✡️ Hebrew Israelite High Holy Days Calendar 2026 ✡️
- So Am I Books
- Mar 19, 2022
- 4 min read
Updated: 1 day ago
🖤 Welcome to Our Sacred Calendar 🖤
Welcome, beloved brothers and sisters, to our Israelite High Holy Day Calendar — a guide to the appointed times (moedim) established by Yahawah. These days are governed not by man-made systems, but by the lights in the heavens, faithful observation, and obedience to Scripture.
May this calendar serve as a lamp to your path, a reminder of Yahawah’s faithfulness, and a call to walk circumspectly in His covenant.
🫂 Shalam!
📅 Calendar Download (CSV)
A Google Calendar–ready CSV file is available for download, containing all 2026 biblical feast days and new moons based on the visible new moon method.
How to use it:
Download the CSV file
Open Google Calendar on desktop
Go to Settings → Import & Export
Import the file into your chosen calendar
All events are set to begin at sundown and include notes regarding moon sighting confirmation. Where applicable, Option A / Option B dates are included to account for visibility differences.
What follows is a properly grounded 2026 Sacred Calendar, built exactly on:
Spring Equinox anchor
While Scripture does not name the spring equinox directly, it unmistakably anchors the biblical year to the month of Abib, an agricultural stage that can only occur after the transition from winter to spring—making the equinox the natural boundary that governs the beginning of the sacred year.
Astronomical new moon as reference only
An astronomical new moon occurs when the moon is directly between the earth and the sun, making it completely invisible; this moment is real but hidden and can only be calculated, not seen. The visible new moon, however, is the first thin crescent of light that appears after sunset, usually one to two days later, and is the first time the moon can actually be observed. Biblically, the visible new moon is what matters because Scripture emphasizes observation—commands like blowing the trumpet at the new moon require something visible. The Hebrew word chodesh means renewal or reappearance, and since ancient Israel relied on eyewitness testimony, the new month began when the crescent was seen, starting the first day at sunset.
Visible crescent determines Day 1
Honest 1-day uncertainty windows
No rabbinic fixed calendar assumptions
⚠️ Foundational Timekeeping Principles (Read First)
All dates below follow the Biblical method of time:
Days begin at sundown (Genesis 1)
Months begin with the first visible crescent new moon
The astronomical new moon is NOT Day 1
Dates are forecasted, then confirmed by actual sighting
If weather or visibility prevents sighting, observance shifts one day later
Scripture allows this flexibility — precision is found in obedience, not arrogance
🌱 Establishing the Year — 2026
Spring Equinox: ~March 20, 2026
Astronomical New Moon after Equinox: March 20–21, 2026
Earliest possible visible crescent: Evening of March 21
Likely visible crescent: Evening of March 22
➡️ Therefore:
The 1st Biblical Month (Abib) begins at sundown March 21 or March 22, 2026, depending on actual visibility.
All feast dates below are counted from that reality, not guesswork.
🗓️ Hebrew Israelite High Holy Days — 2026
(Visible New Moon Method — Honest Ranges)
🌑 New Year (Rosh Chodesh Abib)
1st Day of the 1st Biblical Month
Reference: Exodus 12:2
Likely Start: Sundown March 22, 2026
(If crescent seen earlier, could begin sundown March 21)
🕯️ Passover (Pesach)
14th Day of the 1st Biblical Month — at Evening
Reference: Exodus 12; Leviticus 23:5
Observed at Evening:April 4 or April 5, 2026 (just before sundown)
➡️ This depends entirely on whether Month 1 began March 21 or 22.
🕯️ Feast of Unleavened Bread
15th–21st Days of the 1st Month
Reference: Leviticus 23:6–8
Begins: Sundown April 5 or April 6
Ends: Sundown April 11 or April 12
🌾 Feast of First Fruits
16th Day of the 1st Month
Reference: Leviticus 23:10–14
Observed: April 6 or April 7, 2026
🌾 Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)
50 Days After First Fruits
Reference: Exodus 34:22
Observed: May 25 or May 26, 2026 (at sundown)
🍂 Fall Feasts — Counted from the 7th New Moon
📯 Feast of Trumpets
1st Day of the 7th Month
Reference: Leviticus 23:23–25
Likely: Sundown September 14 or 15, 2026
🫶🏿 Day of Atonement
10th Day of the 7th Month
Reference: Leviticus 23:26–32
Observed:September 23–24 or September 24–25, 2026(Sundown to sundown)
🛖 Feast of Tabernacles
15th–22nd Days of the 7th Month
Reference: Leviticus 23:33–44
Begins: Sundown September 28 or 29
Ends: Sundown October 5 or 6, 2026
🕯️ Chanukkah (Dedication)
25th Day of the 9th Month
Reference: 1 Maccabees
Likely: December 6–13, 2026
(Dependent on 9th-month crescent sighting)
🌑 Biblical New Moons — 2026 (Forecasted Visibility)
Each month begins only when the crescent is seen after sunset.
Biblical Month | Likely Visible New Moon | Notes |
1st (Abib) | Mar 22 | Possibly Mar 21 |
2nd | Apr 20–21 | Depends on weather |
3rd | May 19–20 | |
4th | Jun 17–18 | |
5th | Jul 17–18 | |
6th | Aug 15–16 | |
7th | Sep 14–15 | Trumpets month |
8th | Oct 14–15 | |
9th | Nov 12–13 | |
10th | Dec 12–13 | |
11th | Jan 10–11 (2027) | |
12th | Feb 9–10 (2027) |
⚠️ All dates require confirmation by actual sighting.
🫂 Closing Prayer 🫂
May Yahawah bless those who watch the heavens, honor His appointed times, and walk humbly in obedience. May our eyes be single, our hearts clean, and our households aligned with His order.
Shalam aleichem.
Final word (important):
This calendar is biblical, honest, and defensible — because it does not lie about certainty.