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God marks the beginning of each new month with special sacrifices (Nu 28:11-15) and invites us to worship together before Him. (Eze 46:3) This cyclical pattern is intrinsic to God’s kingdom (Is 66:23), so the Apostle Paul encourages believers to observe these appointed times today. (Col 2:16-17) This helps keep us all in step with God’s calendar.
We celebrate each new moon in the beginning of the first day of the month, starting at the first sunset in Jerusalem on or after the astronomical new moon. (If the conjunction is between sunset and midnight, add two days to the conjunction date, else add one day)
In the Gregorian calendar year 2026 CE, the months begin on the following dates, starting sundown the evening prior to the given date, per the given conjunction and sunset times.
| Mon | Date | Day | DD | Conj | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Jan 20 | Tu | 18 | 21:51 | 17:00 |
| 12 | Feb 18 | We | 17 | 14:01 | 17:27 |
| 1 | Mar 20 | Fr | 19 | 03:23 | 17:49 |
| 2 | Apr 18 | Sa | 17 | 14:51 | 19:09 |
| 3 | May 18 | Mo | 16 | 23:01 | 19:29 |
| 4 | Jun 16 | Tu | 15 | 05:54 | 19:46 |
| 5 | Jul 15 | We | 14 | 12:23 | 19:45 |
| 6 | Aug 14 | Fr | 12 | 20:36 | 19:25 |
| 7 | Sep 12 | Sa | 11 | 06:27 | 18:50 |
| 8 | Oct 12 | Mo | 10 | 18:50 | 18:13 |
| 9 | Nov 10 | Tu | 09 | 09:02 | 16:42 |
| 10 | Dec 10 | Th | 09 | 02:51 | 16:35 |
- Mon = Biblical month no. (Passover in 1st month)
- Date = Calendar date for 1st day of month
- Day = Day of week for 1st day of month
- DD = Date of conjunction
- Conj = hh:mm of conjunction on DD
- Sunset = hh:mm sun sets on DD
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