Lunar Sabbath
a time tested tradition

    Sliver Moon Calendar Rejected

    REJECTED High Level 4

    Fact

    The visible sliver moon calendar is rejected because the 15th of 2nd month in 1446 BC falls on Friday, not a Sabbath

    Evidence

    • Scripture establishes the 15th of 2nd month was a Sabbath (Exodus 16)

    • Using astronomical software for 1446 BC with sliver moon calendar…

    • The first visible crescent was easily seen (moon age 1.5 days, 2.4% illuminated)

    • Under this calendar, the 15th of 2nd month = Friday

    • Friday is NOT the Sabbath under any interpretation

    • Therefore, the sliver moon calendar contradicts Scripture

    Read in Context

    • Testing Known Weekly Sabbaths

      "The results show that the first visible crescent seen by two witnesses would make the 15th of the second month a Friday..."

    Depends On

    Consecutive 15ths As Sabbaths High Exodus Date Very High Astronomical Stability Very High

    Why This Interpretation Is Rejected

    • The 15th of 2nd month falls on Friday, contradicting Exodus 16's Sabbath identification
    • This is not a marginal case - the crescent was easily visible
    • No reasonable adjustment can reconcile sliver moon with this scriptural test

    Accepted Alternative: Month Starts With Full Moon

    The visible sliver moon calendar - the most widely taught "biblical" calendar - fails the simplest scriptural test. The Exodus 16 narrative clearly identifies the 15th as a Sabbath, but under the sliver moon calendar it falls on Friday.