Hanukkah candle lighting dates are different when using converter
Hi, I tried to convert the first day of candle lighting on Hebcal converter. When entering 10 December 2020 ( After Sunset), it says Chanukah: 2 candles. The Hebcal calendar says Chanukah starts 10 December 2020 at sundown which means we light 1 Candle with shamash? It would be very helpful if someone can confirm this. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback. We agree that the date converter gives confusing results. We have changed it for past and future years to be more clear:
https://www.hebcal.com/converter?gd=10&gm=12&gy=2020&gs=on&g2h=1
When you look at the month view on the calendar results page or via one of our downloads, we still display the number of candles
December 2020
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Chanukah: 1 Candle | 11 Chanukah: 2 Candles | 12 Chanukah: 3 Candles |
13 Chanukah: 4 Candles | 14 Chanukah: 5 Candles | 15 Chanukah: 6 Candles | 16 Chanukah: 7 Candles | 17 Chanukah: 8 Candles | 18 Chanukah: 8th Day | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Chanukah API schema changed?
Hi, I have a website (maoztzur.com) that displays the time for candle lighting for Chanukah.
I use this API request to get the number of candles and the time for candle lighting for a given location: https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal/?v=1&cfg=json&maj=on&min=off&mod=off&nx=off&year=now&month=x&ss=off&mf=off&c=on&geo=pos&m=0&s=off&latitude=51.6093316&longitude=-0.2951551&tzid=Europe/London
However it looks like this is now broken because of an API schema change.
It used to be that the time of candle lighting was included in the `title` field of each item in `items[]` in this format: "Chanukah: 8 Candle: 6:18pm". I had a regex to parse this: ^Chanukah: (\d) Candles?: (\d\d?:\d\dpm)$
However it seems that the format has changed. Now the `title` field only says "Chanukah: 8 Candles". However I can see there is a new `date` field on each `item` in the format of "2020-12-17T16:51:00-00:00".
Can I confirm that this `date` is indeed the candle lighting time for the specified timezone?
Thanks
Yes, confirmed. If the `date` field contains a `T` then it includes a time in the timezone specified by the candle-lighting setting.
Hanukkah Candle times are showing an hour too late except on Friday evenings, Eastern Standard Time
Please advise why Hanukkah Candle times are showing an hour too late except on Friday evenings, for Eastern Standard Time.
Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!
According to our sources, Chanukah candles should generally be lit at nightfall, except for erev Shabbat when they must be lit at regular candles lighting time (18 minutes before sunset).
Microsoft Calender Version 16005.13228.41011.0 Windows 10 app
How can I download hebcal to Windows 10 app Calendar version16005.13228.41011. I this possible to do?
Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!
Windows 10 calendar app supports iCalendar format. Please use these instructions and let us know if they work for you?
https://www.hebcal.com/home/210/icalendar-ics-jewish-holidays
Your calendar with Torah Portions and your Torah Portion list for 2023 have a discrepancy for May 27, 2023
The Torah Portion for May 27, 2023 on your calendar says Shavuot 11, but when you download the Torah Portion list, it says Nasso.
Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!
In Israel there is only one day of Shavuot. In the diaspora there are two days.
Please be sure that you download the version that matches your location.
tefila times
thank you for the work you do! i have been using the site for over ten years. would you consider adding
סוף זמן קריאת שמע (גר״א) וסוף זמן תפילה?
Hi, thanks for using Hebcal and thanks for the feedback!
Hebcal.com now offers a REST API for calculating zmanim (halachic times) for a given location
https://www.hebcal.com/home/1663/zmanim-halachic-times-api
chatzotNight – Midnight – Chatzot
Sunset plus 6 halachic hours
alotHaShachar – Dawn – Alot haShachar
Sun is 16.1° below the horizon in the morning
misheyakir – Earliest talis & tefillin – Misheyakir
Sun is 11.5° below the horizon in the morning
misheyakirMachmir – Earliest talis & tefillin – Misheyakir Machmir
Sun is 10.2° below the horizon in the morning
dawn – Civil dawn
Sun is 6° below the horizon in the morning
sunrise – Sunrise
Upper edge of the Sun appears over the eastern horizon in the morning (0.833° above horizon)
sofZmanShma – Latest Shema (Gra)
Sunrise plus 3 halachic hours, according to the Gra
sofZmanTfilla – Latest Shacharit (Gra)
Sunrise plus 4.5 halachic hours, according to the Gra
chatzot – Midday – Chatzot
Sunrise plus 6 halachic hours
minchaGedola – Earliest Mincha – Mincha Gedola
Sunrise plus 6.5 halachic hours
minchaKetana – Preferable earliest time to recite Minchah – Mincha Ketana
Sunrise plus 9.5 halachic hours
plagHaMincha – Plag haMincha
Sunrise plus 10.75 halachic hours
sunset – Sunset
When the upper edge of the Sun disappears below the horizon (0.833° below horizon)
dusk – Civil dusk
Sun is 6° below the horizon in the evening
tzeit7083deg – Nightfall (3 medium stars) – Tzeit 7.083°
When 3 medium stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (sun 7.083° below the horizon)
tzeit85deg – Nightfall (3 small stars) – Tzeit 8.5°
When 3 small stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (sun 8.5° below the horizon)
tzeit42min – Nightfall (3 medium stars) – Tzeit 42 minutes
When 3 medium stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (fixed 42 minutes after sunset)
tzeit50min – Nightfall (3 small stars) – Tzeit 50 minutes
When 3 small stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (fixed 50 minutes after sunset)
tzeit72min – Nightfall (Rabbeinu Tam) – Tzeit 72 minutes
When 3 small stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (fixed 72 minutes after sunset)
In the documents i have read it state that i can download the calendar to my synagogue site. I am in the middle of writing a web site called The Kosher Project which is not associated to a synagogue do i still have permission to down load the calendar?
In the documents i have read it state that i can download the calendar to my synagogue site. I am in the middle of writing a web site called The Kosher Project which is not associated to a synagogue do i still have permission to down load the calendar?
Hi, thanks for using Hebcal! Yes, under the terms of our Creative Commons license you can use Hebcal data on your website if you give us credit even if you are not associated with a synagogue.
Hi, thanks for your message!
We apologize for the oversight - Hoshana Raba has been added to our Sukkot holiday page:
https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/sukkot#reading-sukkot-final-day-hoshana-raba
2 bugs
i would like to implement your api and i am working with it for a week and i found 2 bugs on this call
https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal?v=1&cfg=json&maj=on&min=on&mod=off&nx=on&year=now&month=x&ss=on&mf=on&c=off&geo=pos&latitude="+lat+"&longitude="+lng+"&tzid="+zone+"&s=on&lg=ru&d=on&i=on
1. the word "Tishrei" is not translated in russian
2. There is no Torah reading on 6 day of Sukkot
thats a shame is this api alpha? if not, so thats to much bugs for one week using :(
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