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... Kiddush L'vana check: The Molad of Kislev was Thursday night, November 15, at 11:13pm Israel Standard Time. Add 14 days, that's Thursday night, November 29th, 11:13pm. 18 hours, makes it Friday, November 30, 5:13pm, and another 22 minutes gives us 5:35pm. This means that Thursday night is the last night for K.L. - any time of night. If there is someone who hasn't said K.L. even by then, it is still possible to say it on Friday night (even though K.L. is usually not said on Shabbat or Yom Tov), for about a half hour after dark. And that's it. Even if the moon still looks full to the eye after that time, one can no longer say K.L. And even if the moon has not actually reached its fullness, if the NIGUD based on the average calculations has passed, K.L. cannot be said. This happens this month for a few hours. The NIGUD we use, as mentioned earlier, is 5:35pm on Friday night. The astronomical NIGUD is 10:48pm. One cannot say K.L. at 7:00pm, even though it is still increasing. [The Vayishlach Homepage]
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