Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 5760

Possible This year (5760) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Sep 11, 1999
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Sep 20, 1999
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Sep 25, 1999
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Hoshana Rabba הושענא רבה
Oct 1, 1999
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shemini Atzeres שמיני עצרת
Oct 2, 1999
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Simchas Torah שמחת תורה
Oct 3, 1999
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Chanukah חנוכה
Dec 4, 1999
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Jan 22, 2000
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 21, 2000
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Apr 20, 2000
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
Jun 9, 2000
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jul 20, 2000
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Aug 10, 2000
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 5760

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Saturday
Sep 11, 1999
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Monday
Sep 20, 1999
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Saturday
Sep 25, 1999
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Friday
Oct 1, 1999
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Saturday
Oct 2, 1999
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Sunday
Oct 3, 1999
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Saturday
Dec 4, 1999
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Saturday
Jan 22, 2000
Purim י״ד אדר
Tuesday
Mar 21, 2000
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Thursday
Apr 20, 2000
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Friday
Jun 9, 2000
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Thursday
Jul 20, 2000
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Thursday
Aug 10, 2000