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How to Use the Creation Calendar
This page will explain how to read and use the Creation Calendar.
The total duration of the Creation Calendar is 7000 years beginning with the
creation of the universe.
TorahCalendar.com currently displays Hebrew lunar months
for any year within the range from 2014 B.C.E. to 2014 C.E.
Step 1
Using the search box above, the calendar is accessible in one of two
ways. You can enter a Gregorian/Julian calendar date (Day, Month, Year)
for finding the Hebrew month in which that date is found. Or, if
you already know which Hebrew month you wish to see, it can be selected directly.
C.E. means "Common Era" and B.C.E. means "Before Common Era". Click on B.C.E to
access years earlier than 1 C.E.
Step 2
After pressing the "View Calendar" button, the next page displays the
Hebrew month. Below is a sample showing the Hebrew Month 1 which occurred
within the Gregorian year 1989. It will be used to point out and explain
helpful features of the calendar.
Month Header
(See detail below)
Week Day Header
Shows the Hebrew names
for the days of the week.
New Moon Day
Months begin at sundown
at the start of Day 1. The first visible crescent of the moon will be seen in Jerusalem at this time assuming good visibility. The first crescent moon is called the Rosh Chodesh.
Seasons Change
A yellow rectangle at the
bottom of a day indicates either the spring or fall equinox or the summer or winter solstice.
Special Days
Colors other than tan
indicate special days such as weekly Sabbaths, High Sabbaths, Festivals, fasts and other important days. (see detail below)
Sabbath Days
All the Sabbaths of
יהוה
identified in Leviticus 23 are displayed using a dark blue background.
Special Readings
Names in red, blue, and
purple are Hebrew titles for Scripture readings on that day. You can click on these days to see what the readings are.
Rosh Chodesh
Hebrew Months usually
have 29 or 30 days. The Rosh Chodesh marks the end of one month and the beginning of another. The crescent can be seen shortly after sundown on the last day of the month. 
The Month Header
Hebrew Month
Seal of Israel
Civil Year Bar
Gregorian Year Bar (shows 2 years)
Spiritual Year Bar
7000 Year Timeline
Jubilee Cycle Timeline
Hebrew Month
A Hebrew year can have either 12 or 13 months. Hebrew months are designated by numbers.
The month number is located in the upper left corner of the Month Header.
Seal of Israel
The official seal of Israel in the Month Header also serves as a clickable button
for going back to the TorahCalendar.com home page.
Spiritual Year
Bar
This bar graphic represents the Hebrew Spiritual Year. Numbers on the bar graphic
correspond to the months within that year. The downward pointing
red triangle indicates which Hebrew month is being displayed. By clicking on this
bar, you can quickly navigate to other months within the year.
The Spiritual Year begins in the spring on Day 1 of Month 1 which is in March or April
on the Gregorian calendar. The annual festival cycle begins in Month 1 of the Spiritual
Year. Israelite kings historically reckoned their reigns from Month 1.
Civil Year
Bar
This bar graphic represents the Hebrew Civil Year. Numbers on this bar graphic
correspond to month numbers of the overlapping Spiritual year. The
Civil Year begins in the fall in Month 7 in September or October on the Gregorian
calendar. The Civil Year is the offset and the complement to the Spiritual Year.
The Jubilee Cycle is determined from the Civil Year which begins in Month 7 of the
Spiritual year. The fall festivals occur in Month 7 which is the first month of
the Civil Year. Jewish kings historically reckoned their reign from Month 7.
Gregorian Year
Bar (2 years)
This bar represents two sequential Julian years before October 15, 1582 C.E. and
two sequential Gregorian years after this date.
It is labeled with letters that correspond to the Gregorian month names
(J for January, F for February, etc.). The Hebrew Spiritual and Civil Year
Bars are precisely positioned beneath it to show when they occur
in relation to these Gregorian/Julian calendar years.
Jubilee Cycle
Timeline
The Jubilee Cycle is a fifty-year span consisting of seven Shemittah cycles plus an extra
year called a Jubilee Year.
A Shemittah Cycle is a seven-year period where the seventh year is a Sabbatical year.
The upward pointing red arrow indicates which Civil
Year is being displayed.
The seven Sabbatical years are color coded light blue, and the
Jubilee Year at the right end of the bar is color coded purple.
By clicking anywhere on this bar, you can quickly navigate to other years within the
Jubilee Cycle.
7000 Year
Timeline
The complete Creation Calendar spans 7000 years. This 7000-year timeline is divided into
140 Jubilee cycles. Each position on the scale represents one 50-year Jubilee Cycle.
The years from creation are shown in 1000 year increments above the timeline.
The Jubilee cycles from creation are shown below the timeline at points indicating
the end of an age.
The Age of Desolation lasted for 2000 years and is color coded purple.
The Age of Instruction lasted for 2000 years and is color coded orange.
The world is currently in the 2000 year Age of the Days of Messiah which is color coded green.
The 1000 year Future Age of the Millennial Kingdom is color coded blue.
