@hebcal/core
Hebcal is a perpetual Jewish Calendar. This library converts between
Hebrew and Gregorian dates, and generates lists of Jewish holidays for
any year (past, present or future). Shabbat and holiday candle
lighting and havdalah times are approximated based on location. Torah
readings (Parashat HaShavua), Daf Yomi, and counting of the Omer can
also be specified. Hebcal also includes algorithms to calculate
yahrzeits, birthdays and anniversaries.
Hebcal was created in 1994 by Danny Sadinoff as a Unix/Linux program
written in C, inspired by similar functionality written in Emacs
Lisp. The initial JavaScript port was released in 2014 by Eyal
Schachter (age 15). This ECMAScript 2015 implementation was released
in 2020 by Michael J. Radwin. @hebcal/core
targets both
browser-based JavaScript and server-side Node.js.
Many users of this library will utilize the HebrewCalendar
and HDate interfaces.
Installation
$ npm install @hebcal/core
Synopsis
import {HebrewCalendar, HDate, Location, Event} from '@hebcal/core';
const options = {
year: 1981,
isHebrewYear: false,
candlelighting: true,
location: Location.lookup('San Francisco'),
sedrot: true,
omer: true,
};
const events = HebrewCalendar.calendar(options);
for (const ev of events) {
const hd = ev.getDate();
const date = hd.greg();
console.log(date.toLocaleDateString(), ev.render('en'), hd.toString());
}
Classes
- Locale
A locale in Hebcal is used for translations/transliterations of
holidays. @hebcal/core
supports four locales by default
en
- default, Sephardic transliterations (e.g. "Shabbat")ashkenazi
- Ashkenazi transliterations (e.g. "Shabbos")he
- Hebrew (e.g. "שַׁבָּת")he-x-NoNikud
- Hebrew without nikud (e.g. "שבת")
- HDate
Represents a Hebrew date
- Event
Represents an Event with a title, date, and flags
- HebrewDateEvent
Daily Hebrew date ("11th of Sivan, 5780")
- Zmanim
Class representing halachic times
- Location
Class representing Location
- TimedEvent
An event that has an eventTime
and eventTimeStr
- HavdalahEvent
Havdalah after Shabbat or holiday
- CandleLightingEvent
Candle lighting before Shabbat or holiday
- Molad
Represents a molad, the moment when the new moon is "born"
- MoladEvent
Represents a Molad announcement on Shabbat Mevarchim
- OmerEvent
Represents a day 1-49 of counting the Omer from Pesach to Shavuot
- DafYomi
Returns the Daf Yomi for given date
- DafYomiEvent
Event wrapper around a DafYomi instance
- Sedra
Represents Parashah HaShavua for an entire Hebrew year
- ParshaEvent
Represents one of 54 weekly Torah portions, always on a Saturday
- HolidayEvent
Represents a built-in holiday like Pesach, Purim or Tu BiShvat
- RoshChodeshEvent
Represents Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of a new month
- AsaraBTevetEvent
Because Asara B'Tevet often occurs twice in the same Gregorian year,
we subclass HolidayEvent to override the url()
method.
- MevarchimChodeshEvent
Represents Mevarchim haChodesh, the announcement of the new month
- MishnaYomiIndex
A program of daily learning in which participants study two Mishnahs
each day in order to finish the entire Mishnah in ~6 years.
- MishnaYomiEvent
Event wrapper around a Mishna Yomi instance
- NachYomiIndex
A daily regimen of learning the books of Nevi'im (Prophets)
and Ketuvim (Writings).
- NachYomiEvent
Event wrapper around a Nach Yomi instance
- YerushalmiYomiEvent
Event wrapper around a Yerushalmi Yomi result
- HebrewCalendar
HebrewCalendar is the main interface to the @hebcal/core
library.
This namespace is used to calculate holidays, rosh chodesh, candle lighting & havdalah times,
Parashat HaShavua, Daf Yomi, days of the omer, and the molad.
Event names can be rendered in several languges using the locale
option.
Constants
- greg
Gregorian date helper functions.
- parshiot :
Array.<string>
The 54 parshiyot of the Torah as transilterated strings
parshiot[0] == 'Bereshit', parshiot[1] == 'Noach', parshiot[53] == "Ha'Azinu".
- vilna
Yerushalmi Yomi configuration for Vilna Edition
- schottenstein
Yerushalmi Yomi configuration for Schottenstein Edition
Functions
- gematriya(number) ⇒
string
Converts a numerical value to a string of Hebrew letters.
When specifying years of the Hebrew calendar in the present millennium,
we omit the thousands (which is presently 5 [ה]).
- yerushalmiYomi(date, config) ⇒
any
Using the Vilna edition, the Yerushalmi Daf Yomi program takes
~4.25 years or 51 months.
Unlike the Daf Yomi Bavli cycle, this Yerushalmi cycle skips both
Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av (returning null
).
