NEW MOON REPORT



Artwork by Susan Lobert
4 Mar 1951 - 12 Aug 2024

TABLE OF NEW MOON REPORTS
  For
  17 May2026, Sunday, after sunset, 3rd
New Moon starting the 3rd month Sivan

(
Harvest method for Abib )

New Moon Sighted in Antigua, Tennessee, Ohio, Missouri, Arizona, Virginia, New Mexico, California, Saint Croix Virgin Islands

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Look below table for info on next new moon.

When sighting predictions extend over two possible days, and we receive sighting reports
from two or more reliable witnesses on the first day, sightings reported for the second day are not listed.

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



Africa (Tanzania) JS
date: 
EAT, UTC+3
-
Antigua (St. John's) NL
date: 17 May 2026
AST (UTC-4)
Sighted by 1 person at 7:03 pm
Arizona (Meadview) J, SM  date:
MST
-
Arizona (Mesa) RS, PM  F,JG date:
MST
Arizona (Peoria)  BT  DL R Lobert
date: 17 May 2026
MST
- Sighted by 1 person at 7:43 pm
Arizona (Phoenix)    MP  SS date:
MST
Arizona (Phoenix) B,MM   ER  CA
date:
MST

-
Arizona (Red Rock) DN, TM
date:
MST
-
Arizona (Tempe) MP,  MN
date:
MST
Arizona (Prescott) DG  JF LF date:
MST
-
Arizona (Snowflake) GM
date:
MST
-
Arizona (Yuma) MM date:
MST
-
Arkansas (Danville) MM, MA
date:
CT
- 

Arkansas (Fort Smith) MW date:
CT
-
Arkansas (Leslie) KH
date:
CT
-
Australia (Adelaide) ME date: 
ACST  UTC+9:30
- 
Australia (Victoria) MJ  BW
date:
AEST  UTC+10
-
Australia (Perth)  TK date:
AWST  UTC+8
-
California (Angwin) SP date: 17 May 2026
PT
- Sighted by 1 person at 20:36
California (Corona) BW date:
PT
- 
California (Costa Mesa) N,DB  date:
PT
-
California (Fresno) YA date:
PT

California (Reedley) JG date:
PT
-
California (Santa Clarita) TH  date:
PT

California (Santa Monica) HK date: 
PT
-
California (La Habra) LP date:
PT
-
California (Yuba City) JV date: 
PT
-
California (Nevada City)(Grass Valley) PC  date: 
PT
-
California (Placerville) B,GC, NR, NRT date:
PT
-
California (Paso Robles) E date:
PT
California (Escondido)  HY 
date: 
PT
-
Canada, B. C. (Chilliwack) WS  J,OW date:
PT
-
Canada, B. C. (Prince George) ShY date:
PT
-
Canada, (Ontario, Brighton) DB date:
ET
-
Canada, (Saskatchewan) AS date:
CT
-
Canada, (Vancouver) AH date:
PT
Colombia (Pasto)  SR
date: 
UTC - 5
-
Colorado (Fort Collins) BS  CG  MH date:
MT

Colorado (Grand Junction) S,JJ date:
MT
-
Colorado (Pueblo West) TB
date:
MT
-
England (London, Enfield) NT date:
BT (UTC+1)
-
Florida (Cocoa) TR
date:   
ET

Florida (Dade City) J,JL
date:
ET
-
Florida (DeBary) RW  date:
ET
-
Florida (Fort Lauderdale) TS#    AI  IB date: 17 May 2026
ET
-  Cloudy IB
Florida (Jacksonville) FH* A,KN  date:
ET
Florida (Milton) WD, ED
date:
CT

Florida (Orlando)   RA,  MA CO VA TZ JM date:
ET
-
Florida (Spring Hill) CM date:
ET
-
Florida (Daytona Beach) TN date:
ET

Florida (Palm Coast) ME date:
ET
-
Georgia (Watkinsville) MR date:
ET
-
Georgia (Douglasville) AG date:
ET

Grand Bahama (Freeport) NT date:
UTC-04:00
-
Hawaii (Lanai) JW, CG
date:
HST UTC-10
-
Indiana (Brookston) TH date:
ET
-
Indiana (Delphi) GP
date:
ET

