Abib 1 marks the beginning of the year on the ancient solar calendar, arriving on the Equilux—the moment when day and night stand in perfect balance. This natural marker signals the true beginning of spring and the reset of the yearly cycle placed within creation itself. Long before modern calendars, Yahweh placed signs in the heavens and in the rhythms of the earth so humanity would always recognize the turning of the year.

Most of the world follows the Gregorian calendar, a system created by man, not YHWH. The ancient Hebrews tracked time using the sun.