Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 5729

Possible This year (5729) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Sep 23, 1968
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Oct 2, 1968
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Oct 7, 1968
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Hoshana Rabba הושענא רבה
Oct 13, 1968
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shemini Atzeres שמיני עצרת
Oct 14, 1968
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Simchas Torah שמחת תורה
Oct 15, 1968
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Chanukah חנוכה
Dec 16, 1968
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Feb 3, 1969
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 4, 1969
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Apr 3, 1969
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
May 23, 1969
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jul 3, 1969
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Jul 24, 1969
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 5729

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Monday
Sep 23, 1968
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Wednesday
Oct 2, 1968
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Monday
Oct 7, 1968
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Sunday
Oct 13, 1968
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Monday
Oct 14, 1968
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Tuesday
Oct 15, 1968
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Monday
Dec 16, 1968
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Monday
Feb 3, 1969
Purim י״ד אדר
Tuesday
Mar 4, 1969
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Thursday
Apr 3, 1969
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Friday
May 23, 1969
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Thursday
Jul 3, 1969
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Thursday
Jul 24, 1969