NEW MOON REPORT


Artwork by Susan Lobert


TABLE OF NEW MOON REPORTS
16 January 2010, Saturday- 11th Biblical month, Shebat

Postings are made as timely as we can.
 Thanks for your understanding - Rich Lobert

New Moon:  Sighted on 1-16-10


 


Alabama (Arab) J,KL date:   
CT
-
Alabama (East Brewton) BM date:
CT
-
Alabama (Gulf Shores) EF date: 
CT
-
Alabama (Harvest) PJ date: 
CT
-
Arizona (Chandler) MS BT
date: 
MST
-
Arizona (Green Valley) LS
date: 
MST
-
Arizona (Kingman) LT date:  16 January, 2010
MST
-Sighted by 1 person at 6:13 pm.
Arizona (Peoria)  BT date:
MST
-
Arizona (Prescott) DG
date:
MST
-
Arizona (Phoenix) B,PT  DH
date:
MST
Arizona (Rio Rico) DH date: 16 January, 2010
MST
-Sighted by 1 person at  6:10 pm.
Arizona (Scottsdale) R.S. Lobert date: 16 January, 2010
MST
-Sighted by 2 people at 5:50 pm.
Arizona (Tempe) MN date: 16 January, 2010
MST
-Sighted by 1 person at 6:05 pm.
 Sighted by 3 people at 6:15 pm. (BJT)
Arizona (Tucson) AH date: 16 January, 2010
MST
-Sighted by 1 person at 6:10 pm.
Arizona (Tucson) JS,JP,  KC
date:
MST
-
Arkansas (Clarksville) FB date: 
CT
-
Arkansas (Holiday Island) DM,JM date: 
CT
-
Arkansas (Leslie) KH date: 
CT
-
Arkansas (Little Rock) JB
date:  
CT
-
Arkansas (Mountain Home) DW date: 
CT
-
Arkansas (Rudy) G,J T
date:  
CT
-
Arkansas (Russellville) S, KF date:  
CT
-
Arkansas (Witcherville) *FB date: 
CT
-
Arkansas (Yellville) RL date:
CT
-
Australia (Adelaide) ME, SR
date: 
ACT
-
Australia (Perth) CL date:
AWT
-
Australia (Torquay, Victoria) SA date:
AET
-
Canada, Alberta (Camrose)  J,YD date: 16 January, 2010
MST
-Sighted by 6 people at 6:15 pm.
Canada, B. C. (Chilliwack) SW date:
PT
-
Canada, Ontario (Bracebridge)  AF
date: 
ET
-
Canada, Ontario (Brantford) DB date: 
ET
-
Canada, Ontario (Cambridge) SBY date: 
ET
-
Canada (Quebec) FW date: 
ET
-
California (Anaheim) CC date:  16 January, 2010
PT
-Sighted by 2 people at 5:31 pm.
California (Angwin) SP date:
PT
-
California (Alturas) J, KL
date: 
PT
-
California (Big Springs) J,KF date: 
PT
-
California (Clements) M date: 
PT
-
California (Corona) MK
date: 
PT
-
California (Culver City) CP date: 
PT
-
California (Los Angeles) S,EBY date:
PT
-
California (Los Gatos) JV date: 
PT
-
California (Millville) PT date: 
PT
-
California (Placerville) B, GC
date: 
PT
-
California (Redding) DB date: 
PT
-
California (Sacramento) RT, M,RW
date: 
PT
-
California (Sanger) BB date:
PT
-
California (San Gabriel) NV date:
PT
-
California (Santa Ana) AO date:
PT
-
California (Scott Valley, Fort Jones) E,TB date:
PT
-
Colorado (Aurora) WK date: 16 January, 2010
MT
-Sighted by 2 people at 5:20 pm.
Colorado (Breckenridge) AS date:
MT
-
Colorado (Denver) DH date:
MT
-
Colorado (Pueblo) TC date: 
MT
-
Colorado (Simla) S,AG date: 16 January, 2010
MT
