new moon has been reported visible in multiple locations in the United States on 17 October. Here in Australia, the new moon was visible 18 October. More sightings will be added as they are available.
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| Date | City, State | Country | Observer(s) |
| 17 October | New Mexico | United States | 2 |
| 17 October | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | United States | 1 |
| 17 October | Gainesboro Tennessee | United States | 11 |
| 17 October | Israel | None | |
| 17 October | Canberra ACT | Australia | None |
| 18 October | Canberra ACT | Australia | 3 |
| 18 October | Upper Ferntree Gully VIC | Australia | 3 |
| Additional sightings… |
May YHWH bless you,
Ya’aqov Adam Meyer
17 October
West-central New Mexico, United States
The new moon crescent was clear and bright enough to be seen only 14 minutes after local sunset. DM (2 observers)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
The Eighth New Moon was sighted at 6:54 pm CST by one person. The New Moon can be seen in the center of the photo just above a stretching branch. The moon is facing left and is between the 12:00 and 6:00 position. DJ (1 observer)
Gainesboro Tennessee, United States
No description. RV (11 Observers)
Jerusalem Israel
At the time of this writing, I am not aware of anyone sighting the new moon with their naked eye from Israel this evening, 17 October 2020. We will send an update should any positive observations come in later.
If no positive reports come in from this evening’s observation, the new month will begin at sunset tomorrow, 18 October 2020 by default, as it will be the end of 30 days.
On behalf of all of us who rely on these observations, we wish to thank everyone in Israel who looked for the new moon this evening and sent in their observations promptly. We are also extremely grateful to those of you who have stepped up and are supporting our efforts from afar; your support helps us be able to collect the observations and share these reports around the world.
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Chodesh Tov! Make it a great month!
Devorah Gordon
Canberra ACT, Australia
No sighting as it was raining at the time of the sunset on the 17th of October. It was unlikely to be visible here in Canberra without magnification even if the weather had permitted. YM
18 October
Upper Ferntree Gully VIC, Australia
Very cloudy. RJ (3 observers)
Canberra ACT, Australia
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Eighth new moon sighted just after sunset. JM (3 observers)