Today, SEP 4 is the 30th day of the 5th month and it is the first day the first sliver of the new moon could possibly be visible to the naked eye in Israel. Therefore, observers in Israel will be looking for the Renewed Moon of the 6th month around sunset (6:58pm IDT / 11:58am EDT). Since today is the 30th day of the month, whether or not the moon is sighted today, new moon day will be from sunset SEP 4 to sunset SEP 5 by default, because months can only have 29 or 30 days.

The Renewed Moon of the 6th month (elul) is "likely" appear over the western horizon of Jerusalem between 6:53pm and 7:44pm (IDT) / 11:53am and 12:44pm (EDT) on WED, SEP 4, 2024. The moon should not be difficult to see with 2.07 (2.26)% Illumination and 46 min lag time (time interval between sunset and moon set).

New Moon Chart by Israeli New Moon Society