The page numbers are according to the Vilna
Edition which is used since 1900.
The Schottenstein edition uses different page numbers and takes
~6 years to complete.
Throws an exception if the date is before Daf Yomi Yerushalmi
cycle began (2 February 1980 for Vilna,
14 November 2022 for Schottenstein).
Typedefs
- ZmanimTimesResult :
Object
- SedraResult :
Object
Result of Sedra.lookup
- MishnaYomi :
Object
Describes a mishna to be read
- NachYomi :
Object
Describes a chapter to be read
- CalOptions :
Object
Options to configure which events are returned
- TachanunResult :
Object
Locale
A locale in Hebcal is used for translations/transliterations of
holidays. @hebcal/core
supports four locales by default
en
- default, Sephardic transliterations (e.g. "Shabbat")ashkenazi
- Ashkenazi transliterations (e.g. "Shabbos")he
- Hebrew (e.g. "שַׁבָּת")he-x-NoNikud
- Hebrew without nikud (e.g. "שבת")
Kind: global class
Locale.lookupTranslation(id, [locale]) ⇒ string
Returns translation only if locale
offers a non-empty translation for id
.
Otherwise, returns undefined
.
Kind: static method of Locale
Param | Type | Description |
---|
id | string | Message ID to translate |
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (i.e: 'he' , 'fr' ). Defaults to active locale. |
Locale.gettext(id, [locale]) ⇒ string
By default, if no translation was found, returns id
.
Kind: static method of Locale
Param | Type | Description |
---|
id | string | Message ID to translate |
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (i.e: 'he' , 'fr' ). Defaults to active locale. |
Locale.addLocale(locale, data)
Register locale translations.
Kind: static method of Locale
Param | Type | Description |
---|
locale | string | Locale name (i.e.: 'he' , 'fr' ) |
data | LocaleDate | parsed data from a .po file. |
Locale.useLocale(locale) ⇒ LocaleData
Activates a locale. Throws an error if the locale has not been previously added.
After setting the locale to be used, all strings marked for translations
will be represented by the corresponding translation in the specified locale.
Kind: static method of Locale
Param | Type | Description |
---|
locale | string | Locale name (i.e: 'he' , 'fr' ) |
Locale.getLocaleName() ⇒ string
Returns the name of the active locale (i.e. 'he', 'ashkenazi', 'fr')
Kind: static method of Locale
Locale.getLocaleNames() ⇒ Array.<string>
Returns the names of registered locales
Kind: static method of Locale
Locale.ordinal(n, [locale]) ⇒ string
Kind: static method of Locale
Param | Type | Description |
---|
n | number | |
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (i.e: 'he' , 'fr' ). Defaults to active locale. |
Locale.hebrewStripNikkud(str) ⇒ string
Removes nekudot from Hebrew string
Kind: static method of Locale
HDate
Represents a Hebrew date
Kind: global class
new HDate([day], [month], [year])
Create a Hebrew date. There are 3 basic forms for the HDate()
constructor.
- No parameters - represents the current Hebrew date at time of instantiation
- One parameter
Date
- represents the Hebrew date corresponding to the Gregorian date using
local time. Hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds are ignored.HDate
- clones a copy of the given Hebrew datenumber
- Converts absolute R.D. days to Hebrew date.
R.D. 1 == the imaginary date January 1, 1 (Gregorian)
- Three parameters: Hebrew day, Hebrew month, Hebrew year. Hebrew day should
be a number between 1-30, Hebrew month can be a number or string, and
Hebrew year is always a number.
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[day] | number | Date | HDate | Day of month (1-30) if a number . If a Date is specified, represents the Hebrew date corresponding to the Gregorian date using local time. If an HDate is specified, clones a copy of the given Hebrew date. |
[month] | number | string | Hebrew month of year (1=NISAN, 7=TISHREI) |
[year] | number | Hebrew year |
Example
import {HDate, months} from '@hebcal/core';
const hd1 = new HDate();
const hd2 = new HDate(new Date(2008, 10, 13));
const hd3 = new HDate(15, 'Cheshvan', 5769);
const hd4 = new HDate(15, months.CHESHVAN, 5769);
const hd5 = new HDate(733359);
const monthName = 'אייר';
const hd6 = new HDate(5, monthName, 5773);
hDate.getFullYear() ⇒ number
Gets the Hebrew year of this Hebrew date
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.isLeapYear() ⇒ boolean
Tests if this date occurs during a leap year
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.getMonth() ⇒ number
Gets the Hebrew month (1=NISAN, 7=TISHREI) of this Hebrew date
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.getTishreiMonth() ⇒ number
The Tishrei-based month of the date. 1 is Tishrei, 7 is Nisan, 13 is Elul in a leap year
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.daysInMonth() ⇒ number
Number of days in the month of this Hebrew date
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.getDate() ⇒ number
Gets the day within the month (1-30)
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.getDay() ⇒ number
Gets the day of the week. 0=Sunday, 6=Saturday
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.greg() ⇒ Date
Converts to Gregorian date
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.abs() ⇒ number
Returns R.D. (Rata Die) fixed days.
