When is Hanukkah?
Saturday,
December 5, 2026
Begins at sundown on Friday, December 4, 2026 (sunset is 4:28 PM in New York) and ends at nightfall on Saturday, December 12, 2026. 22 days from today. Every year in range is listed below.
- Next
- Sat, Dec 5
- Day of week
- Saturday
- Category
- Religious
- Days away
- 22
How the date is set
The Hebrew calendar is lunisolar: twelve lunar months fall about eleven days short of a solar year, so a thirteenth is added seven times in every nineteen. The Gregorian date therefore swings by a fortnight or more between years rather than drifting steadily, and the holiday stays in its season.
Hanukkah in every year
- Hanukkah 2026Sat, Dec 5
- Hanukkah 2027Sat, Dec 25
- Hanukkah 2028Wed, Dec 13
- Hanukkah 2029Sun, Dec 2
- Hanukkah 2030Sat, Dec 21
- Hanukkah 2031Wed, Dec 10