when does hanukkah end

Hanukkah is an eight‑day holiday that always ends at nightfall on the eighth day, so the exact end date changes each year.

Current and upcoming dates

• In general, Hanukkah begins at sundown on the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev and lasts eight days, ending after nightfall on the eighth day.

• For example, in 2026 Hanukkah runs from the evening of Friday, December 4, and ends at nightfall on Saturday, December 12.

How to know when it ends each year

• To find when Hanukkah ends in a specific year, look up that year’s Hanukkah dates on a Jewish calendar; the last listed date is when the holiday ends at nightfall.

• Many online Jewish calendars and educational sites list future Hanukkah ranges (start and end dates) several years in advance.

Quick practical rule

• Think of Hanukkah as “eight nights”: the holiday ends after candles are lit and night falls on the eighth night, and there is no candle‑lighting the night after that.

• Some communities have minor customs or gatherings on the last day, but religiously the festival itself is over once that final day (and its nightfall) passes.

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