R.D. 1 == Monday, January 1, 1 (Gregorian)
Note also that R.D. = Julian Date − 1,721,424.5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rata_Die#Dershowitz_and_Reingold
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.getMonthName() ⇒ string
Returns a transliterated Hebrew month name, e.g. 'Elul'
or 'Cheshvan'
.
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.render([locale], [showYear]) ⇒ string
Renders this Hebrew date as a translated or transliterated string,
including ordinal e.g. '15th of Cheshvan, 5769'
.
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Default | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | null | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
[showYear] | boolean | true | Display year (defaults to true). |
Example
import {HDate, months} from '@hebcal/core';
const hd = new HDate(15, months.CHESHVAN, 5769);
console.log(hd.render('en'));
console.log(hd.render('he'));
hDate.renderGematriya([suppressNikud]) ⇒ string
Renders this Hebrew date in Hebrew gematriya, regardless of locale.
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Default |
---|
[suppressNikud] | boolean | false |
Example
import {HDate, months} from '@hebcal/core';
const hd = new HDate(15, months.CHESHVAN, 5769);
console.log(hd.renderGematriya());
hDate.before(day) ⇒ HDate
Returns an HDate
representing the a dayNumber before the current date.
Sunday=0, Saturday=6
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
day | number | day of week |
Example
new HDate(new Date('Wednesday February 19, 2014')).before(6).greg()
hDate.onOrBefore(dow) ⇒ HDate
Returns an HDate
representing the a dayNumber on or before the current date.
Sunday=0, Saturday=6
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
dow | number | day of week |
Example
new HDate(new Date('Wednesday February 19, 2014')).onOrBefore(6).greg()
new HDate(new Date('Saturday February 22, 2014')).onOrBefore(6).greg()
new HDate(new Date('Sunday February 23, 2014')).onOrBefore(6).greg()
hDate.nearest(dow) ⇒ HDate
Returns an HDate
representing the nearest dayNumber to the current date
Sunday=0, Saturday=6
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
dow | number | day of week |
Example
new HDate(new Date('Wednesday February 19, 2014')).nearest(6).greg()
new HDate(new Date('Tuesday February 18, 2014')).nearest(6).greg()
hDate.onOrAfter(dow) ⇒ HDate
Returns an HDate
representing the a dayNumber on or after the current date.
Sunday=0, Saturday=6
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
dow | number | day of week |
Example
new HDate(new Date('Wednesday February 19, 2014')).onOrAfter(6).greg()
new HDate(new Date('Saturday February 22, 2014')).onOrAfter(6).greg()
new HDate(new Date('Sunday February 23, 2014')).onOrAfter(6).greg()
hDate.after(day) ⇒ HDate
Returns an HDate
representing the a dayNumber after the current date.
Sunday=0, Saturday=6
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
day | number | day of week |
Example
new HDate(new Date('Wednesday February 19, 2014')).after(6).greg()
new HDate(new Date('Saturday February 22, 2014')).after(6).greg()
new HDate(new Date('Sunday February 23, 2014')).after(6).greg()
hDate.next() ⇒ HDate
Returns the next Hebrew date
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.prev() ⇒ HDate
Returns the previous Hebrew date
Kind: instance method of HDate
hDate.add(number, [units]) ⇒ HDate
Returns a cloned HDate
object with a specified amount of time added
Units are case insensitive, and support plural and short forms.
Note, short forms are case sensitive.
Unit | Shorthand | Description |
---|
day | d | days |
week | w | weeks |
month | M | months |
year | y | years |
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Default |
---|
number | number | |
[units] | string | "d" |
hDate.subtract(number, [units]) ⇒ HDate
Returns a cloned HDate
object with a specified amount of time subracted
Units are case insensitive, and support plural and short forms.
Note, short forms are case sensitive.
Unit | Shorthand | Description |
---|
day | d | days |
week | w | weeks |
month | M | months |
year | y | years |
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Default |
---|
number | number | |
[units] | string | "d" |
Example
import {HDate, months} from '@hebcal/core';
const hd1 = new HDate(15, months.CHESHVAN, 5769);
const hd2 = hd1.add(1, 'weeks');
const hd3 = hd1.add(-3, 'M');
hDate.deltaDays(other) ⇒ number
Returns the difference in days between the two given HDates.
The result is positive if this
date is comes chronologically
after the other
date, and negative
if the order of the two dates is reversed.
The result is zero if the two dates are identical.
