Holiday Day of Week Chart

Year 5809

Possible This year (5809) Never
Rosh Hashanah ראש השנה
Sep 8, 2048
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Yom Kippur יום כיפור
Sep 17, 2048
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Sukkos סוכות
Sep 22, 2048
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Hoshana Rabba הושענא רבה
Sep 28, 2048
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shemini Atzeres שמיני עצרת
Sep 29, 2048
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Simchas Torah שמחת תורה
Sep 30, 2048
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Chanukah חנוכה
Nov 30, 2048
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tu BiShvat ט״ו בשבט
Jan 18, 2049
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Purim פורים
Mar 18, 2049
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Pesach פסח
Apr 17, 2049
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Shavuos שבועות
Jun 6, 2049
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
17 Tammuz י״ז בתמוז
Jul 17, 2049
S
M
T
W
T
F
Sh
Tisha B'Av תשעה באב
Aug 7, 2049
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 5809

Rosh Hashanah א׳ תשרי
Tuesday
Sep 8, 2048
Yom Kippur י׳ תשרי
Thursday
Sep 17, 2048
Sukkos ט״ו תשרי
Tuesday
Sep 22, 2048
Hoshana Rabba כ״א תשרי
Monday
Sep 28, 2048
Shemini Atzeres כ״ב תשרי
Tuesday
Sep 29, 2048
Simchas Torah כ״ג תשרי
Wednesday
Sep 30, 2048
Chanukah כ״ה כסלו
Monday
Nov 30, 2048
Tu BiShvat ט״ו שבט
Monday
Jan 18, 2049
Purim י״ד אדר
Thursday
Mar 18, 2049
Pesach ט״ו ניסן
Saturday
Apr 17, 2049
Shavuos ו׳ סיון
Sunday
Jun 6, 2049
17 Tammuz י״ז תמוז
Saturday
Jul 17, 2049
Tisha B'Av ט׳ אב
Saturday
Aug 7, 2049