Yom Kippur 2027: Dates

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement and a fast day.

For comparison, Yom Kippur 2026 began at sundown on Sunday, September 20, 2026 and ended at nightfall on Monday, September 21, 2026.

No. Yom Kippur 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)

Yom Kippur 2027 (Sunday, October 10, 2027 through Monday, October 11, 2027) overlaps Columbus Day (Monday, October 11, 2027).

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When does Yom Kippur 2027 start?

Yom Kippur 2027 begins at sundown on Sunday, October 10, 2027.

When does Yom Kippur 2027 end?

Yom Kippur 2027 ends at nightfall on Monday, October 11, 2027, the last day Hebcal lists for it.

Is Yom Kippur a federal holiday?

No. Yom Kippur is not one of the legal public holidays listed in 5 U.S.C. 6103(a). Yom Kippur 2027 (Sunday, October 10, 2027 through Monday, October 11, 2027) overlaps Columbus Day (Monday, October 11, 2027).

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Yom Kippur 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.