Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 5761

Possible This year (5761) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Sep 30, 2000
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Oct 9, 2000
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Oct 14, 2000
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 22, 2000
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Feb 8, 2001
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 9, 2001
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Apr 8, 2001
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
May 28, 2001
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jul 8, 2001
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Jul 29, 2001
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 5761

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Saturday
Sep 30, 2000
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Monday
Oct 9, 2000
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Saturday
Oct 14, 2000
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Friday
Dec 22, 2000
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Thursday
Feb 8, 2001
Purim י״ד אדר
Friday
Mar 9, 2001
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Sunday
Apr 8, 2001
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Monday
May 28, 2001
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Sunday
Jul 8, 2001
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Sunday
Jul 29, 2001