How many days until Hanukkah 2028?
Hanukkah 2028 is on Tuesday, December 12, 2028. See the exact countdown in days, hours, minutes and seconds, in your own time zone.
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Hanukkah 2028 at a glance
- Date
- Tuesday, December 12, 2028
- Rule
- Begins on the evening of 24 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar
- Day of the year
- Day 347 of 366
- Days left in the year after it
- 19
- Category
- Jewish
About Hanukkah
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, lasts eight nights. It commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the second century BCE, after the Maccabees' revolt, and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.
The festival begins at sundown on the 25th day of Kislev, so the date moves each year on the Gregorian calendar and falls between late November and late December. The date here is the evening on which the first candle is lit.
In 2028 it falls on a Tuesday. This countdown runs to the first moment of December 12 in the time zone you choose, so the figure matches the calendar day on your wall.
How Hanukkah is celebrated
- Lighting the menorah each night with an extra candle
- Playing dreidel
- Fried foods such as latkes and sufganiyot
- Giving small gifts or chocolate coins called gelt
Around the world
Hanukkah is celebrated by Jewish communities around the world and in Israel, where schools close for the week.
When Hanukkah 2028 begins around the world
Hanukkah starts at midnight local time, so it arrives in each city at a different moment. Times below are the start of December 12 converted to UTC.
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Common questions
How many days until Hanukkah 2028?
Hanukkah 2028 is on Tuesday, December 12, 2028. The live counter above shows the exact number of days, hours, minutes and seconds left, counted to midnight at the start of the day in your time zone.
What day of the week is Hanukkah in 2028?
Hanukkah 2028 falls on a Tuesday.
How many working days are left until Hanukkah?
The Working days figure counts Monday to Friday between tomorrow and the day before the holiday. Public holidays in your country are not subtracted.
Does Hanukkah start the evening before?
Yes. A Jewish day begins at sunset, so Hanukkah begins at sundown on the evening before the first day. The countdown runs to midnight at the start of that evening's date.
When is Hanukkah in 2026–2030?
2026: Friday, December 4; 2027: Friday, December 24; 2028: Tuesday, December 12; 2029: Saturday, December 1; 2030: Friday, December 20.
Which time zone does the countdown use?
Your device's time zone by default. Use the time zone menu to count down to midnight anywhere else, for example when a friend is celebrating in a different country.