Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 5556

Possible This year (5556) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Sep 14, 1795
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Sep 23, 1795
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Sep 28, 1795
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Hoshana Rabba הושענא רבה
Oct 4, 1795
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shemini Atzeres שמיני עצרת
Oct 5, 1795
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Simchas Torah שמחת תורה
Oct 6, 1795
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Chanukah חנוכה
Dec 7, 1795
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Jan 25, 1796
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 24, 1796
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Apr 23, 1796
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
Jun 12, 1796
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jul 23, 1796
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Aug 13, 1796
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh

How does this work?

The Jewish calendar follows fixed arithmetic rules that determine which day of the week each holiday can fall on. There are exactly 14 possible year types (keviyot / קביעות), each determining the day of the week for every holiday in that year.

Lo ADU — לא אד״ו

Rosh Hashanah never falls on Sunday, Wednesday, or Friday. This prevents Yom Kippur from being adjacent to Shabbos and Hoshana Rabba from falling on Shabbos.

Lo BaDU — לא בד״ו

Pesach never falls on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. This is a mathematical consequence of Lo ADU combined with the structure of the year.

AT BASH — א״ת ב״ש

A mnemonic pairing holidays that always fall on the same day of the week: Tisha B'Av = 1st day Pesach, Shavuos = 2nd day Pesach, Rosh Hashanah = 3rd day Pesach, Simchas Torah = 4th day Pesach, Yom Kippur = 5th day Pesach, Purim (previous) = 6th day Pesach.

Holiday Details for 5556

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Monday
Sep 14, 1795
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Wednesday
Sep 23, 1795
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Monday
Sep 28, 1795
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Sunday
Oct 4, 1795
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Monday
Oct 5, 1795
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Tuesday
Oct 6, 1795
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Monday
Dec 7, 1795
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Monday
Jan 25, 1796
Purim י״ד אדר
Thursday
Mar 24, 1796
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Saturday
Apr 23, 1796
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Sunday
Jun 12, 1796
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Saturday
Jul 23, 1796
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Saturday
Aug 13, 1796