Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 1968

Possible This year (1968) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Sep 11, -1793
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Sep 20, -1793
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Sep 25, -1793
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Hoshana Rabba הושענא רבה
Oct 1, -1793
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shemini Atzeres שמיני עצרת
Oct 2, -1793
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Simchas Torah שמחת תורה
Oct 3, -1793
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Chanukah חנוכה
Dec 4, -1793
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Jan 22, -1792
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 21, -1792
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Apr 20, -1792
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
Jun 9, -1792
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jul 20, -1792
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Aug 10, -1792
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 1968

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Thursday
Sep 11, -1793
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Saturday
Sep 20, -1793
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Thursday
Sep 25, -1793
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Wednesday
Oct 1, -1793
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Thursday
Oct 2, -1793
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Friday
Oct 3, -1793
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Thursday
Dec 4, -1793
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Thursday
Jan 22, -1792
Purim י״ד אדר
Sunday
Mar 21, -1792
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Tuesday
Apr 20, -1792
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Wednesday
Jun 9, -1792
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Tuesday
Jul 20, -1792
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Tuesday
Aug 10, -1792