Indiana (Indianapolis) JC date:
ET
-
Indiana (Milltown) RW date:
ET
-
Iowa (Jefferson) P,LR date:
CT
-
Israel (Zevulun Valley) YH date:
GMT+2
-
Jamaica (Montego Bay) AB date:
EST
-
Kansas (Augusta) RC, WK date:
CT
-
Kansas (Overland Park) DH date:
CT
- 
Kentucky (Jamestown) FH
date:
CT

Kentucky (Stanton) S,R,B,M date:
CT
-
Louisiana (Baton Rouge) DJ date:
CT
- 
Maryland (Laurel) JA
date:
ET
-
Maryland (Baltimore) YM date:
ET

Massachusetts (Anover) EO date:
ET
-
México (Cuernavaca, Morelos) MR date:
CT
UTC - 5
-
México (Mérida) EAP date:
CT
UTC - 5
-
México (Playa del Carmen) FR,MA date:
ET  UTC - 5
-
México (Tuxtla Gutiérrez, ChiapasRG date:
CT
Michigan (North Branch) CF date:
ET
-
Michigan (Lapeer) CS date:
ET
_
Minnesota (Tower)  ZH date:
CT
- 
Mississippi (Ellisville) B,CD date:
CT
-
Mississippi (Southhaven)  KA date:
CT
-
Missouri (Bucklin) AC,MC,RC
date: 17 May 2026
CT
- Sighted by 2 people at 8:58 pm
Missouri (Columbia) LWLW date: 17 May 2026
CT
- Sighted by 1 person at 7:25 pm
Missouri (Dixon) BS
date:
CT
-
Missouri (Holts Summit) TS  CG   D,DB
date:
CT
-
Missouri (Pleasant Hope) R,SN
date:
CT
-
Missouri (Rocheport)   RB EB AKB JG GG SF DF   date: 17 May 2026
CT
- Sighted by 8 people at 8:50 pm  AKB
Missouri (Squires)   M,VR
date:
CT
-
Missouri (Stockton)   KLG  date:
CT
-
Missouri (St Genevieve)   RG date:
CT
-
Missouri (St Peters)   K,DK
date:
CT

Montana (Yaak) CMW
date:
MT
-
Namibia (Gobabis) B,MN date:
CAT/UTC+2

Nevada (Henderson, Las Vegas) A,TY   B,CT E   B  of   Y date:
PT
New Mexico (Taos) ZH date:
MT
-
New Mexico (West Central) D,E date  17 May 2026
MT
- Sighted by 2 people at 8:26 pm

North Carolina (Fontana Dam) GH date:
ET
-
North Carolina (Hallsboro) L,DC date:
ET
-
Ohio (Cincinnati) JM date: 17 May 2026
ET
-  Sighted by 1 person at 9:20 pm
Ohio (Cleveland) DB date:
ET

Ohio (Toledo) RA BV
date: 
ET
-  

Ohio (Troy) PSFH* CR  MD  WD
date:
CT
-
Oklahoma (Sand Springs) JD date:
CT

Oklahoma (Twin Oaks) BB date:
CT
-
Oregon (Vernonia) RW date:
PT
Oregon (Coquille) PB date:
PT
-
Panama,  Central America  VA
date:
ET
-
Pennsylvania (Belle Vernon) KR date:
ET
-  
Pennsylvania (Prospect Park) BW date:
ET
-
Puerto Rico (Cayey) RA date: 
AST (GMT-4)

Puerto Rico (Ponce) MA, FRA date:  17 May 2026
AST (GMT-4)
- Clouds
Rhode Island (Providence) JA date:
ET
-
South Africa (Klerksdorp) TK date: 
SAST / UTC+2
-
South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) ue date: 
SAST / UTC+2

South Africa (Potchefstroom) PA
date: 
GMT+2
-
South Africa (Pretoria) CD date: 
GMT+2
-
South Dakota (Sioux Falls) S,RR date: 
CT
-
Tennessee (Clarksville) JN date:  17 May 2026
CT
- Sighted by 3 people at 8:35 pm
Tennessee (Birchwood) DG date: 
CT

