Today in the Priestly Calendar
23
Adar
אדר
Appointed Times — 2025 Cycle
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Head of the Year
ראש חדש אביב
The Biblical new year begins — Exodus 12:2
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Pesach
פסח
Passover — slaughter the lamb at twilight (Lev. 23:5)
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Chag HaMatzot
חג המצות
Feast of Unleavened Bread begins — holy convocation
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Chag HaMatzot
חג המצות
Last Day of Unleavened Bread — holy convocation
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Bikkurim
ביכורים
First Fruits / Wave Sheaf — day after the Sabbath (Lev. 23:11)
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Shavuot
שבועות
Feast of Weeks — 50 days from First Fruits (Lev. 23:16)
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Yom Teruah
יום תרועה
Day of Blowing — memorial of blasting (Lev. 23:24)
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Yom HaKippurim
יום הכפורים
Day of Atonements — afflict your souls (Lev. 23:27)
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Sukkot
סוכות
Feast of Tabernacles begins — dwell in booths (Lev. 23:34)
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HaYom HaShemini
היום השמיני
The Eighth Day — solemn assembly (Lev. 23:36)
Year Overview
Q1 — Months 1–3
Days 1–91
Q2 — Months 4–6
Days 92–182
Q3 — Months 7–9
Days 183–273
Q4 — Months 10–12
Days 274–364
Calendar Structure
✦ 364 days — exactly 52 Sabbaths
✦ 4 quarters × 91 days = 4 × (30+30+31)
✦ 1 Aviv always falls on the 4th day (Wednesday)
✦ Feast days always fall on the same weekday
✦ Year begins after the spring equinox
Year 5949 — Full Calendar View
26 Mar 2025 → 24 Mar 2026
Quarter 1
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Spring
Aviv (Month 1)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Iyar (Month 2)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Sivan (Month 3)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Quarter 2
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Summer
Tammuz (Month 4)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
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16
17
18
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20
21
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29
30
Av (Month 5)
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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16
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19
20
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24
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26
27
28
29
30
Elul (Month 6)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Quarter 3
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Autumn
Tishri (Month 7)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Marcheshvan (Month 8)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Kislev (Month 9)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Quarter 4
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Winter
Tevet (Month 10)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Shevat (Month 11)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Adar (Month 12)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Passover & Unleavened Bread