Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 1976

Possible This year (1976) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Sep 13, -1785
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Sep 22, -1785
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Sep 27, -1785
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Hoshana Rabba הושענא רבה
Oct 3, -1785
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shemini Atzeres שמיני עצרת
Oct 4, -1785
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Simchas Torah שמחת תורה
Oct 5, -1785
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Chanukah חנוכה
Dec 5, -1785
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Jan 23, -1784
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 22, -1784
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Apr 21, -1784
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
Jun 10, -1784
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jul 21, -1784
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Aug 11, -1784
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 1976

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Tuesday
Sep 13, -1785
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Thursday
Sep 22, -1785
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Tuesday
Sep 27, -1785
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Monday
Oct 3, -1785
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Tuesday
Oct 4, -1785
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Wednesday
Oct 5, -1785
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Monday
Dec 5, -1785
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Monday
Jan 23, -1784
Purim י״ד אדר
Thursday
Mar 22, -1784
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Saturday
Apr 21, -1784
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Sunday
Jun 10, -1784
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Saturday
Jul 21, -1784
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Saturday
Aug 11, -1784