Jewish Holiday Calendar
The Jewish day begins and ends at sundown. Thus, all holidays begin at sundown of the day preceding the date shown and end at sundown of the (last) day shown.
Since the Jewish calendar begins with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish year always straddles two years from the civil calendar. In other words, spring holidays (such as Pesach and Shavuot) occur in the civil year following Rosh Hashanah.
An additional note: not all Jews observe two days for holidays shown as lasting two days.
2012 Holiday Calendar
| Holiday | Hebrew Date | Date |
| Tu B'Shvat |
15 Shevat, 5772 |
Weds 2/8/2012 |
Fast of Esther
|
11 Adar, 5772 |
Weds 3/7/2012 |
Erev Purim
|
13 Adar, 5772 |
Weds 3/7/2012 |
| Purim |
14 Adar, 5772 |
Thurs 3/8/2012 |
| Erev Pesach |
14 Nissan, 5772 |
Fri 4/6/2012 |
| Pesach I |
15 Nissan, 5772 |
Sat 4/7/2012 |
Pesach II
|
16 Nissan, 5772 |
Sun 4/8/2012 |
| Pesach III (CH'M) |
17 Nissan, 5772 |
Mon 4/9/2012 |
Pesach IV (CH'M)
|
18 Nissan, 5772 |
Tues 4/10/2012 |
Pesach V (CH'M)
|
19 Nisan, 5772 |
Weds 4/11/2012 |
| Pesach VI (CH'M) |
20 Nissan, 5772 |
Thurs 4/12/2012 |
| Pesach VII |
21 Nissan, 5772 |
Fri 4/13/2012 |
Pesach VIII
|
22 Nissan, 5772 |
Sat 4/14/2012 |
Yom HaShoah
|
27 Nissan, 5772 |
Thurs 4/19/2012 |
| Yom HaAtzma'ut |
5 Iyar, 5772 |
Thurs 4/26/2012 |
| Lag B'Omer |
18 Iyar, 5772 |
Thurs 5/10/2012 |
| Yom Yerushalayim |
28 Iyar, 5772 |
Sun 5/20/2012 |
| Shavuot |
6 Sivan, 5772 |
Sun 5/27/2012 |
| Shavuot |
7 Sivan, 5772 |
Mon 5/28/2012 |
| Tzom Tammuz |
17 Tammuz, 5772 |
Sun 7/8/2012 |
| Tisha B'Av |
9 Av, 5772 |
Sun 7/29/2012 |
| Erev Rosh Hashana |
29 Elul, 5772 |
Sun 9/16/2012 |
| Rosh Hashana 5770 |
1 Tishrei, 5773 |
Mon 9/17/2012 |
| Rosh Hashana II |
2 Tishrei, 5773 |
Tues 9/18/2012 |
Tzom Gedaliah
|
3 Tishrei, 5773 |
Weds 9/19/2012 |
| Erev Yom Kippur |
9 Tishrei, 5773 |
Tues 9/25/2012 |
| Yom Kippur |
10 Tishrei, 5773 |
Weds 9/26/2012 |
| Succot I |
15 Tishrei, 5773 |
Mon 10/1/2012 |
| Succot II |
16 Tishrei, 5773 |
Tues 10/2/2012 |
| Succot III (CH'M) |
17 Tishrei, 5773 |
Weds 10/3/2012 |
| Succo IV (CH'M) |
18 Tishrei, 5773 |
Thurs 10/4/2012 |
| Succot V (CH'M) |
19 Tishrei, 5773 |
Fri 10/5/2012 |
| Succot VI (CH'M) |
20 Tishrei, 5773 |
Sat 10/6/2012 |
| Succot VII |
21 Tishrei, 5773 |
Sun 10/7/2012 |
| Hoshanah Rabbah |
21 Tishrei, 5773 |
Sun 10/7/2012 |
| Sh'mini Atzeret |
22 Tishrei, 5773 |
Mon 10/8/2012 |
| Simchat Torah |
23 Tishrei, 5773 |
Tues 10/9/2012 |
| Chanukah: 1 Candle |
24 Kislev, 5773 |
Sat 12/8/2012 |
| Chanukah: 2 Candles |
25 Kislev, 5773 |
Sun 12/9/2012 |
| Chanukah: 3 Candles |
26 Kislev, 5773 |
Mon 12/10/2012 |
| Chanukah: 4 Candles |
27 Kislev, 5773 |
Tues 12/11/2012 |
| Chanukah: 5 Candles |
28 Kislev, 5773 |
Weds 12/12/2012 |
| Chanukah: 6 Candles |
29 Kislev, 5773 |
Thurs 12/13/2012 |
| Chanukah: 7 Candles |
30 Kislev, 5773 |
Fri 12/14/2012 |
| Chanukah: 8 Candles |
1 Tevet, 5773 |
Sat 12/15/2012 |
