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The Hebrew Calendar has 12 months (13 in a leap year ) of 29 or 30 days and the
months first day is usually on new moon (Molad).
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Molad New moon 1st day |
5th day |
8th day |
11th day |
15th day |
18th day |
22th day |
27th day |
The length of the year:
| | Prdinery year | Leap year |
| deficient year | 353 | 383 |
| regular year | 354 | 384 |
| complete year | 355 | 385 |
The length of the months:
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deficient year |
regular year |
complete year |
| | Tishri |
30 |
30 |
30 |
| | Heshvan |
29 |
29 |
30 |
| | Kislev |
29 |
30 |
30 |
| | Tevet |
29 |
29 |
29 |
| | Shevat |
30 |
30 |
30 |
| | Adar/Adar II |
29 |
29 |
29 |
| | Nisan |
30 |
30 |
30 |
| | Iyar |
29 |
29 |
29 |
| | Sivan |
30 |
30 |
30 |
| | Tammuz |
29 |
29 |
29 |
| | Av |
30 |
30 |
30 |
| | Elul |
29 |
29 |
29 |
| Days in ordinary years | |
353 |
354 |
355 |
| Added in leap years | Adar I |
30 |
30 |
30 |
| Days in leap years | |
383 |
384 |
385 |
In leap years Adar is called Adar III.
The Hebrew Leap Year Distribution
is a 19 Year Cycle consisting of 12 years of 12 months and
7 years of 13 months.
The years 3 - 6 - 8 - 11 - 14 - 17 - 19 of the 19 year cycle
are leap years.
The Hebrew hotydays
| Rosh Hshana | 2 days |
New Year Is usually on the new moon of Tishrei but never in Sunday, Wednesday or Friday. |
| Yom Kippur | |
10 TISHREI |
| Sukot | 8 days |
15 TISHREI |
| Hanuka | 8 days |
25 KISLEV |
| 1 Tu Beshvat | |
15 SHVAT |
| Purim | |
14 ADAR |
| Pesah | 7 days |
15 NISAN |
| Independence Day | |
5 IYAR |
| Lag BaOmer | |
18 IYAR |
| ShAVuot | 2 days |
6 SIVAN |
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