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
other | HDate | Hebrew date to compare |
Example
import {HDate, months} from '@hebcal/core';
const hd1 = new HDate(25, months.KISLEV, 5770);
const hd2 = new HDate(15, months.CHESHVAN, 5769);
const days = hd1.deltaDays(hd2);
hDate.isSameDate(other) ⇒ boolean
Compares this date to another date, returning true
if the dates match.
Kind: instance method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
other | HDate | Hebrew date to compare |
hDate.toString() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of HDate
HDate.hebrew2abs(year, month, day) ⇒ number
Converts Hebrew date to R.D. (Rata Die) fixed days.
R.D. 1 is the imaginary date Monday, January 1, 1 on the Gregorian
Calendar.
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
year | number | Hebrew year |
month | number | Hebrew month |
day | number | Hebrew date (1-30) |
HDate.isLeapYear(year) ⇒ boolean
Returns true if Hebrew year is a leap year
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
year | number | Hebrew year |
HDate.monthsInYear(year) ⇒ number
Number of months in this Hebrew year (either 12 or 13 depending on leap year)
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
year | number | Hebrew year |
HDate.daysInMonth(month, year) ⇒ number
Number of days in Hebrew month in a given year (29 or 30)
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
month | number | Hebrew month (e.g. months.TISHREI) |
year | number | Hebrew year |
HDate.getMonthName(month, year) ⇒ string
Returns a transliterated string name of Hebrew month in year,
for example 'Elul' or 'Cheshvan'.
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
month | number | Hebrew month (e.g. months.TISHREI) |
year | number | Hebrew year |
HDate.monthNum(month) ⇒ number
Returns the Hebrew month number (NISAN=1, TISHREI=7)
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
month | number | string | A number, or Hebrew month name string |
HDate.daysInYear(year) ⇒ number
Number of days in the hebrew YEAR
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
year | number | Hebrew year |
HDate.longCheshvan(year) ⇒ boolean
true if Cheshvan is long in Hebrew year
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
year | number | Hebrew year |
HDate.shortKislev(year) ⇒ boolean
true if Kislev is short in Hebrew year
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
year | number | Hebrew year |
HDate.monthFromName(monthName) ⇒ number
Converts Hebrew month string name to numeric
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type | Description |
---|
monthName | string | monthName |
HDate.dayOnOrBefore(dayOfWeek, absdate) ⇒ number
Note: Applying this function to d+6 gives us the DAYNAME on or after an
absolute day d. Similarly, applying it to d+3 gives the DAYNAME nearest to
absolute date d, applying it to d-1 gives the DAYNAME previous to absolute
date d, and applying it to d+7 gives the DAYNAME following absolute date d.
Kind: static method of HDate
Param | Type |
---|
dayOfWeek | number |
absdate | number |
HDate.isHDate(obj) ⇒ boolean
Tests if the object is an instance of HDate
Kind: static method of HDate
Event
Represents an Event with a title, date, and flags
Kind: global class
new Event(date, desc, [mask], [attrs])
Constructs Event
Param | Type | Default | Description |
---|
date | HDate | | Hebrew date event occurs |
desc | string | | Description (not translated) |
[mask] | number | 0 | optional bitmask of holiday flags (see flags) |
[attrs] | Object | {} | optional additional attributes (e.g. eventTimeStr , cholHaMoedDay ) |
event.getDate() ⇒ HDate
Hebrew date of this event
Kind: instance method of Event
event.getDesc() ⇒ string
Untranslated description of this event
Kind: instance method of Event
event.getFlags() ⇒ number
Bitmask of optional event flags. See flags
Kind: instance method of Event
event.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns (translated) description of this event
Kind: instance method of Event
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
Example
const ev = new Event(new HDate(6, 'Sivan', 5749), 'Shavuot', flags.CHAG);
ev.render('en');
ev.render('he');
ev.render('ashkenazi');
event.renderBrief([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns a brief (translated) description of this event.
For most events, this is the same as render(). For some events, it procudes
a shorter text (e.g. without a time or added description).
Kind: instance method of Event
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
event.getEmoji() ⇒ string
Optional holiday-specific Emoji or null
.
Kind: instance method of Event
event.basename() ⇒ string
Returns a simplified (untranslated) description for this event. For example,
the HolidayEvent class supports
"Erev Pesach" => "Pesach", and "Sukkot III (CH''M)" => "Sukkot".
For many holidays the basename and the event description are the same.
Kind: instance method of Event
event.url() ⇒ string
Returns a URL to hebcal.com or sefaria.org for more detail on the event.
Returns undefined
for events with no detail page.
Kind: instance method of Event
event.observedInIsrael() ⇒ boolean
Is this event observed in Israel?
Kind: instance method of Event
Example
const ev1 = new Event(new HDate(7, 'Sivan', 5749), 'Shavuot II', flags.CHAG | flags.CHUL_ONLY);
ev1.observedInIsrael();
const ev2 = new Event(new HDate(26, 'Kislev', 5749), 'Chanukah: 3 Candles', 0);
ev2.observedInIsrael();
event.observedInDiaspora() ⇒ boolean
Is this event observed in the Diaspora?
