Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 5797

Possible This year (5797) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Sep 22, 2036
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Oct 1, 2036
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Oct 6, 2036
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Hoshana Rabba הושענא רבה
Oct 12, 2036
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shemini Atzeres שמיני עצרת
Oct 13, 2036
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Simchas Torah שמחת תורה
Oct 14, 2036
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Chanukah חנוכה
Dec 14, 2036
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Jan 31, 2037
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 1, 2037
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Mar 31, 2037
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
May 20, 2037
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jun 30, 2037
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Jul 21, 2037
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 5797

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Monday
Sep 22, 2036
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Wednesday
Oct 1, 2036
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Monday
Oct 6, 2036
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Sunday
Oct 12, 2036
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Monday
Oct 13, 2036
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Tuesday
Oct 14, 2036
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Sunday
Dec 14, 2036
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Saturday
Jan 31, 2037
Purim י״ד אדר
Sunday
Mar 1, 2037
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Tuesday
Mar 31, 2037
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Wednesday
May 20, 2037
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Tuesday
Jun 30, 2037
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Tuesday
Jul 21, 2037