Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 5712

Possible This year (5712) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Oct 1, 1951
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Oct 10, 1951
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Oct 15, 1951
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Hoshana Rabba הושענא רבה
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shemini Atzeres שמיני עצרת
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Simchas Torah שמחת תורה
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Chanukah חנוכה
Dec 24, 1951
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Feb 11, 1952
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 11, 1952
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Apr 10, 1952
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
May 30, 1952
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jul 10, 1952
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Jul 31, 1952
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 5712

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Monday
Oct 1, 1951
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Wednesday
Oct 10, 1951
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Monday
Oct 15, 1951
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Monday
Dec 24, 1951
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Monday
Feb 11, 1952
Purim י״ד אדר
Tuesday
Mar 11, 1952
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Thursday
Apr 10, 1952
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Friday
May 30, 1952
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Thursday
Jul 10, 1952
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Thursday
Jul 31, 1952