Kind: instance method of Event
Example
const ev1 = new Event(new HDate(7, 'Sivan', 5749), 'Shavuot II', flags.CHAG | flags.CHUL_ONLY);
ev1.observedInDiaspora();
const ev2 = new Event(new HDate(26, 'Kislev', 5749), 'Chanukah: 3 Candles', 0);
ev2.observedInDiaspora();
event.observedIn(il) ⇒ boolean
Is this event observed in Israel/Diaspora?
Kind: instance method of Event
Example
const ev1 = new Event(new HDate(7, 'Sivan', 5749), 'Shavuot II', flags.CHAG | flags.CHUL_ONLY);
ev1.observedIn(false);
ev1.observedIn(true);
const ev2 = new Event(new HDate(26, 'Kislev', 5749), 'Chanukah: 3 Candles', 0);
ev2.observedIn(false);
ev2.observedIn(true);
event.getAttrs() ⇒ Object
Deprecated
Kind: instance method of Event
event.clone() ⇒ Event
Makes a clone of this Event object
Kind: instance method of Event
HebrewDateEvent
Daily Hebrew date ("11th of Sivan, 5780")
Kind: global class
new HebrewDateEvent(date)
hebrewDateEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of HebrewDateEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
Example
import {HDate, HebrewDateEvent, months} from '@hebcal/core';
const hd = new HDate(15, months.CHESHVAN, 5769);
const ev = new HebrewDateEvent(hd);
console.log(ev.render('en'));
console.log(ev.render('he'));
hebrewDateEvent.renderBrief([locale]) ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of HebrewDateEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
Example
import {HDate, HebrewDateEvent, months} from '@hebcal/core';
const hd = new HDate(15, months.CHESHVAN, 5769);
const ev = new HebrewDateEvent(hd);
console.log(ev.renderBrief());
console.log(ev.renderBrief('he'));
HebrewDateEvent.renderHebrew(day, monthName, fullYear) ⇒ string
Deprecated
Helper function to render a Hebrew date
Kind: static method of HebrewDateEvent
Param | Type |
---|
day | number |
monthName | string |
fullYear | number |
Zmanim
Class representing halachic times
Kind: global class
new Zmanim(date, latitude, longitude)
Initialize a Zmanim instance.
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | Date | HDate | Regular or Hebrew Date. If date is a regular Date , hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds are ignored. |
latitude | number | |
longitude | number | |
Deprecated
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.sunrise() ⇒ Date
Upper edge of the Sun appears over the eastern horizon in the morning (0.833° above horizon)
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.sunset() ⇒ Date
When the upper edge of the Sun disappears below the horizon (0.833° below horizon)
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.dawn() ⇒ Date
Civil dawn; Sun is 6° below the horizon in the morning
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.dusk() ⇒ Date
Civil dusk; Sun is 6° below the horizon in the evening
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.hour() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.hourMins() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.gregEve() ⇒ Date
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.nightHour() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.nightHourMins() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.hourOffset(hours) ⇒ Date
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.chatzot() ⇒ Date
Midday – Chatzot; Sunrise plus 6 halachic hours
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.chatzotNight() ⇒ Date
Midnight – Chatzot; Sunset plus 6 halachic hours
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.alotHaShachar() ⇒ Date
Dawn – Alot haShachar; Sun is 16.1° below the horizon in the morning
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.misheyakir() ⇒ Date
Earliest talis & tefillin – Misheyakir; Sun is 11.5° below the horizon in the morning
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.misheyakirMachmir() ⇒ Date
Earliest talis & tefillin – Misheyakir Machmir; Sun is 10.2° below the horizon in the morning
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.sofZmanShma() ⇒ Date
Latest Shema (Gra); Sunrise plus 3 halachic hours, according to the Gra
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.sofZmanTfilla() ⇒ Date
Latest Shacharit (Gra); Sunrise plus 4 halachic hours, according to the Gra
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.sofZmanShmaMGA() ⇒ Date
Latest Shema (MGA); Sunrise plus 3 halachic hours, according to Magen Avraham
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.sofZmanTfillaMGA() ⇒ Date
Latest Shacharit (MGA); Sunrise plus 4 halachic hours, according to Magen Avraham
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.minchaGedola() ⇒ Date
Earliest Mincha – Mincha Gedola; Sunrise plus 6.5 halachic hours
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.minchaKetana() ⇒ Date
Preferable earliest time to recite Minchah – Mincha Ketana; Sunrise plus 9.5 halachic hours
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.plagHaMincha() ⇒ Date
Plag haMincha; Sunrise plus 10.75 halachic hours
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.tzeit([angle]) ⇒ Date
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
Param | Type | Default | Description |
---|
[angle] | number | 8.5 | optional time for solar depression. Default is 8.5 degrees for 3 small stars, use 7.083 degress for 3 medium-sized stars. |
zmanim.neitzHaChama() ⇒ Date
Alias for sunrise
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.shkiah() ⇒ Date
Alias for sunset
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
zmanim.sunriseOffset(offset, roundMinute) ⇒ Date
Returns sunrise + offset
minutes (either positive or negative).
