Hanukkah Countdown 2026

How many days until Hanukkah?

52 days to go

Hanukkah 2026 is on Friday, December 4. The live countdown below runs in your own time zone - go fullscreen for a TV, or share it with friends.

Hanukkah 2026

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Hanukkah is the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, usually late November or December. Here are the next dates:

Year	Date	Day	Days away
2026	December 4	Friday	52 days
2027	December 24	Friday	437 days
2028	December 12	Tuesday	791 days
2029	December 1	Saturday	1,145 days
2030	December 20	Friday	1,529 days

Hanukkah begins at sundown - the dates are the evening the first candle is lit.

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, lasts eight nights and remembers the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
One more candle on the menorah (hanukkiah) is lit each night until all eight are burning.
It starts on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, so the Gregorian date moves between late November and late December.

Check the menorah and buy candles for all eight nights (44 in total)
Plan latkes and sufganiyot
Get dreidels and gelt for the kids
Plan gifts for each night
Check candle-lighting times for your city

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Hanukkah 2026 is on Friday, December 4. As of today that is 52 days away. The live countdown on this page shows the exact days, hours, minutes and seconds left in your own time zone.

Hanukkah is the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, usually late November or December. Upcoming dates - 2026: Friday, December 4; 2027: Friday, December 24; 2028: Tuesday, December 12; 2029: Saturday, December 1; 2030: Friday, December 20.

Hanukkah is fixed in the Hebrew lunisolar calendar (25 Kislev), not in the Gregorian calendar, so it can begin anywhere from late November to late December. Like all Jewish holidays, it begins at sundown.

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