which is based on the solar year of 365 1/4 days (plus a few odd minutes), the Hebrew calendar retains its ancient lunar ...

Moses died at the age of 120 (Book of Deuteronomy 34:10). In the primitive age, that was possible. The lunar calendar was used in the beginning. The Middle East always has a summerlike weather and ...

The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

The reason for the changing date is that Chinese New Year’s timing is based on the lunar year used for the Chinese calendar, which is sometimes called the Chinese Agricultural Calendar.