Jewish Calendar Johannesburg — May 2031
Hebrew calendar for Johannesburg with Shabbat times, holidays, and Torah portions. Hebrew month: Iyar.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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28
5 Iyar, 5791
Omer 20
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29
6 Iyar, 5791
Omer 21
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30
7 Iyar, 5791
Omer 22
|
1
8 Iyar, 5791
Omer 23
|
2
9 Iyar, 5791
Omer 24
🕯 17:25
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3
10 Iyar, 5791
Omer 25
Achrei Mos Kedoshim
✦ 18:54
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4
11 Iyar, 5791
Omer 26
|
|
5
12 Iyar, 5791
Omer 27
|
6
13 Iyar, 5791
Omer 28
|
7
14 Iyar, 5791
Pesach Sheni
Omer 29
✦ 18:52
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8
15 Iyar, 5791
Omer 30
|
9
16 Iyar, 5791
Omer 31
🕯 17:21
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10
17 Iyar, 5791
Omer 32
Emor
✦ 18:50
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11
18 Iyar, 5791
Lag BaOmer
Omer 33
✦ 18:49
|
|
12
19 Iyar, 5791
Omer 34
|
13
20 Iyar, 5791
Omer 35
|
14
21 Iyar, 5791
Omer 36
|
15
22 Iyar, 5791
Omer 37
|
16
23 Iyar, 5791
Omer 38
🕯 17:17
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17
24 Iyar, 5791
Omer 39
Behar Bechukosai
✦ 18:46
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18
25 Iyar, 5791
Omer 40
|
|
19
26 Iyar, 5791
Omer 41
|
20
27 Iyar, 5791
Omer 42
|
21
28 Iyar, 5791
Omer 43
|
22
29 Iyar, 5791
Omer 44
|
23
1 Sivan, 5791
Rosh Chodesh
Omer 45
🕯 17:14
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24
2 Sivan, 5791
Omer 46
Bamidbar
✦ 18:44
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25
3 Sivan, 5791
Omer 47
|
|
26
4 Sivan, 5791
Omer 48
|
27
5 Sivan, 5791
Erev Shavuot
Omer 49
🕯 17:13
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28
6 Sivan, 5791
Shavuot
✦ 18:43
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29
7 Sivan, 5791
Shavuot
✦ 18:42
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30
8 Sivan, 5791
🕯 17:12
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31
9 Sivan, 5791
Nasso
✦ 18:42
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1
10 Sivan, 5791
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Legend
About the Jewish Calendar
The Jewish calendar (also known as the Hebrew calendar) is a lunisolar calendar used to determine the dates of Jewish holidays, Torah readings, and daily prayers. Each month begins with a new moon, and leap years add a 13th month (Adar II) seven times every 19 years to stay aligned with the solar year.
This monthly calendar for Johannesburg displays both Gregorian and Hebrew dates side by side, along with:
- Shabbat candle lighting times — 18 minutes before sunset
- Havdalah times — calculated as 72 minutes after sunset (Rabbeinu Tam opinion); 8.5° (GRA) and 16.1° opinions also available on the Zmanim page
- Jewish holidays — including Yom Tov, fast days, and modern Israeli holidays
- Weekly Torah portion (Parashat HaShavua) — shown every Shabbat
- Rosh Chodesh — the beginning of each new Hebrew month
- Omer count — during the period between Pesach and Shavuot
Use the .ics download button above to import these times into your Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook. The file contains 6 months of candle lighting and Havdalah times for Johannesburg.
Hebrew Calendar Months
The Hebrew calendar has 12 months in a regular year and 13 in a leap year (when Adar II is added). Each month begins with the new moon (Rosh Chodesh). The months do not correspond exactly to Gregorian months — they shift because the lunar year (about 354 days) is shorter than the solar year (365 days).
| Hebrew Month | Transliteration | Typical Gregorian Months | Notable Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| תשרי | Tishrei | September – October | Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret |
| חשוון | Cheshvan (Marcheshvan) | October – November | Sometimes called "bitter" (no holidays) |
| כסלו | Kislev | November – December | Hanukkah begins on the 25th |
| טבת | Tevet | December – January | Hanukkah ends; Fast of the 10th of Tevet |
| שבט | Sh'vat | January – February | Tu BiShvat (15th) |
| אדר | Adar (Adar II in leap years) | February – March | Purim (14th/15th); in leap years, Purim is in Adar II |
| ניסן | Nissan | March – April | Passover begins on the 15th |
| אייר | Iyar | April – May | Lag BaOmer (18th); Yom HaAtzma'ut |
| סיוון | Sivan | May – June | Shavuot (6th) |
| תמוז | Tammuz | June – July | Fast of the 17th of Tammuz |
| אב | Av | July – August | Tisha B'Av (9th); Tu B'Av (15th) |
| אלול | Elul | August – September | Month of repentance before the High Holidays |
Leap years add a 13th month, Adar II (Adar Sheni), to keep Passover in spring as required by the Torah. Leap years occur in years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 19 of a 19-year cycle. In a leap year, Purim is celebrated in Adar II.