Tennessee (Unicoi) GWC date:  17 May 2026
CT
 - Sighted by 1 person at 8:54 pm
Tennessee (McKenzie) MM date: 
CT
- 
Tennessee (Mount Juliet) LGH date: 
CT
-
Tennessee (Gainesboro) D,EV

date:  17 May 2026
CT
- Sighted by 3 people at 8:00 pm
Tennessee (Pleasant View) TD date: 
CT
-
Tennessee (Portland) DB date:
CT
- 
Tennessee (Pulaski) AG date: 
CT

Tennessee (Seymour) TS date:
CT
-
Tennessee (Wellsville) PG,SG, AR, JO
date: 
 CT
-
Texas (Arlington) C,DO  CC  GR
date:
CT
Texas (Bertram) MG date:
CT
- 
Texas (Blum) MP date:
CT
-
Texas (Bonham) CF date:
CT
-
Texas (Cisco) RY  JF   VW  W,KJ  CH  SS CC JK date:
CT
-
Texas (Copperas Cove) M-AY date:
CT
-
Texas (Evant) FH* EC
date:
CT
-
Texas (Houston) BW
date:
CT

Texas (Abilene) JJ  JM  DE
date:
CT
-
Texas (Ovalo) S,JJ
date:
CT
-
Texas (Texarkana)  TR date:
CT
Texas (Tyler)  B,EB   J,KF  date:
CT
-
Trinidad TR date: 
AST UTC - 4
-
Turkey (Fethiye) EV date: 
EE UTC + 2
Virgin Islands (St. Croix) LF  date: 17 May 2026
GMT -4
- Sighted by 2 people at 7:05 pm
Virginia (Abingdon) JT date:
ET
-
Virginia (Blacksburg) JT
date: 17 May 2026
ET
- Sighted by 1 person at 8:37 pm
Virginia (Oak Grove) SP date:
ET
-
Virginia (Hampton) PL
date:
ET

West Virginia (Martinsburg)  BD date:
ET
-
Washington (Richland) KB date: 
PT
-
Washington (Mt Vernon) LD date: 
PT
-
Wisconsin (Milwaukee)  TN date: 
CT



 
17 May 2026 New Moon Gainesboro, Tennessee (EV) 
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17 May 2026 New Moon Rocheport, Missouri (AKB)
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17 May 2026 New Moon Blacksburg, Virginia (JT)
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NEXT EXPECTED NEW MOON
(Visual Sighting from areas that report to us)
  17 May 2026, Sunday 3rd New Moon, starting the 3rd month Sivan

The New Moon is expected to see seen in the continental U. S. after sunset on Sunday 17 May 2026.

                     Moon elevation above the horizon, at sunset, for most of the United States will be about 16 degrees.
                     Moon age in hours for the four U.S. time zones east to west: 28, 29, 30, 31

                               Sunset to moonset: 1 hour 40 minutes
                     Visibility: Easily visible

                     
                     Outside of the continental United States:
                     Australia - Not visible
                     South Africa - Not visible
                     Jerusalem - Easily visible
                     México - Easily visible

                     Hawaii -  Easily visible
 


                                                                                                                                                                 Global Scan 17 May 2026

Global Scan 17May2026






Reporting Format: Please send the items below (highlight the list, copy, paste into your email, complete each line with your info, and email to the address below- thanks):
1.) YOUR NAME -
2.) LOCATION (city / town, state) -
3.) DATE -
4.) SIGHTED? (yes or no) -
5.) If YES, TIME SIGHTED - (Local time) -
6.) If YES, NUMBER OF PEOPLE (including yourself) who saw it [without binoculars or telescope] -
7.) If NO, Was it clear and not seen, or clouds, overcast, haze? -

Thanks for your help getting the information out to others.


Formato de informe: envíe los elementos a continuación (resalte la lista, copie y pegue en su correo electrónico, complete cada línea con su información y envíela por correo electrónico a la siguiente dirección, gracias):
1.)  SU NOMBRE -
2.) UBICACIÓN - (ciudad/estado) -
3.) FECHA -
4.) VISTO? (sí o no) -
5.) SÍ ES SI, TIEMPO AVISTADO (Hora local) -
6.)
SÍ ES SI, NUMERO DE PERSONAS (incluido usted) que la vieron (sin binoculares ni telescopio) -
7.) SÍ NO, Estaba claro y no se ve,
o nubes, nublado, neblina? -
Gracias por su ayuda para transmitir la información a otros.
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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.


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