Hi Everybody,

 

Rosh Hashanah will run from September 16th through the 18th.  For those who are interested, here are some times and information to watch for:

 

On September 15th the sun will officially set at 6:45 PM local time in Jerusalem (Israel Daylight Time - IDT).  According to Jewish tradition, this is when September 16th officially begins.  The moon will rise above the horizon at 6:35 AM on the morning of the 16th and will set in the evening of the 16th at 6:43 PM.  This is all as seen from Jerusalem.  It will only be illuminated 0.3 percent, so it will be extremely difficult to see.  On September 16th the moon will be 370,200 miles from earth (in case anyone is interested).

 

By the way, the moon will officially be a "new moon" on September 16th at 5:11 AM (IDT).

 

On  September 17th the moon will rise above the horizon at 7:40 AM (IDT) and will set at 7:22 PM.  On the 17th it will be 2.6 percent illuminated and will be 367,439 miles away from earth.  That means it will still be hard to see, especially since it will be daylight when it is above the horizon in Jerusalem.

 

On September 18th the moon will rise at 8:47 AM (IDT) and will set at 8:04 PM, and its illumination will increase to 7.7 percent.  It will also be closer still to the earth, at 365,994 miles.

 

These times take into account daylight savings time in Israel and are correct local times. 

 

Remember, Israel is 7 hours ahead of Eastern time in the Unites States, and 10 hours ahead of Pacific time.

 

Carl Worline