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This Shabbat we bench Rosh Chodesh Sivan, which will be on Friday(May 21st).
Since Iyar has 29 days inour fixed calendar, RoshChodesh Sivan is always one day.
ROSH CHODESH SIVAN YIH-YEH B'YOM SHISHI HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA
The Molad of Sivan will be onWED 19 MAY 10:59am (sum)and is announced in shul thusly:
HAMOLAD YIH-YEH B'YOM R'VII BABOKER, T'SHA ESREI DAKOT U'SHLOSHA ASAR CHALAKIM ACHAREI ESER
That is WED 10h 19m 13p
Rambam calls it Yom Dalet, 16h & 355 chalakim
Actual (astronomical) molad: Wed. 7:52am

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