When is Yom Teruah in 2026?
Yom Teruah (Rosh Hashanah / Feast of Trumpets) 2026 begins at sunset on Friday, 11 September and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 13 September, on the rabbinic calendar. Households keeping the sighted new moon will begin at the first confirmed crescent sighting from Israel — typically the same evening or one to two evenings later.
Why is there more than one answer?
Because Yom Teruah falls on the first day of the seventh month, and the communities that keep it do not all determine the month's start the same way. The calculated (rabbinic) calendar fixes the date years in advance. Sighted-moon households wait for the new crescent to be physically observed from the land of Israel — which by definition cannot be certain beforehand, and is part of why this feast was traditionally called the day no man knows. A full, even-handed explanation of every reckoning is on our Biblical Calendar page.
The fall feast dates, 2026 and 2027
| Appointed time | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Yom Teruah | Sunset 11 Sep – 13 Sep | Sunset 1 Oct – 3 Oct |
| Yom Kippur | Sunset 20 Sep – 21 Sep | Sunset 10 Oct – 11 Oct |
| Sukkot | Sunset 25 Sep – 2 Oct | Sunset 15 Oct – 22 Oct |
Rabbinic reckoning. 2027 dates confirmed against the fixed calendar; sighted-moon observance may differ by a day or two.
Free printable calendar — every appointed time of 5787 on one page, with the sunset rule and the calendar reckonings explained on the back. Print it and pin it up.
Counting down
From today the practical checklist is short: a shofar someone can actually sound (it takes about an hour to learn), a reading for the evening, and anything you are ordering in hand by 1 September. The day begins at sunset — the single most common first-year mistake is arriving a day late.
Everything about the day itself — what Scripture commands, teachings, the blasts — is on our Yom Teruah page. The whole year's dates: the Moedim calendar.