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
Param | Type | Default | Description |
---|
offset | number | | minutes |
roundMinute | boolean | true | round time to nearest minute (default true) |
zmanim.sunsetOffset(offset, roundMinute) ⇒ Date
Returns sunset + offset
minutes (either positive or negative).
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
Param | Type | Default | Description |
---|
offset | number | | minutes |
roundMinute | boolean | true | round time to nearest minute (default true) |
zmanim.sunsetOffsetTime(offset, timeFormat) ⇒ Array.<Object>
Deprecated
Returns an array with sunset + offset Date object, and a 24-hour string formatted time.
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
Param | Type |
---|
offset | number |
timeFormat | Intl.DateTimeFormat |
zmanim.tzeitTime(angle, timeFormat) ⇒ Array.<Object>
Deprecated
Returns an array with tzeit Date object and a 24-hour string formatted time.
Kind: instance method of Zmanim
Param | Type | Description |
---|
angle | number | degrees for solar depression. Default is 8.5 degrees for 3 small stars, use 7.083 degress for 3 medium-sized stars. |
timeFormat | Intl.DateTimeFormat | |
Zmanim.formatTime(dt, timeFormat) ⇒ string
Uses timeFormat to return a date like '20:34'
Kind: static method of Zmanim
Param | Type |
---|
dt | Date |
timeFormat | Intl.DateTimeFormat |
Zmanim.roundTime(dt) ⇒ Date
Discards seconds, rounding to nearest minute.
Kind: static method of Zmanim
Zmanim.timeZoneOffset(tzid, date) ⇒ string
Get offset string (like "+05:00" or "-08:00") from tzid (like "Europe/Moscow")
Kind: static method of Zmanim
Param | Type |
---|
tzid | string |
date | Date |
Zmanim.formatISOWithTimeZone(tzid, date) ⇒ string
Returns a string like "2022-04-01T13:06:00-11:00"
Kind: static method of Zmanim
Param | Type |
---|
tzid | string |
date | Date |
Location
Class representing Location
Kind: global class
new Location(latitude, longitude, il, tzid, cityName, countryCode, geoid)
Initialize a Location instance
Param | Type | Description |
---|
latitude | number | Latitude as a decimal, valid range -90 thru +90 (e.g. 41.85003) |
longitude | number | Longitude as a decimal, valid range -180 thru +180 (e.g. -87.65005) |
il | boolean | in Israel (true) or Diaspora (false) |
tzid | string | Olson timezone ID, e.g. "America/Chicago" |
cityName | string | optional descriptive city name |
countryCode | string | ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code (e.g. "FR") |
geoid | string | optional string or numeric geographic ID |
location.getLatitude() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Location
location.getLongitude() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Location
location.getIsrael() ⇒ boolean
Kind: instance method of Location
location.getName() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of Location
location.getShortName() ⇒ string
Returns the location name, up to the first comma
Kind: instance method of Location
location.getCountryCode() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of Location
location.getTzid() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of Location
location.getTimeFormatter() ⇒ Intl.DateTimeFormat
Gets a 24-hour time formatter (e.g. 07:41 or 20:03) for this location
Kind: instance method of Location
location.getGeoId() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of Location
location.sunset(hdate) ⇒ Date
Deprecated
Kind: instance method of Location
Param | Type |
---|
hdate | Date | HDate |
location.tzeit(hdate, [angle]) ⇒ Date
Deprecated
Kind: instance method of Location
Param | Type |
---|
hdate | Date | HDate |
[angle] | number |
location.toString() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of Location
Location.lookup(name) ⇒ Location
Creates a location object from one of 60 "classic" Hebcal city names.
The following city names are supported:
'Ashdod', 'Atlanta', 'Austin', 'Baghdad', 'Beer Sheva',
'Berlin', 'Baltimore', 'Bogota', 'Boston', 'Budapest',
'Buenos Aires', 'Buffalo', 'Chicago', 'Cincinnati', 'Cleveland',
'Dallas', 'Denver', 'Detroit', 'Eilat', 'Gibraltar', 'Haifa',
'Hawaii', 'Helsinki', 'Houston', 'Jerusalem', 'Johannesburg',
'Kiev', 'La Paz', 'Livingston', 'Las Vegas', 'London', 'Los Angeles',
'Marseilles', 'Miami', 'Minneapolis', 'Melbourne', 'Mexico City',
'Montreal', 'Moscow', 'New York', 'Omaha', 'Ottawa', 'Panama City',
'Paris', 'Pawtucket', 'Petach Tikvah', 'Philadelphia', 'Phoenix',
'Pittsburgh', 'Providence', 'Portland', 'Saint Louis', 'Saint Petersburg',
'San Diego', 'San Francisco', 'Sao Paulo', 'Seattle', 'Sydney',
'Tel Aviv', 'Tiberias', 'Toronto', 'Vancouver', 'White Plains',
'Washington DC', 'Worcester'
Kind: static method of Location
Location.legacyTzToTzid(tz, dst) ⇒ string
Converts legacy Hebcal timezone to a standard Olson tzid.
