Instead, the month began when the new moon was first visible in jerusalem, which can be a day or more after the moment of the astronomical new moon.
Go na le moo, kgwedi e simologile fa ngwedi yo mosha o ne o simolola go bonala kwa Jerusalema, mo e ka nnang letsatsi kana go feta morago ga go bonala ga ngwedi yo mosha yo o bonweng ka go dirisa thutodinaledi.