-Sighted by 2 people at 5:15 pm. (LD, TR)
Florida (Fort Lauderdale) TS date: 
ET
-
Florida (Hudson Beach) CH,HH
date: 
ET
-
Florida (Jacksonville) FH, GE
date: 
ET
-
Florida (Orlando) RB, MA
date:
ET
-
Florida (Pace) GP date: 
ET
-
Florida (Tampa) J,JM date: 
ET
-
Georgia (Saint Marys) K, TH
date: 16 January, 2010
ET
-No sighting; stormy
Georgia (Winder) BA date:
ET
-
Illinois (Oswego) SF date:
CT
-
Indiana (Crawfordsville) WS date:
ET
-
Indiana (Fort Wayne) RR
date:
ET
-
Indiana (Milltown) RW date:
ET
-
Indiana (Lafayette) D,CS
date: 
ET
-
Indiana (Wadesville) JJ,AJ date:
ET
-
Iowa (Boone) LH date: 16 January, 2010
CT
-No sighting; pea soup fog & heavy clouds
Iowa (Rock Valley) CM date: 
CT
-
Israel (Kefar Tavor) NG* date: 
GMT+2
-
Israel (Jerusalem)  N, DG date: 
GMT+2
-
Israel (Kefar Eldad)  BB date: 
GMT+2
-
Israel (Maale Adumim) RH date:
GMT+2
-
Kentucky (Burlington) JT date:
CT
-
Kentucky (Jamestown) FH date:  
CT
-
Kentucky (Lexington) *FH CD,HR, LD
date: 
CT
Kentucky (Louisville) TS date:
ET
-
Kuwait (Kuwait City) KF date: 16 January, 2010
GMT+3
-Sighted by 1 person at 5:50 pm.
Louisiana (Baton Rouge) DJ date: 
CT
-
Louisiana (Mandeville) L, KS 
date: 
CT
-
Louisiana (New Orleans) DJ  (Baton Rouge)
date:
CT
-
Louisiana (Otis) CH  *RY date:
CT
-
Maine (Monson) PL date: 
ET
-
Maryland (Baltimore) GBE     KB
date:
ET
-
Maryland (Hanover) GE date: 
ET
-
Massachusetts (Andover) EO date:
ET
-
Michigan (Kalamazoo) AL,SL  date: 
ET
-
Michigan (Muskegon) JC
date:
ET
-
Minnesota (Osakis) SE
date:
CT
-
Mississippi (Gulfport) JH, JD, DD
date: 
CT
-
Mississippi (Lucedale) JB date:
CT
-
Mississippi (McComb)  MJ
date:
CT
-
Missouri (Blue Springs) JM date: 
CT
-
Missouri (Dixon) BS date:
CT
-
Missouri (Fair Grove) JL date: 
CT
-
Missouri (Fulton) DB J,LF date:  
CT
-
Missouri (Harrisonville) LL date:
CT
-
Missouri (Holts Summit) TS, CG,  D,DB
date:
CT
-
Missouri (Kingdom City) DB date:  
CT
-
Missouri (Rocheport) JD, RB, BW, JH
date: 
CT
-
Missouri (St. Charles) MJ, R,SN
date: 16 January, 2010
CT
-No sighting; clouds and fog
Missouri (St. Peters) KK,  SDF
date:
CT
-
Missouri (Sturgeon) F,VP
date: 
CT
-
Missouri (Wentzville) LO date: 
CT
-
Montana (Libby/Troy/Yaak) CW
date: 
MT
-
Nebraska (Abie) M, LB date: 
CT
-
Nebraska (Omaha) GM,SM date:
CT
-
Nevada (Las Vegas) DG  B,CT
date: 
PT
-
Nevada (Sparks) JV date: 
PT
-
New Mexico (Albuquerque) DV
date:
MT
-
New Mexico (Carlsbad) J,PM date: 16 January, 2010
MT
-Sighted by 12 people at 5:24 pm.
New Mexico (West Central) DM date: 16 January, 2010
MT
-Sighted by 2 people at 5:45 pm. (searched previous night; near ideal conditions; no sighting)
New York (Brooklyn) SR date:
ET
-
North Carolina (Hallsboro) LC date:
ET
-
North Carolina (Raleigh) AD date:
ET
-
North Carolina (Vanceboro) B,PM
date:
ET
-
