Judaism · 2032
In 2032, Hanukkah starts falls on a Saturday, running through Saturday, December 4, 2032.
Hanukkah starts 2032 falls on Saturday, November 27, 2032. That is a Saturday, which means it lands on a weekend. It is the 332nd day of 2032 and sits in ISO week 48. 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.
Falling on a Saturday, Hanukkah starts overlaps a normal weekend. Where it is a public holiday, many countries shift the day off to the following Monday, so check local substitute-day rules.
Compared with 2031, when it fell on December 8, Hanukkah starts 2032 moves about 10 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.
How the date moves in the years either side of 2032. Each year links to its own page with a countdown and the full day-of-week detail.
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.