✦ THE CREATOR'S CLOCK ✦

An interactive biblical calendar mapping Hebrew months, feasts, and constellations from a Jerusalem-centered model.

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Timeline

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The Firmament

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The stars are angels, placed in the firmament to do their appointed work. They were given to mark times and seasons.

"He made the stars also... to divide the light from the darkness." — Gen 1:16–18

Jerusalem is at the center of the firmament. A line from the top of the dome goes directly to Jerusalem — the apple of His eye.

The Original Calendar

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12 months × 30 days = 360-day year
Before Hezekiah: no 365-day year in scripture
Hezekiah's sundial moved back 10° → added ~5.25 days
12 signs × 3 ma'aserot × 10° = 360° full circle
New moon enters new sign → marks new month

"He appointed the moon for seasons." — Psalm 104:19

Moon & Months

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The new moon (conjunction) moves into a new major constellation each month. The moon literally draws the pattern in the sky during its journey.

The dark moon = new moon. The month begins when the new moon conjuncts its constellation as seen from Jerusalem.

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⟳ Creator's View · Jerusalem axis

Outer ring = 36 Ma'aserot (מעשרות)

Middle ring = 12 Signs (Mazzaroth)

Inner ring = Hebrew Months

Center = Jerusalem axis

Moon marker = current position

Select a Sign — drag to scroll

Click a sign to explore

Select any segment on the clock above, or use the cards below

Biblical Year Count

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Anno Mundi — Open Question #2

The month, day & hour are known — but not the year. See Open Questions below.

Wandering Stars

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The planets are called wandering stars — angels that left their appointed stations. All religion, at its root, is star worship of some kind:

Sunday = Sun worship
Saturday = Saturn worship
Egyptian Ra / Osiris = pantheism
Catholic Apollo / Sun calendar

"Woe to those who are called wandering stars, for whom the black darkness has been reserved." — Jude 1:13

Calendar History

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Rome: Julian calendar (sun-based)
1582: Gregorian calendar (+10 days)
~330 AD: Hillel II's Jewish calendar — forced to separate Passover from Easter
Constantine commissioned church calendar
What calendar you use = who you worship

// Looking Up — From Jerusalem — The Firmament Dome

Drag left/right to rotate view · Click a constellation to explore

Inner ring = the moon's monthly circuit, day by day

Gold days 8 · 15 · 22 · 29 = lunar Shabbatot

Silver day 1 = New Moon (Rosh Chodesh)

Rim gates = the four winds' storehouses (Job 37:9)

Select a Sign

Click a constellation to explore

Select a sign in the sky above or use the cards below

// Explore Further → How to Read the Clock Open Framework Notes

// FIELD GUIDE

How to Read the Creator's Clock

The Mazzaroth is YHWH's own appointed calendar — written in the heavens before Moses, before Abraham, before the Flood. The Creator named every star and set them as signs for times and seasons. This clock maps the Hebrew months to the constellations as seen from Jerusalem. Note: the Mazzaroth predates and is distinct from Babylonian / Greek astrology — it is reference, not religion.

Outer Ring — The Thirty-Six Ma'aserot (מעשרות)

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The outer band holds 36 minor constellations — three "ma'aserot" (מעשרות) per sign, each spanning 10°. They are servant signs that fill out the message of their parent: the coming Prince, the Enemy bound, the Sacrifice paid. The new moon passes through one ma'aser each month — tracking which ma'aser is one of the open questions this clock helps answer.

"He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names." — Psalm 147:4

Middle Ring — The Mazzaroth (12 Signs)

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The Mazzaroth — "the Twelve" in Hebrew — are YHWH's 12 appointed sign-constellations, each 30° wide and spanning one Hebrew month. They predate and are distinct from the Babylonian and Greek zodiac, which borrowed and corrupted this original prophetic record. Read in order, the 12 signs tell the complete story of redemption: from the Lamb (Taleh/Aries) to the final ingathering (Dagim/Pisces).

"Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?" — Job 38:32

Inner Ring — The Hebrew Months (1–12)

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The inner ring counts 12 Hebrew months, each starting at the dark new moon (the conjunction — not the crescent). Month 1 is Abib/Nisan, commanded by YHWH as the sacred new year (Exodus 12:2). Each month is 30 days — a 360-day year, the Creator's original design. The Gregorian 365-day calendar represents a 5-day annual drift many believe will be corrected before Messiah's return.

"This month shall be unto you the beginning of months." — Exodus 12:2

Center — Jerusalem & the Compass Rose

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Jerusalem is the center-point of YHWH's calendar map. Looking south from Jerusalem at midday, the sun sits at Month 4 (Tammuz) in the sky. The whole Mazzaroth rotates around Polaris (Tzafon — "the Hidden North") at 31.8° above the northern horizon, exactly matching Jerusalem's latitude. The Temple faced east — toward Month 1 (Abib) and the spring equinox — by design.

"Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north." — Psalm 48:2

Two Perspectives — Creator's View & Creation View

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Creator's View (looking down) shows the full circle of the year at once — the way YHWH sees His calendar. Creation View (looking up) puts you inside the sky dome at Jerusalem, showing where each constellation actually appears overhead. Use the buttons above the clock to switch views. Drag the sky dome to rotate and find any sign's position in the current month.

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." — Psalm 19:1

Geographic Anchor

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A line from the top of the firmament dome descends directly to Jerusalem (31.8°N · 35.2°E). The Mazzaroth rotates around Polaris, visible at 31.8° above the horizon from this location.

Two Open Questions

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Question 1

Which ma'aser is the new moon in?

Each of the 12 major signs has 3 "ma'aserot" (מעשרות) of 10° each. For each month, which specific ma'aser does the new moon conjunct — as observed from Jerusalem? The major sign is known. The exact minor constellation within it is the unsolved piece.

Question 2

What year of creation are we in?

The biblical month, day, and hour can be calculated — but the Anno Mundi year count is uncertain. The Septuagint timeline differs significantly from the Masoretic. Key anchors: Artaxerxes Decree → Messiah = 490 years (Dan 9); solar eclipse at crucifixion; Moses-to-Messiah genealogy. Back-calculating through astronomy may unlock the answer.

Structure of the 360° Clock

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The full circle of the year, from Jerusalem's perspective:

12 major signs — the Mazzaroth, 30° each
36 ma'aserot — 3 minor constellations per sign, 10° each
360° = 360 days = 12 months of 30 days
Abib 1 = New Year = Spring Equinox marker
New moon conjunction = start of each month

"Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season?" — Job 38:31–32

Research suggests: before Messiah's return, the sun will move forward 10°, restoring the 360-day calendar and ending the Gregorian era.