How Many Days Until Hanukkah? Countdown
There are 95 days until Hanukkah on Friday, December 4, 2026. Hanukkah begins at sundown on the 25th of Kislev. In 2026 the first night is Friday, December 4. The timer counts to midnight December 4 in your timezone, a civil-day stand-in for sundown.
2026 date
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday, December 4 |
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Countdown to Hanukkah
| Night | 2026 civil date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First night | Fri Dec 4 | This timer |
| Eighth night | Fri Dec 11 | Last candles |
| Christmas | Fri Dec 25 | Fixed civil holiday |
The eight-night festival commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple and the oil that lasted eight days. It is not a US federal holiday. Public menorahs and school nights off vary by district.
How many days until Hanukkah
Last night in 2026 is December 11. Christmas is December 25, three weeks later. The Hebrew date drifts on the Gregorian calendar; 2027 will not be December 4.
If you needed December 1 or Christmas, those pages stay on fixed civil dates. Light candles at sundown on the first night; this days-until number is the civil morning of December 4, 2026.
Why this countdown exists
Hanukkah is on the list because US searchers want remaining days until the first night, which moves on the Gregorian calendar. 2026 starts Friday, December 4. The date was chosen as 25 Kislev, the rededication of the Temple, not as a US federal holiday. This timer uses the civil date as a planning stand-in for sundown.
People also ask
When is Hanukkah 2026?
First night is sundown December 4, 2026.
Is Hanukkah a US federal holiday?
No.
Why midnight not sundown?
The days-until query is a civil date. Jewish days start at sundown; light candles that evening.