Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 5742

Possible This year (5742) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Sep 29, 1981
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Oct 8, 1981
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Oct 13, 1981
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Hoshana Rabba הושענא רבה
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shemini Atzeres שמיני עצרת
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Simchas Torah שמחת תורה
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Chanukah חנוכה
Dec 21, 1981
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Feb 8, 1982
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 9, 1982
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Apr 8, 1982
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
May 28, 1982
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jul 8, 1982
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Jul 29, 1982
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 5742

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Tuesday
Sep 29, 1981
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Thursday
Oct 8, 1981
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Tuesday
Oct 13, 1981
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Monday
Dec 21, 1981
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Monday
Feb 8, 1982
Purim י״ד אדר
Tuesday
Mar 9, 1982
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Thursday
Apr 8, 1982
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Friday
May 28, 1982
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Thursday
Jul 8, 1982
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Thursday
Jul 29, 1982