Shabbat Times in Atlanta

Shabbat candles are lit before sunset on Friday, usually 18 minutes before. Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before and Haifa 30; other places follow their community’s custom, which you can set above.

Shabbat ends at nightfall on Saturday, when three small stars are visible. This page uses the sun 8.5° below the horizon, a common standard. Some communities wait 42, 50 or 72 minutes after sunset; choose that under Havdalah.

From the sun’s position for the city’s coordinates, using the NOAA solar equations. They match Hebcal to within a minute. Hills and tall buildings can make the visible sunset earlier, so do not leave candle lighting to the last minute.

This page covers Shabbat. When a festival falls on the weekend it is listed in the table. On the second night of a festival, candles are lit after nightfall from an existing flame.