Hanukkah 2026

December 2026 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 Hanukkahi Friday December 4 2 years 12 days or 742 days 5 6 St Nicholas Day Sunday December 6 2 years 14 days or 744 days 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas Day Friday December 25 2 years, 1 month, 3 days or 763 days 26 27 28 29 30 31 New Years Eve Thursday December 31 2 years, 1 month, 9 days or 769 days

Hanukkah for the year 2026 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of December 4 ending at sundown on Saturday, Decemeber 12.

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival with the first day known as Chanukah, Festival of Lights, and Feast of Dedication. In the Jewish calendar, the first day of Hanukkah is on the 25th day of the month of Kislev. In the Gregorian calendar, Hanukkah may occur between late November to late December.

Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?

According to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning; the second day”, thus night comes before day. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays.

Days to Hanukkah 2026

Friday, December 4th is day number 338 of the 2026 calendar year with 2 years, 12 days until the start of Hanukkah 2026.