Why does the One Nation Calendar Coalition and other Israelites observe the new moon on different days?
The O.N.C.C. and other Israelites observe the new moon on different days because the O.N.C.C. recognizes the first crescent as the new moon while many other Israelites (followers of the Jewish calendar) use the dark moon/conjunction to signify the beginning of a new moon. Since a dark moon can last up to two days, the O.N.C.C. will observe their new moons one to two days after other Israelites. However, sometimes the O.N.C.C. and other Israelites will observe the new moon on the same day. That usually happens when the Jewish calendar uses the rules of postponement to delay the observance of their new moon to a more convenient day, which in many cases, would be the day of the first crescent. (Please see Question #10 below for an explanation of the rules of postponement).
