The Jewish Calendar בע"ה
presentation | times | anniversaries | converter | holidays | datebook | download | blog
the Jewish calendar
  home
  introduction
  measuring the time
  days
  Shabbat
  parasha
  year
  leap years
  months
  Rosh Chodesh
  flexible months
  New Year
  shmita and jubilee
  galut
  rain and dew
  blessing of the sun
  the four parshyot
  times of prayer
 
home
Welcome to the Jewish Calendar website.
You can find in these pages a presentation of the historical, religious, astronomical and cultural aspects of the Jewish Calendar, as well as tools and resources.
.: Today :.
Monday
17 Iyar 5786
4 May 2026
י"ז איר ה-תשפ"ו
Daf Yomi: חולין ד
32 nd day of the 'Omer
17 Iyar in History [40]
Beginning of the biblical flood according to Rabbi Yehoshua, whose opinion is that "the second month" always refers to Iyar. Rabbi Eliezer says that pre-Nationhood references to the second month are Cheshvan.

.: Zmanim :.
Previous day Paris
lundi 04/05/2026
Next day

Alot haShachar: 4h26
Earliest tefilin: 5h10
Netz: 6h24

Latest Shema (GR"A): 10h06
Latest tefila (GR"A): 11h19
Chatzot: 13h47

Mincha gedola: 14h24
Mincha qetana: 18h05
Plag haMincha: 19h37

Shqiya: 21h10
Tzeit haKochavim: 21h53

Shaa zmanit 1h13

.: Shabbat :.
Paris, France
9/5/2026
(summer time)
candles before: Shabbat ends:
20h57 22h14
Behar - Beḥouqotaï
בהר סיני - בחקתי
Yom Tov Shavou'ot
begins: Thursday 21 May 21h15
ends: Saturday 23 May 22h37
change city change date

.: Upcoming Events :.
Lag ba Omer on Tuesday 5 May
Yom Yerushalayim on Thursday 14 May
Rosh Chodesh Sivan on Sunday 17 May

Reference  
40 : Orthodox Union ™
Provided by Phil Chernofsky from OU/NCSY Israel Center in Tora Tidbits, based on the book Day by Day in Jewish History by Rabbi Abraham P. Bloch.