Saturday, February 04, 2012
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New Moon Date Determination

 
The new moons are the basis for establishing the holy calendar. They are anointed times for laying down long term burdens, fears, regrets, dreads, etc. to Jesus on the cross. We observe the new moons as they occur in our area. The "conjunction" or exact time of the occurrence of the new moon is listed on the Naval Observatory web site. While Daylight Savings Time is in effect (until Sunday, 2 AM, November 4, 2007 here in Edmonton), the difference between the Universal Time (or GMT) given and the local time here is 6 hours before the time marked on the naval site and 7 hours before when we are on Standard Time (in our case MST). We observe the day of the new moon based on the time the actual new moon occurs. Since God's days start at sunset, if the new moon occurs locally at 22:50 (10:50 PM) for instance on Tuesday, Dec. 4 (which is not the case), we would observe the new moon beginning on sunset Tuesday until sunset Wednesday. You can easily calculate the new moons based on the difference between your time and UT or Greenwich Mean Time. In some years believers in different parts of the world may observe different days. We observe the Sabbath as it reaches us, and we keep the new moons in the same manner. Since the timing of the holy days is based on the new moons, we may observe them at different times. Nowhere in the Bible does it say we are to all observe the feasts according to Jerusalem time, neither now nor during the Millennium. The times of new moon observance and holy days for Mountain Time are marked on our website calendar.