Yom HaShoah dates by year
| Year | Dates | Hebrew date | Begins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thu, Apr 24 | 26 Nisan | Sundown, Wed, Apr 23 |
| 2026 | Tue, Apr 14 | 27 Nisan | Sundown, Mon, Apr 13 |
| 2027 | Tue, May 4 | 27 Nisan | Sundown, Mon, May 3 |
| 2028 | Mon, Apr 24 | 28 Nisan | Sundown, Sun, Apr 23 |
| 2029 | Thu, Apr 12 | 27 Nisan | Sundown, Wed, Apr 11 |
| 2030 | Tue, Apr 30 | 27 Nisan | Sundown, Mon, Apr 29 |
| 2031 | Mon, Apr 21 | 28 Nisan | Sundown, Sun, Apr 20 |
What is Yom HaShoah?
Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Type: Israeli national day. What it means for the day: An official day in Israel, also marked by many communities abroad.
Why the date moves
Yom HaShoah always falls on the same Hebrew date (27 Nisan). The Hebrew calendar follows the moon and adds a month seven times every 19 years, so the civil date moves within a window of about a month from year to year.
Israel and outside Israel
The date is the same in Israel and everywhere else.
Yom HaShoah: common questions
When is Yom HaShoah 2027?
Yom HaShoah 2027 begins at sundown on Monday, May 3, 2027 and ends at nightfall on Tuesday, May 4, 2027.
How long is Yom HaShoah?
1 day.
What is the Hebrew date of Yom HaShoah?
27 Nisan.