Hanukkah starts 2035 is on Monday, December 24, 2035

The exact date of Hanukkah starts 2035

Hanukkah starts 2035 falls on Monday, December 24, 2035. That is a Monday, a regular working weekday in most countries. It is the 358th day of 2035 and sits in ISO week 52. 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 2034, when it fell on December 4, Hanukkah starts 2035 moves about 20 days later 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 2035

How the date moves in the years either side of 2035. 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 2035, common questions

When is Hanukkah starts 2035?

Hanukkah starts 2035 falls on Monday, December 24, 2035, running through Monday, December 31, 2035.

What day of the week is Hanukkah starts 2035?

In 2035, Hanukkah starts falls on a Monday, a weekday.

What date was Hanukkah starts 2034?

In 2034, Hanukkah starts fell on Monday, December 4.

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.