How Many Days Until Yom HaShoah 2027?

When is Yom HaShoah 2027?

Yom HaShoah 2027 is on Tuesday, May 4, 2027. The date changes from year to year, so the dates below come from published calendars and, after the last published year, from the same calendar rule. Next year's is on Monday, April 24, 2028. Other names for it: Holocaust Remembrance Day and Yom HaZikaron laShoah veLaGvura. It is Israel's day of remembrance for the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, set on 27 Nisan. When that date falls next to Shabbat it moves by a day, so the dates here follow the published Israeli calendar. At 10 a.m. a siren sounds across Israel for two minutes and traffic stops. Like every Jewish holiday it starts the evening before, so in 2027 it begins at sundown on Monday, May 3, 2027.

Date rule: hebcal.com, 2026-2035.

How many business days until Yom HaShoah?

Without weekends, Yom HaShoah is 142 weekdays away, Monday to Friday from tomorrow through Tuesday, May 4. Take out the 6 federal holidays on the way, Veterans Day through Washington's Birthday, and the US count is 136 business days. Each country drops its own public holidays, so the UK gets 136, Canada 137 and Australia 136.

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

Countdown milestones to Yom HaShoah

The Yom HaShoah countdown reaches 100 days on Sunday, January 24, 2027 and gets down to 1 day on Monday, May 3, 2027.

Days until Yom HaShoah from other dates

Start the count later and the number shrinks. A week from today, on Fri, Oct 23, there will be 193 days to go until Yom HaShoah (May 4).

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Yom HaShoah 2027 facts

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(2027,5,4)-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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