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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 Iyar, which will be Wednesday and Thursday. It is two days Rosh Chodesh, because Nisan has 30 days in our fixed calendar.

ROSH CHODESH IYAR YIH-YEH B'YOM R'VII U'V'YOM CHAMISHI HABA ALEINU V'AL KOL YISRA'EL L'TOVA

The Molad will be MON 21h 35m 12p, which is MON 19 APR 22:15 (summer time)

In Rambam's notation, that's TUESDAY 3: 642

And this is how it is announced in shul:
HAMOLAD YIH-YEH B'YOM SHEINI, SHLOSHIM V'CHAMEISH DAKOT U'SHNEIM ASAR CHALAKIM ACHAREI TEISHA B'LAYLA
The actual (astronomical) molad will beMON 19 APR 16:21 (summertime)

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