A weekly feature of Torah Tidbits to help clarify practical and conceptual aspects of the Jewish Calendar, thereby better fulfilling the mitzva of HaChodesh HaZeh Lachem...

We bench Rosh Chodesh ELUL on Shabbat Parshat R'EI, August 3, '02
HAMOLAD Y'H'YEH B'YOM CHAMISHI, ESER DAKOT V'TISHA CHALAKIM ACHAREI SHESH B'EREV
That's Thursday, 10 minutes and 9 parts after 6 in the evening
The Molad is on Thursday (August 8th) 18h 10m 9p
In Rambam notation: SHISHI • 0h • 189 chalakim
On the Clock THU August 8th, 6:49½pm (summer time)
Astronomical (actual) Molad (IST) - THU, August 8, 22:15:45
ROSH CHODESH ELUL Y'H'YEH B'YOM CHAMISHI U'V'YOM HASHISHI HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA
Rosh Chodesh ELUL will be on Thursday and Friday

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