Kind: static method of Location
Param | Type | Description |
---|
tz | number | integer, GMT offset in hours |
dst | string | 'none', 'eu', 'usa', or 'israel' |
Location.getUsaTzid(state, tz, dst) ⇒ string
Converts timezone info from Zip-Codes.com to a standard Olson tzid.
Kind: static method of Location
Param | Type | Description |
---|
state | string | two-letter all-caps US state abbreviation like 'CA' |
tz | number | positive number, 5=America/New_York, 8=America/Los_Angeles |
dst | string | single char 'Y' or 'N' |
Example
Location.getUsaTzid('AZ', 7, 'Y')
Location.geonameCityDescr(cityName, admin1, countryName) ⇒ string
Deprecated
Builds a city description from geonameid string components
Kind: static method of Location
Param | Type | Description |
---|
cityName | string | e.g. 'Tel Aviv' or 'Chicago' |
admin1 | string | e.g. 'England' or 'Massachusetts' |
countryName | string | full country name, e.g. 'Israel' or 'United States' |
Location.addLocation(cityName, location) ⇒ boolean
Adds a location name for Location.lookup()
only if the name isn't
already being used. Returns false
if the name is already taken
and true
if successfully added.
Kind: static method of Location
TimedEvent
An event that has an eventTime
and eventTimeStr
Kind: global class
new TimedEvent(date, desc, mask, eventTime, location, linkedEvent)
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | HDate | |
desc | string | Description (not translated) |
mask | number | |
eventTime | Date | |
location | Location | |
linkedEvent | Event | |
timedEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of TimedEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
timedEvent.renderBrief([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns translation of "Candle lighting" without the time.
Kind: instance method of TimedEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
HavdalahEvent
Havdalah after Shabbat or holiday
Kind: global class
new HavdalahEvent(date, mask, eventTime, location, havdalahMins, linkedEvent)
Param | Type |
---|
date | HDate |
mask | number |
eventTime | Date |
location | Location |
havdalahMins | number |
linkedEvent | Event |
havdalahEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of HavdalahEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
havdalahEvent.renderBrief([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns translation of "Havdalah" without the time.
Kind: instance method of HavdalahEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
havdalahEvent.getEmoji() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of HavdalahEvent
CandleLightingEvent
Candle lighting before Shabbat or holiday
Kind: global class
new CandleLightingEvent(date, mask, eventTime, location, linkedEvent)
candleLightingEvent.getEmoji() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of CandleLightingEvent
Molad
Represents a molad, the moment when the new moon is "born"
Kind: global class
new Molad(year, month)
Calculates the molad for a Hebrew month
Param | Type |
---|
year | number |
month | number |
molad.getYear() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Molad
molad.getMonth() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Molad
molad.getMonthName() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of Molad
molad.getDow() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Molad
Returns: number
- Day of Week (0=Sunday, 6=Saturday)
molad.getHour() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Molad
Returns: number
- hour of day (0-23)
molad.getMinutes() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Molad
Returns: number
- minutes past hour (0-59)
molad.getChalakim() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Molad
Returns: number
- parts of a minute (0-17)
MoladEvent
Represents a Molad announcement on Shabbat Mevarchim
Kind: global class
new MoladEvent(date, hyear, hmonth)
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | HDate | Hebrew date event occurs |
hyear | number | molad year |
hmonth | number | molad month |
moladEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of MoladEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
OmerEvent
Represents a day 1-49 of counting the Omer from Pesach to Shavuot
Kind: global class
new OmerEvent(date, omerDay)
Param | Type |
---|
date | HDate |
omerDay | number |
omerEvent.sefira(lang) ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of OmerEvent
Param | Type | Default |
---|
lang | string | "en" |
omerEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of OmerEvent
Todo
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
omerEvent.renderBrief([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns translation of "Omer day 22" without ordinal numbers.
