How is the date of Hanukkah determined each year?

Answer 1

The date of Hanukkah only changes according to the Gregorian calendar, which does not correspond with the Hebrew calendar. According to the Hebrew calendar, it always starts on the same date each year - 25 Kislev.

Answer 2

Hanukkah is always on the same date of the Hebrew calendar every year: the 25th of Kislev.

The Hebrew calendar is lunisolar and has a different leap year system, which causes the dates not to line up with the Gregorian calendar, which is a solar calendar.

Answer 3

You determine when Hanukkah starts by looking at the Hebrew calendar. Hanukkah starts on the 25th day of Kislev. In 2013, Hanukkah starts at sunset on November 27 and ends at nightfall on December 6.

Answer 4

Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The Hebrew calendar does not line up with the western calendar because it has a completely different leap year system that can shift holidays each year by to 11-28 days.

Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years. The candle lightings begin on the evening BEFORE the first date:

2011: December 20-28

2012: December 8-16

2013: November 27-December 5

2014: December 16-24

2015: December 6-14

Answer 5

Hanukkah is determined by the Hebrew calendar. It begins on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which occurs in December or late November, and it lasts for eight days.

Answer 6

It begins on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev (which is in late November or during December).

Answer 7

By the Hebrew calendar