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> In the Jewish calendar, the day starts when the moon comes out. say what? afaik (speaking as a jew here), it's when the sun goes down. (moonrise, averaged ov
by adavies42 14y ago
> In the Jewish calendar, the day starts when the moon comes out.
say what? afaik (speaking as a jew here), it's when the sun goes down. (moonrise, averaged over all time, happens at any point in the 24-hour cycle.)
possibly you're thinking of when (jewish calendar) months start?
- edanm 14y agoWell technically it's when 3 stars come out. Actually I just checked to make sure, it turns out the 3 stars thing is based on a definition by Maimonides: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_calendar#Measurement_of_hours http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_calendar#Measurement_of_....