(Aba, father of R. Samla'i, to Shmuel): "Do you know the difference between whether the Nolad is before or after midday?"
The Gemara says "chatzot". Why do you understand chatzot hayom and not night?
Tuvya Marcus , Jerusalem Israel
Dear Tuvya,
Only after the answer is it obvious that it's Chatzot of Yom. The Chatzos Yom is 6 hours before sunset and so if that's the Nolad you can see the moon in Eretz Yisroel before sunset in order to be able to be Mekadesh the moon.
All the best, Reuven Weiner