When is Purim 2026?
Tuesday,
March 3, 2026
Begins at sundown on Monday, March 2, 2026 (sunset is 5:48 PM in New York) and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. 255 days ago, counted from Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hebrew year 5786.
- Day of week
- Tuesday
- Against 2025
- 11 days earlier
- Hebrew year
- 5786
- Days ago
- 255
Why Purim falls when it does in 2026
Purim is fixed in the Hebrew calendar, which is lunisolar: twelve lunar months fall about eleven days short of a solar year, so a leap month is added seven times in every nineteen. That is why the Gregorian date swings rather than drifts — 11 days earlier than 2025, and why it always lands in roughly the same season.
Purim 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Purim | ||||||
| 11 | |||||||
| 12 | |||||||
| 13 | |||||||
| 14 |
Within a week of Purim in 2026
Which dates fall near Purim changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- Daylight Saving Time beginsSun, Mar 8