Questions about Shabbat times
When are Shabbat candles lit?
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.
When does Shabbat end?
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.
How are these times calculated?
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.
Are holiday candle-lighting times included?
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.
Shabbat times in other cities
- Jerusalem
- Tel Aviv
- Haifa
- Be'er Sheva
- Bnei Brak
- Petah Tikva
- Netanya
- Ashdod
- Modi'in
- Ra'anana
- Tzfat (Safed)
- Eilat
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- Miami
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- Baltimore
- Washington, DC
- Atlanta
- Cleveland
- Detroit
- Dallas
- Houston
- Denver
- Phoenix
- Las Vegas
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Toronto
- Montreal
- Vancouver
- Mexico City
- Buenos Aires
- São Paulo
- London
- Manchester
- Paris
- Antwerp
- Amsterdam
- Berlin
- Zurich
- Rome
- Moscow
- Kyiv
- Johannesburg
- Melbourne
- Sydney