Special Days
The Creation Calendar identifies special days such as festival days, fast days, Israel's
civil holidays and other important days using specially colored
backgrounds. Below is a color key which identifies the background colors
used for designating these special days.
Ordinary Days
Light tan is the default color used for common ordinary calendar days.
Sabbaths & High Sabbaths
Dark Blue represents weekly Sabbaths and the seven High Sabbaths
or appointed times of
יהוה
. According to Leviticus 23,
everyone is commanded to observe and to rest on these days.
Intermediate Festival Days
Light blue represents festival days on which work is permitted.
Minor Festival Days
Purple designates minor festival days. These are festivals which are
recorded in Scripture or in other historical sources. Observance of these
is optional and not commanded in Scripture.
Minor Fast Days
Orange indicates minor fasts which are found in Scripture and other
sources. They are shown for their historical relevance and are not
commanded in Scripture.
Minor Festival Sabbath Days
This combination of blue and purple is used whenever a minor festival day
occurs on a weekly Sabbath.
Israel's Civil Holidays.
Green designates the modern civil holidays of Israel as they appear on the
Creation Calendar. Israel currently observes its civil holidays on the
Rabbinic Calendar.
Jubilee New Year
This blue-green color is used to indicate the beginning of a Jubilee Year. The Jubilee
Year occurs every 50 years and begins on Day 10 of Month 7, also known as Yom Kippur.
Minor Fast Before Passover
Light blue and orange is for the special case when the Fast of the Firstborn
falls on the preparation day for the Passover Seder. The Passover occurs at sundown
commencing Day 14 of Month 1.
New Moon Days (can be any color)
A superimposed crescent moon over any background color denotes a Rosh Chodesh
in Jerusalem at sundown that day. It marks the end of the current month and
the start of the next one.
Equinoxes and Solstices
An equinox is defined as the time when the apparent geocentric longitude of the
sun (that is, calculated by including the effects of aberration and nutation)
is either 0 degrees (the spring equinox) or 180 degrees (the fall equinox).
On the day of an equinox, daytime and nighttime are approximately the same anywhere
on the Earth.
In the northern hemisphere, the spring equinox denotes the transition
from winter to spring, whereas the fall equinox marks the transition from
summer to fall. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and
the summer solstice is the longest for observers in the northern hemisphere.
Intercalation is the method of determining when to insert a thirteenth month (a leap month) in order to keep the Spiritual Year synchronized with the seasons. The seasons are ruled by the sun, and the spring equinox or "vernal equinox" is the demarcation point for the solar year in the Creation Calendar. If the exact moment of the spring equinox occurs anytime before sunset ending Hebrew Day 15 of the lunar cycle following Month 12, then that cycle is Month 1 of the next year. Otherwise, a Month 13 is declared, and the next lunar cycle is Month 1. The following colors and shapes are used on the Creation Calendar for displaying the equinoxes and solstices.
Equinox or Solstice
A Yellow rectangle at the bottom of a day indicates an equinox or solstice
event occurs during that day. The precise time of the event
is also noted within this yellow rectangle area.
Equinox or Solstice After Sundown
If the equinox or solstice event occurs after sundown in Jerusalem for the
Gregorian date listed in almanacs, then a yellow triangle is displayed for
that day. A yellow rectangle displays the equinox or solstice event on
the correct Hebrew Day.
Calendar Day Detail
Each day rectangle displayed in the Creation Calendar conveys basic information
such as the day number. Some days provide additional information. The following
diagram explains possible types of information that can be shown on calendar days.
The Day Number
This is the day number
of the Hebrew Month. Days are counted from the Rosh Chodesh as sighted under ideal conditions from Jerusalem.
Special Events
This is where the names
of festivals, fasts and other holidays are shown. Sometimes Scriptural references, other sources, or additional details may also be provided here.
Additional Notes
The upper righthand
corner is set aside for special notes such as the status of the 50-day counting of the Omer.
Special Readings
The three middle rows can
show one or more special Scripture readings for certain days. Click on that calendar day to see which readings are listed.
Julian Day Numbers
Julian Day Numbers are used by
astronomers and historians. Julian Day zero is Monday, January 1, 4713 B.C.E. in the proleptic Julian Calendar. Julian days occur from noon of one day until noon of the next day.
Gregorian/Julian Date
Hebrew days occur between
sundown of the Gregorian/Julian dates displayed on line 1 and line 3. The bold date on line 3 corresponds with the daylight portion of a Hebrew day.
Viewing the Rosh Chodesh
When viewing any month on the Creation Calendar, it is possible to view how the new
moon appears in the evening sky in Jerusalem for either the beginning
or end of the month shown.
Click on the number 1 on the first day of the month to see a graphic of this new
moon which begins the month. Click on the number 29 or 30 on
the last day of the month to see a graphic of this new moon which ends the month.
Click on this Number to
see the Rosh Chodesh that begins this month.
Click on this Number to
see the Rosh Chodesh that ends this month.
All data pertaining specifically to any new moon graphic, such as sunset time, moonset time,
lag time and best crescent sighting time, are displayed below the graphic
and can be viewed by scrolling down.
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