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... The molad of Tishrei was on Friday evening Leil Rosh HaShana. Kiddush L'vana was either said by people before Yom Kippur or right after it. In case one has not yet said KL this month, the last opportunity is Leil Shabbat Yom Tov, first night of Sukkot. Generally, we don't say KL on Friday night (or Yom Tov night). However, iff (if and only if) the last op is Leil Shabbat, then one may say KL then rather than miss it. Each month, the deadline is half way between the molad and the following molad. The average time it takes the moon to go through its phases is 29d 12h 44m 1p. Half of that is 14 days, 18 hours 22 minutes. That time is called the NIGUD, the point in time when the moon is full and stops getting "larger". After the NIGUD, the moon begins to wane and we no longer can say KL. [The Sukkot Homepage]
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