17:07 Israel time. After awaiting for Mr. moon for half an hour he appeared above the haze which laid over the valley. The moon scythe gave me the feeling that it's the beginning of the month (the Hebrew months are based on the lunar reveal) but as the moon moved up, more and more of its shape was revealed.
They say that the next lunar eclipse will be only in April 2013. So, it was worthy to meet this one.