Rosh Hashanah 2027: Dates

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and opens the High Holy Days.

For comparison, Rosh Hashanah 2026 began at sundown on Friday, September 11, 2026 and ended at nightfall on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

Hebcal lists the daytime date of each day. Jewish days begin at sundown, so Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on the evening Hebcal lists as the eve, and the dates are the same everywhere in the United States. Candle-lighting and nightfall times depend on your location and are not on this page.

No. Rosh Hashanah is not among the legal public holidays in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a), the federal holiday list. The statute reads:

(a) The following are legal public holidays: New Year's Day, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., the third Monday in January. Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19. Independence Day, July 4. Labor Day, the first Monday in September. Columbus Day, the second Monday in October. Veterans Day, November 11. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November. Christmas Day, December 25.

Source: 5 U.S.C. 6103: Holidays (GovInfo)

No federal holiday falls during Rosh Hashanah 2027 (Friday, October 1, 2027 through Sunday, October 3, 2027), so federal offices follow their normal schedule.

See the full list of federal holidays 2027.

When does Rosh Hashanah 2027 start?

Rosh Hashanah 2027 begins at sundown on Friday, October 1, 2027.

When does Rosh Hashanah 2027 end?

Rosh Hashanah 2027 ends at nightfall on Sunday, October 3, 2027, the last day Hebcal lists for it.

Is Rosh Hashanah a federal holiday?

No. Rosh Hashanah is not one of the legal public holidays listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a). No federal holiday falls during Rosh Hashanah 2027 (Friday, October 1, 2027 through Sunday, October 3, 2027), so federal offices follow their normal schedule.

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Rosh Hashanah dates: Hebcal.com, from the Hebcal Jewish Calendar API (Diaspora, 2026 and 2027), read on November 9, 2026. The data is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0); see Hebcal's license statement. Hebcal does not endorse this page, and FedRateCalc is independent.