When Is Shemini Atzeret 2027?

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Shemini Atzeret begins on Saturday, October 23, 2027 — 374 days from now.

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Shemini Atzeret 2027 begins on Saturday, October 23, 2027. Live countdown, dates through 2030, and how the date is determined.

Shemini Atzeret (Hebrew: שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת, romanized: šəmīnī ʿăṣereṯ, lit. 'eighth [day of] assembly') is a Jewish holiday. It is celebrated on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which usually coincides with late September or early October. Shemini Atzeret immediately follows the seven-day festival of Sukkot, one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals of Judaism. The holiday's name identifies it as an assembly held on the "eighth day". Although closely connected with Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret is regarded as a separate holy day rather than simply the final day of Sukkot. This combination of continuity and independence shapes its observance. Shemini Atzeret falls on 22 Tishrei, immediately after Sukkot.

Shemini Atzeret begins on Saturday, October 23, 2027. The countdown above updates live, so you always see exactly how many days, hours, and minutes are left.

Shemini Atzeret dates by year

Year	Date
2027	Saturday, October 23, 2027	in 374 days
2028	Thursday, October 12, 2028	in 729 days
2029	Monday, October 1, 2029	in 1083 days
2030	Saturday, October 19, 2030	in 1466 days

The holiday begins at sundown on the previous evening.

Why does the date move?

Jewish holidays are fixed in the Hebrew calendar, which is lunisolar: months follow the moon, and a leap month is added seven times every nineteen years to stay aligned with the seasons. Because Hebrew years are 353–385 days long, each holiday drifts within a roughly month-wide window of the civil calendar. All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date shown.