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I have received two emails dealing with this topic.</div>
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IIANM, the announced molad time is not JST; it is Jerusalem local time, which I believe is 21 minutes later than standard time.</div>
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Solar time means calculating the time based on high noon. So midnight would be 12 hours after high noon. Solar time is a system of counting time it has nothing to do with whether the molad falls at night or during the day. See below from OU.org</p>
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<a href="https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/how-is-the-molad-calculated/">https://oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/how-is-the-molad-calculated/</a><br>
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<i>In addition, it is worth noting that the <span style="BOX-SIZING:border-box">molad</span> is announced in accordance with Jerusalem time.<br>
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<i>To explain what Jerusalem time means, we must first understand the difference between civil time and solar time. In civil time, noon is 12:00 p.m. In solar time, noon is the time when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky. This is called high noon
(or <span style="BOX-SIZING:border-box">Chatzos</span> in<span style="BOX-SIZING:border-box"> halachic</span> terms). There can be a significant disparity between the civil noon and solar noon. For example, in the summer, the two times may be an hour apart.</i></p>
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<i><b><font size="4">Jerusalem time is based on solar time</font></b><span style="FONT-SIZE:16px">. 1:00 p.m. in
</span>Jerusalem time is<span style="FONT-SIZE:16px"> one hour after high noon, which may be 1:30 p.m or 1:45 p.m in civil time.</span></i></p>
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<b><font size="4"><i>When the <span style="BOX-SIZING:border-box">molad</span> is announced, it is the time of the
<span style="BOX-SIZING:border-box">molad</span> in Jerusalem based on solar time.</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font size="4"><i>So according to the second email, my original statement that the Molad is announced in Jerusalem solar time was correct!!!</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font size="4"><i>YL<br>
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