Days Until Passover Calculator

Passover begins on 15 Nisan. This tool counts whole days from your browser's local "today" to the next estimated start, then tracks which day of the festival you are on until it ends. The default observance toggle is Diaspora (eight days) — switch to Israel (seven days) if that matches your community.

On the first day the headline notes that Passover begins tonight at sunset — because Jewish holidays start the evening before the listed Gregorian date. During the festival you see which day you are on and how many days remain until the last observance day.

After the festival ends the countdown targets next year's Passover automatically. You do not need to refresh the page or enter a new Gregorian year — the live event rolls forward like other holiday countdowns on this site.

Example: if today falls a week before 15 Nisan, you see roughly seven days until the civil date of the first seder — remember candle lighting is the prior evening. Mid-festival you might see "Day 3 of Passover" with five days left under an eight-day Diaspora setting.

Exact candle-lighting and havdalah times depend on your city's latitude and community minhag. This page shows the Gregorian date of 15 Nisan from Hebrew-calendar math — not hour-level zmanim.

For a specific civil year's start and last day without a live countdown, use the Passover date calculator. For Rosh Hashanah (1 Tishrei) in the same calendar system, see the Rosh Hashanah date calculator. Results follow standard Hebrew-calendar algorithms cited below — confirm seders and time off locally, especially when Passover overlaps Western Holy Week. Chametz deadlines and school breaks often key off the civil date of 15 Nisan even though the seder is the prior night.

Switch the observance toggle if your family follows seven days even outside Israel — the day count during the festival and the last listed day both change when you move between Diaspora and Israel settings.