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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 year 2024 CE, the months begin on the following dates, starting sundown the evening prior to the given date, per the given conjunction and sunset times.
| Date | Day | DD | Conj | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | Fr | 11 | 13:57 | 16:53 |
| Feb 11 | Su | 10 | 00:59 | 17:20 |
| Mar 11 | Mo | 10 | 11:00 | 17:43 |
| Apr 10 | We | 08 | 21:20 | 19:03 |
| May 09 | Th | 08 | 06:21 | 19:24 |
| Jun 07 | Fr | 06 | 15:37 | 19:42 |
| Jul 07 | Su | 06 | 01:57 | 19:48 |
| Aug 05 | Mo | 04 | 14:13 | 19:32 |
| Sep 04 | We | 03 | 04:55 | 19:00 |
| Oct 04 | Fr | 02 | 21:49 | 18:22 |
| Nov 02 | Sa | 01 | 14:47 | 16:49 |
| Dec 02 | Mo | 01 | 08:21 | 16:34 |
| Jan 01 | We | 31 | 00:26 | 16:45 |
- 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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