Ohio (Canal Winchester) AL date:  
CT
-
Ohio (Cleveland) N? date:  
CT
-
Ohio (Westerville) RC
date: 
CT
-
Oklahoma (McAlester) BB date:
CT
-
Oklahoma (Shawnee) CY date: 
CT
-
Oklahoma (Tulsa/Sand Springs) JD,SO
date:
CT
-
Oregon (Portland) BS date: 
PT
-
Oregon (Rogue River) PB date: 
PT
-.
Oregon (Roseburg) J, SC
date:
PT
-
Oregon (Salem) LM date: 
PT
-
Panama (David) MC date:
GMT-5
-
Pennsylvania (Belle Vernon) KR date:
ET
-
Pennsylvania (Mount Pleasant) LP date: 
ET
-
Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) PvW date: 
ET
-
Philippines, Cape Verde (Mindelo) CJ date: 
GMT
-
Rhode Island (Woonsocket) JA date:  16 January, 2010
ET
-Sighted by 4 people at 5:20 pm.
South Carolina (Spartanburg County) AB date: 
ET
-
South Africa (Somerset West,Capetown) RG* date: 
GMT+2
-
South Africa (Frankfort, Free State) MR date: 
GMT+2
-
South Africa (Johannesburg)  L,SG
date: 
GMT+2
-
South Africa (Brackenfell South) RG
date:  16 January, 2010
GMT+2
- No sighting; clouds at horizon
South Africa (Durban) MB date: 
GMT+2
-
South Africa (Gordon's Bay) CvdS date: 
GMT+2
South Africa (Potchefstroom) PA
date: 
GMT+2
South Africa (Steynsburg, Eastern Cape) MP date: 
GMT+2
-
Tennessee (Clarksville) G,MP
date: 
CT
-
Tennessee (Lynnville) S, KW date: 
CT
-
Tennessee (McMinnville) C,PS date: 
CT
-
Tennessee (Mount Juliet) K,LH date: 
CT
-
Texas (Abilene) MW,  G, AH
date: 16 January, 2010
CT
-Sighted by 2 people at 6:30 pm.
Texas (Arlington) C,DO  CC date:
CT
-
Texas (Bloomington) TW date:
CT
-
Texas (Boerne) NW
date:
CT
-
Texas (Bulverde) CC date:
CT
-
Texas (Burleson) G,NH date: 
CT
-
Texas (Canton) S,R date:
CT
-
Texas (Cisco) RY, JF, VW, CH,SS date: 16 January, 2010
CT
- Sighted by @ 20 people at 6:10 pm.
Texas (Clyde) DS date:
CT
-
Texas (Emory) C,TD date: 
CT
-
Texas (Houston) MM date:
CT
-
Texas (Kerens) CY date: 
CT
-
Texas (Kingsland) DM date:
CT
-
Texas (Leonard) CF date:
CT
-
Texas (Plano) LA date:
CT
-
Texas (Princeton) TB date:
CT
-
Texas (Stephenville) KP date: 
CT
-
Texas (Venus) GM date:
CT
-
Utah (Moab) NJ date:  
MT
-
Virgin Islands (St. Thomas) DG date:
GMT -4
-
Virginia (Blacksburg) JT date:  16 January, 2010
ET
-No sighting; clouds
Virginia (Danville) BR date:  16 January, 2010
ET
-No sighting; heavy clouds
Virginia (Fredericksburg) JM date:
ET
-
Virginia (Sterling) FR date:
ET
-
Virginia (Norfolk) PG (DK) date:
ET
-
Virginia (Virginia Beach) DK date:
ET
-
Virginia (Winchester) WS date:
ET
-
Washington (Lake Bay) D, PV
date: 
PT
-
Washington (Spanaway) BS date:  
PT
-
Washington (Spokane) WK, YL
date: 
PT
-
West Indies (Dominica) AP JF date: 16 January, 2010
ECT
-Sighted by 1 person at 6:04 pm.
West Virginia (Huntington) JC date: 
ET
-
West Virginia (Nitro) JK, FS
date:
ET
-
West Virginia (Sophia) JM date: 
ET
-
Wyoming (Lusk) KJS date:
MT
-


