Hanukkah starts 2031 is on Monday, December 8, 2031

The exact date of Hanukkah starts 2031

Hanukkah starts 2031 falls on Monday, December 8, 2031. That is a Monday, a regular working weekday in most countries. It is the 342nd day of 2031 and sits in ISO week 50. If you are planning around it, the day of the week matters as much as the date itself, because it decides whether the observance creates a long weekend, a midweek pause, or a day that has to be moved under local substitute-holiday rules.

Because Hanukkah starts lands on a Monday, it naturally extends the preceding weekend into a three-day break for anyone whose Saturday and Sunday are already free.

Compared with 2030, when it fell on December 19, Hanukkah starts 2031 moves about 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar. This drift is normal for a holiday tied to a lunar or lunisolar calendar rather than a fixed civil date.

Hanukkah starts around 2031

How the date moves in the years either side of 2031. Each year links to its own page with a countdown and the full day-of-week detail.

About Hanukkah starts

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish celebration beginning on the twenty-fifth day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. It commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple and the traditional account of oil lasting eight days. Each night, an additional candle is lit on the hanukkiah, and customs may include songs, blessings, fried foods, dreidel games, and gifts. Hanukkah usually falls in late November or December on the Gregorian calendar, though the exact date changes because the Hebrew calendar is lunisolar. timekit uses its shipped religious holidays data for the first day; observance begins at sundown the evening before.

Calendar note: Computed with the local Hebrew calendar engine; shown as an 8-day span.

Hanukkah starts 2031, common questions

When is Hanukkah starts 2031?

Hanukkah starts 2031 falls on Monday, December 8, 2031, running through Monday, December 15, 2031.

What day of the week is Hanukkah starts 2031?

In 2031, Hanukkah starts falls on a Monday, a weekday.

When is Hanukkah starts the year after 2031?

In 2032, Hanukkah starts falls on Saturday, November 27.

What date was Hanukkah starts 2030?

In 2030, Hanukkah starts fell on Thursday, December 19.

Why does the date of Hanukkah starts change each year?

Hanukkah usually falls in late November or December on the Gregorian calendar, though the exact date changes because the Hebrew calendar is lunisolar. timekit uses its shipped religious holidays data for the first day; observance begins at sundown the evening before.