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...

This Shabbat, we bench Rosh Chodesh Kislev which will be TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, November 5th & 6th.
ROSH CHODESH KISLEV Y'HIYEH B'YOM SHLISHI UV-YOM R'VI'I HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA:
HAMOLAD Y'HIYEH B'YOM SHLISHI BABOKER, ESRIM USHTAYIM DAKOT USHNEIM ASAR CHALAKIM ACHAREI SHMONEH
That is, Tuesday morning, 22 minutes and 12 chalakim (parts; 18 parts to a minute) after eight.

In Rambam’s notation, that’s YOM SHLISHI (Tuesday) 14 hours and 408 chalakim

On the clock, that’s Tuesday, 5 NOV, 08:02
The astronomical (actual) Molad is MON 4 NOV 22:37- almost 9½ hrs. earlier than the announced (average) Molad.

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