Hanukkah countdown
Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, which means its Gregorian date moves every year — sometimes falling in late November, sometimes late December. The countdown below targets the first evening, when the first candle is lit at sunset.
until the first night of Hanukkah
44 days
20:08:13
Fri, Dec 4, 2026
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How this date is calculated
Because the Hebrew calendar is lunisolar, Hanukkah can't be pinned to one Gregorian date. This countdown uses a maintained table of first-night dates (the evening of candle-lighting, beginning at local sunset) covering 2024–2035, updated annually.
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