Today in the biblical calendar
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Jerusalem anchors the calendar, and each biblical day proceeds westward from there. Local Gregorian evening dates can differ from the Jerusalem reference. Civil midnight and morning light do not advance the biblical day.
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Featured calendar dates
YHWH’s appointed times are shown first in their annual order, followed by Hanukkah and Purim as biblically referenced traditions. Purim falls in the following Gregorian year within each biblical cycle; its card shows that Gregorian year.
YHWH’s mo’edim
Passover & Unleavened Bread 2028
14th day · Passover lamb sacrificed
Evening April 8 to evening April 9, 2028
15th–21st days · Feast of Unleavened Bread
Evening April 9 to evening April 16, 2028
YHWH’s mo’edim
Firstfruits (Yom HaBikkurim) 2028
Evening April 15 to evening April 16, 2028
YHWH’s mo’edim
Feast of Weeks (Shavuot) 2028
Evening June 3 to evening June 4, 2028
YHWH’s mo’edim
Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets) 2028
Evening September 18 to evening September 19, 2028
YHWH’s mo’edim
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) 2028
Evening September 27 to evening September 28, 2028
YHWH’s mo’edim
Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) 2028
Evening October 2 to evening October 9, 2028
YHWH’s mo’edim
Eighth Day (Last Great Day) 2028
Evening October 9 to evening October 10, 2028
Biblically referenced tradition
Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) 2028
Evening December 10 to evening December 18, 2028
Biblically referenced tradition
Purim 2029
Evening February 26 to evening February 28, 2029
Annual rest days in 2028
Holy convocations and rest days
These Gregorian ranges show the annual appointed days on which Scripture calls for rest from ordinary work. Each biblical day begins in the evening and continues until the following evening.
First day of Unleavened Bread
Evening April 9 to evening April 10, 2028
Seventh day of Unleavened Bread
Evening April 15 to evening April 16, 2028
Feast of Weeks (Shavuot)
Evening June 3 to evening June 4, 2028
Yom Teruah (Day of Trumpets)
Evening September 18 to evening September 19, 2028
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)
Evening September 27 to evening September 28, 2028
First day of Sukkot
Evening October 2 to evening October 3, 2028
Eighth Day (Last Great Day)
Evening October 9 to evening October 10, 2028
Passover on the 14th day and Firstfruits are important appointed dates, but they are not separate annual no-work rest days. The weekly Sabbath remains a weekly rest in addition to the annual dates shown here.