Yom Kippur

Varying Dates

The date of Yom Kippur is on day number 10 in the Jewish month tishrei. The date for Yom Kippur is based on the Hebrew calendar (also called Jewish calendar). This is a lunisolar calendar, which means that the calendar depends on both the lunar phases and the time of the solar year. This means that the date for Yom Kippur, the next ten years, varies between September 15 and October 12. In the table below you can see the date in the coming years in the western calendar (Gregorian calendar).

Yom Kippur in other countries

This holiday is celebrated in several countries. Four countries in our dataset around the world are celebrating or observing this day.

In the map below, you can see where the day is celebrated or marked. You can find the date by tapping the different colors on the map. You can also see if the day is a public holiday, an observed day, or a day only celebrated by parts of the country's population.

Note that the date of this holiday varies between countries even though the day celebrates the same thing.

This table gives a more detailed overview of when and where this holiday is celebrated or observed. Click on the country for more information.

Flag	Country	Holiday type	Date this year
	Macedonia	Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off	October 12, 2024
	Croatia	Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off	October 12, 2024
	Serbia	Optional holiday - majority of people take the day off	October 12, 2024
	Montenegro	Public holiday	October 12, 2024

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