The New Month

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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

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