alleryHebrew, Hellenic and Islamic calendars began a month with what sight?
AThe full moon
BA thin new crescent
CA bright star
DThe Sun at noon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A thin new crescent
1. These lunar calendars started a month on observing the Moon.
2. They waited for the first appearance of the thin crescent of the new moon.
3. The full moon appears about two weeks later.
_Source: Wikipedia, Month, Months in various calendars_
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