When is Rosh Hashanah 2026?
Saturday,
September 12, 2026
Begins at sundown on Friday, September 11, 2026 (sunset is 7:11 PM in New York) and ends at nightfall on Sunday, September 13, 2026. 62 days ago, counted from Friday, November 13, 2026, US Eastern Time. Hebrew year 5787.
- Day of week
- Saturday
- Against 2025
- 11 days earlier
- Hebrew year
- 5787
- Days ago
- 62
Why Rosh Hashanah falls when it does in 2026
Rosh Hashanah 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.
Rosh Hashanah 2026 on the calendar
| ISO week number, Monday to Sunday | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | |||||||
| 37 | Rosh Hashanah | ||||||
| 38 | |||||||
| 39 | |||||||
| 40 |
Within a week of Rosh Hashanah in 2026
Which dates fall near Rosh Hashanah changes every year, because the calendars move against each other.
- Labor DayMon, Sep 7
- Patriot DayFri, Sep 11
- National Grandparents DaySun, Sep 13