Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5158 / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן 8918

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Nisan for Hebrew Year 8918 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Start of month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. נִיסָן (transliterated Nisan or Nissan) is the 1st month of the Hebrew year, has 30 days, and corresponds to March or April on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon.

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Dates for Rosh Chodesh Nisan

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5155 1 Nisan 8915
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5156 1 Nisan 8916
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5157 1 Nisan 8917
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5158 1 Nisan 8918
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5159 1 Nisan 8919
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5160 1 Nisan 8920
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5161 1 Nisan 8921
Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5162 1 Nisan 8922

Tanakh

Rosh Chodesh Nisan / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20

  1. 1: Leviticus 1:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 1:14-2:6 · 10 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 2:7-16 · 10 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 3:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 4:1-26 · 26 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 4:27-5:26 · 35 p’sukim
  7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
  8. maf*: Exodus 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
    *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 · 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Sephardim*: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
Books (paid links)
Moonbeams: A Hadassah Rosh Hodesh Guide

Moonbeams
by Leora Tanenbaum et al

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh

The Laws & Customs of Rosh Chodesh
by Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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