How Many Days Until Lag BaOmer 2027?

When is Lag BaOmer 2027?

Lag BaOmer 2027 is on Tuesday, May 25, 2027. It is 33 days after Passover. Next year's is on Sunday, May 14, 2028. Other names for it: Lag B'Omer. It falls on 18 Iyar in the Hebrew calendar, the 33rd day of the Omer count between Passover and Shavuot. It is a day of celebration with bonfires and outings, and many Jews go to the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai at Meron in northern Israel. Like every Jewish holiday it starts the evening before, so in 2027 it begins at sundown on Monday, May 24, 2027.

Date rule: Hebrew calendar arithmetic (always 33 days after 15 Nisan); checked against hebcal.com 2026-2035.

How many business days until Lag BaOmer?

Without weekends, Lag BaOmer is 157 weekdays away, Monday to Friday from tomorrow through Tuesday, May 25. Take out the 6 federal holidays on the way, Veterans Day through Washington's Birthday, and the US count is 151 business days. The UK, Canada and Australia also land on 151, with their own holidays taken out instead.

Regional holidays (US states, Scotland, Canadian provinces, Australian states) are not included. Count with your own holidays.

Countdown milestones to Lag BaOmer

The Lag BaOmer countdown reaches 200 days on Friday, November 6, 2026 and gets down to 1 day on Monday, May 24, 2027.

Days until Lag BaOmer from other dates

Start the count later and the number shrinks. A week from today, on Fri, Oct 23, there will be 214 days to go until Lag BaOmer (May 25).

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How this is calculated

Each midnight takes one off the number. Today is left out and the day itself is counted, so tomorrow shows as 1 day away. Clock changes for daylight saving make no difference.

In Excel or Google Sheets, type =DATE(2027,5,25)-TODAY() into a cell to get the same count; add 1 to include today.

Counted from Friday, October 16, 2026 (US Eastern time). When you open the page, it counts again from the date on your device, so it matches your own day.

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