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27 16 Sukkot II (CH''M) 28 17 Sukkot III (CH''M) 29 18 Sukkot IV (CH''M) 30 19 Sukkot V (CH''M) 1 20 Sukkot VI (CH''M) 2 21 Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba) 3 22 Shmini Atzeret ◑ 4 23 5 24 6 25 7 26 8 27 9 28 10 29 Parashat Bereshit ● 11 30 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 12 1 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 13 2 14 3 15 4 16 5 17 6 Parashat Noach 18 7 ◐ 19 8 20 9 21 10 22 11 23 12 24 13 Parashat Lech-Lecha 25 14 26 15 ○ 27 16 28 17 29 18 30 19 31 20 Parashat Vayera
◐ Moon phases
THE MOON · NOW
New moon 1.1% illuminated
Oct 9, 08:12 PM GMT+3 28.6 Days since new moon
384,144 km Distance from Earth
The next four phases ● New moon Oct 10, 06:50 PM GMT+3 ◐ First quarter Oct 18, 07:13 PM GMT+3 ○ Full moon Oct 26, 06:12 AM GMT+2 ◑ Last quarter Nov 1, 10:28 PM GMT+2 Geocentric phase times, displayed in your selected time zone. The illustration shows the lit fraction; sky rotation and libration vary with your view.
This month’s observances All Festivals & observances Torah readings
1 Thu Festival Sukkot VI (CH''M) 2 Fri Festival Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba) 3 Sat Festival Shmini Atzeret 10 Sat Weekly Torah reading Parashat Bereshit 11 Sun Rosh Chodesh Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 12 Mon Rosh Chodesh Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 17 Sat Weekly Torah reading Parashat Noach 24 Sat Weekly Torah reading Parashat Lech-Lecha 31 Sat Weekly Torah reading Parashat Vayera Two rhythms, clearly distinguished Dates follow the fixed Hebrew calendar. A Hebrew day begins at sunset on the preceding civil date; grid dates show its daytime portion. Israel and Diaspora festival days and Torah readings can differ. Minor fasts have their own daytime start rules.
Astronomical new moon is the Sun–Moon conjunction. It is not the first visible crescent, the traditional molad, or necessarily Rosh Chodesh. Crescent visibility depends on place, atmosphere, and observation.
Hebcal U.S. Naval Observatory NASA / SVS · Ernie Wright