New Moon Durban19sep09

New Moon 19 Sep 2009, Durban, South Africa (MB)


NEXT EXPECTED NEW MOON

  14 February 2010, Sunday- Starts the 12th Biblical month, Adar

14 February 2010
, Sunday after sunset:
The new moon crescent is expected to be seen
after sunset, in the continental United States.
Moon elevation above the horizon for most of the United States will be about 8 degrees at sunset.
Moon age for the four U.S. time zones east to west: 20, 21, 22, and 23 hours.
Visibility: Visible if conditions are perfect.
Sunset to moonset: approximately 49 minutes.

May not be seen in the Continental United States due to very dim crescent.

Other locations: 
                Honolulu - 14 Feb 2010, visible if conditions are perfect.
                Midway Island - 14 Feb 2010, easily visible if skies are clear.


WE NEED SOMEONE IN SOUTH AMERICA, SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR, TO REPORT NEW MOONS


The fall and winter new moons track quite south of the equator.  For this reason, someone in the southern hemisphere might be able to see the new moon crescent a day before it can be seen in the continental U.S.  or in Jerusalem. 
I have no new moon reporters in South America.  If someone knows of a person or persons south of the equator in South America who could send me monthly reports, it would be very helpful.
E-mail to (Shem at xemaps dot com)
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Reporting Format: Please send the 6 items below (cut, paste, and fill in, thanks):
1.) YOUR NAME -
2.) LOCATION (city / town, state) -
3.) DATE -
4.) SIGHTED? (yes or no) -
5.) If YES, TIME sighted-(Local time) -
5.) If YES, NUMBER OF PEOPLE (including yourself) who saw it [without binoculars or telescope] -
6.) If NO, Was it clear and not seen, or clouds, overcast, haze? -
 

Thanks for your help getting the information out to others.



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The purpose of having this report is to provide a place to check on New Moon sightings reported from around the world. The sightings listed are from  known, reliable sources. New helper's  reports are software checked and compared to experienced helper's reports.

Here in Phoenix, we begin our watch the day before the expected sighting, and have an average of four individuals present. Although we use technical information and/or records to help us know where and when to look, we only consider a new moon sighting seen by the unaided eye (corrective eyeglasses accepted). According to Hebrew history, experienced men were sent to the hills around Jerusalem to look for the thin crescent of the visible new moon and confirm the start of a new month. Witnesses worked in pairs and were tested separately when they brought in their reports. Testing consisted of being questioned about such things as the moon's relative position to the sun and drawing what the crescent looked like. Although two witnesses passing the test validated a sighting, other witnesses were also tested. (Babylonian Talmud, tract Rosh Hashanah, 21b through 24a).

TO THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP WITH MOON SIGHTING REPORTS:
Thanks for offering to help.  I place new moon reports on my web site with the knowledge that the people sending me reports are knowledgeable about new moon sightings and are reliable.  This is done to give people confidence that the reports they depend on are valid.

You know about what I believe from my web site.  Would you please give me some information about your beliefs and your experience sighting new moons.  It doesn't have to be very detailed, but just enough to fulfill my obligation to the brethren who refer to my site for determining their high days.

This does not mean that I expect you to believe what I believe; some of my reports are from astronomers and people of different faiths, but all are sincere and reliable.  Thanks again.

E-mail to (Shem at xemaps dot com)
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