# There are 37 days until Hanukkah 2026. Counted from today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, with today as day zero. First night of Hanukkah 2026 37days Begins at sundown on Friday, December 4, 2026. In weeks 5 weeks and 2 days Weekends 5 Sleeps 37 US work days 24 TeamPredict counts US work days too (Monday to Friday, minus federal holidays), so payroll, leave and deadlines can be planned before the date. ## Pick another start date to count to Hanukkah from it. Start date Today From Wednesday, October 28, 2026, it is 37 days (5 weeks and 2 days) to Hanukkah 2026, with 24 US work days in between. See which of your own people may be leaving, before they hand in notice. [Start 30-Day Free Trial](https://app.teampredict.ai/signup) ## This calendar shows today and Hanukkah 2026, with the days between them tinted. _Figure: A calendar with today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, and Hanukkah 2026, Friday, December 4, 2026. The days counted between them are tinted._ 1 whole month in between is not drawn. ## The first night of Hanukkah falls on a Friday in 2026, and these are the next six dates. The date of Hanukkah in 2026 and the five years after it Year Date (first night, at sundown) Days away 2026 Fri, Dec 4Friday, December 4, 2026 37 2027 Fri, Dec 24Friday, December 24, 2027 422 2028 Tue, Dec 12Tuesday, December 12, 2028 776 2029 Sat, Dec 1Saturday, December 1, 2029 1130 2030 Fri, Dec 20Friday, December 20, 2030 1514 2031 Tue, Dec 9Tuesday, December 9, 2031 1868 ## Of the 36 days before Hanukkah, 24 are US work days. A US work day here is a Monday to Friday that is not a federal holiday. Counting from today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the 36 days before Hanukkah include 10 weekend days and these federal holidays: Veterans Day (Wed, Nov 11, 2026) and Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 26, 2026). Today and the date are not counted. The federal holidays are the ones [OPM lists](https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/), on their observed dates. _Figure: The 36 days between today and Hanukkah: 24 us work days, 10 weekend days, 2 federal holidays._ The [business days calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/business-days-calculator) counts work days between any two dates, and the [date calculator](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/date-calculator) adds or subtracts any span from a date. ## 82% of 2026 has passed. Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026, is day 301 of the 365 days in 2026. Hanukkah is 37 days after it. _Figure: A bar for the year 2026, 82 percent of it passed. Today is day 301 of 365. Hanukkah 2026 is day 338._ Hanukkah 2026 is day 338 of 365. ## Hanukkah begins at sundown on the evening before 25 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar and lasts eight nights, so its date in the Gregorian calendar changes every year. The dates in the table are worked out from this rule for each year, not typed in, and checked against these sources: - [Hebcal: Hanukkah dates](https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/chanukah) ## These nearby holidays have their own countdowns. - [Christmas58 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/christmas) - [Black Friday30 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/black-friday) - [Thanksgiving29 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/thanksgiving) - [New Year65 days](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/new-year) [Every holiday countdown](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until) is on one page, and the [birthday countdown](https://www.teampredict.ai/tools/days-until/my-birthday) counts to a date you pick. ## Here are five questions about Hanukkah, answered. How many days until Hanukkah 2026? From today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (US Eastern time), it is 37 days until Hanukkah, Friday, December 4, 2026, when the first night begins at sundown. That is 5 weeks and 2 days, and today is not counted. How many weekends and sleeps until Hanukkah? There are 5 weekends before Hanukkah, counting each Saturday after today and before the date. A sleep is a night, so there are 37 sleeps. How many work days are there until Hanukkah? There are 24 US work days left. The 36 days between today and the date include 10 weekend days, plus Veterans Day (Wed, Nov 11, 2026) and Thanksgiving Day (Thu, Nov 26, 2026), which federal offices close for. Work days are Monday to Friday, and neither today nor the date is counted. What day of the week is Hanukkah 2026? The first night of Hanukkah falls on a Friday in 2026. After that: Friday, December 24, 2027; Tuesday, December 12, 2028; Saturday, December 1, 2029. When is Hanukkah each year? Hanukkah begins at sundown on the evening before 25 Kislev in the Hebrew calendar and lasts eight nights, so its date in the Gregorian calendar changes every year. 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