Kind: instance method of OmerEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
omerEvent.getEmoji() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of OmerEvent
omerEvent.getWeeks() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of OmerEvent
omerEvent.getDaysWithinWeeks() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of OmerEvent
omerEvent.getTodayIs(locale) ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of OmerEvent
omerEvent.url() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of OmerEvent
DafYomi
Returns the Daf Yomi for given date
Kind: global class
new DafYomi(date)
Initializes a daf yomi instance
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | Date | HDate | number | Gregorian or Hebrew date |
dafYomi.getBlatt() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of DafYomi
dafYomi.getName() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of DafYomi
dafYomi.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Formats (with translation) the dafyomi result as a string like "Pesachim 34"
Kind: instance method of DafYomi
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
DafYomiEvent
Event wrapper around a DafYomi instance
Kind: global class
new DafYomiEvent(date)
dafYomiEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns Daf Yomi name including the 'Daf Yomi: ' prefix (e.g. "Daf Yomi: Pesachim 107").
Kind: instance method of DafYomiEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
dafYomiEvent.renderBrief([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns Daf Yomi name without the 'Daf Yomi: ' prefix (e.g. "Pesachim 107").
Kind: instance method of DafYomiEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
dafYomiEvent.url() ⇒ string
Returns a link to sefaria.org or dafyomi.org
Kind: instance method of DafYomiEvent
Sedra
Represents Parashah HaShavua for an entire Hebrew year
Kind: global class
new Sedra(hebYr, il)
Caculates the Parashah HaShavua for an entire Hebrew year
Param | Type | Description |
---|
hebYr | number | Hebrew year (e.g. 5749) |
il | boolean | Use Israel sedra schedule (false for Diaspora) |
sedra.get(hDate) ⇒ Array.<string>
Returns the parsha (or parshiyot) read on Hebrew date
Kind: instance method of Sedra
Param | Type | Description |
---|
hDate | HDate | number | Hebrew date or R.D. days |
sedra.getString(hDate, [locale]) ⇒ string
Looks up parsha for the date, then returns a translated or transliterated string
Kind: instance method of Sedra
Param | Type | Description |
---|
hDate | HDate | number | Hebrew date or R.D. days |
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (i.e: 'he' , 'fr' ). Defaults to active locale |
sedra.isParsha(hDate) ⇒ boolean
Checks to see if this day would be a regular parasha HaShavua
Torah reading or special holiday reading
Kind: instance method of Sedra
Param | Type | Description |
---|
hDate | HDate | number | Hebrew date or R.D. days |
sedra.find(parsha) ⇒ HDate
Returns the date that a parsha occurs
Kind: instance method of Sedra
Param | Type |
---|
parsha | number | string | Array.<string> |
sedra.getFirstSaturday() ⇒ number
R.D. date of the first Saturday on or after Rosh Hashana
Kind: instance method of Sedra
sedra.getYear() ⇒ number
Kind: instance method of Sedra
Returns an object describing the parsha on the first Saturday on or after absdate
Kind: instance method of Sedra
Param | Type | Description |
---|
hDate | HDate | number | Hebrew date or R.D. days |
ParshaEvent
Represents one of 54 weekly Torah portions, always on a Saturday
Kind: global class
new ParshaEvent(date, parsha, il, num)
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | HDate | |
parsha | Array.<string> | untranslated name of single or double parsha, such as ['Bereshit'] or ['Achrei Mot', 'Kedoshim'] |
il | boolean | |
num | number | Array.<number> | |
parshaEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of ParshaEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (i.e: 'he' , 'fr' ). Defaults to active locale. |
parshaEvent.basename() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of ParshaEvent
parshaEvent.url() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of ParshaEvent
parshaEvent.urlDateSuffix() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of ParshaEvent
HolidayEvent
Represents a built-in holiday like Pesach, Purim or Tu BiShvat
Kind: global class
new HolidayEvent(date, desc, [mask], [attrs])
Constructs Holiday event
Param | Type | Default | Description |
---|
date | HDate | | Hebrew date event occurs |
desc | string | | Description (not translated) |
[mask] | number | 0 | optional holiday flags |
[attrs] | Object | {} | |
holidayEvent.basename() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of HolidayEvent
holidayEvent.url() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of HolidayEvent
holidayEvent.urlDateSuffix() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of HolidayEvent
holidayEvent.getEmoji() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of HolidayEvent
RoshChodeshEvent
Represents Rosh Chodesh, the beginning of a new month
Kind: global class
new RoshChodeshEvent(date, monthName)
Constructs Rosh Chodesh event
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | HDate | Hebrew date event occurs |
monthName | string | Hebrew month name (not translated) |
roshChodeshEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns (translated) description of this event
Kind: instance method of RoshChodeshEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
roshChodeshEvent.basename() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of RoshChodeshEvent
roshChodeshEvent.getEmoji() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of RoshChodeshEvent
AsaraBTevetEvent
Because Asara B'Tevet often occurs twice in the same Gregorian year,
we subclass HolidayEvent to override the url()
method.
Kind: global class
new AsaraBTevetEvent(date, desc, [mask])
Constructs AsaraBTevetEvent
Param | Type | Default | Description |
---|
date | HDate | | Hebrew date event occurs |
desc | string | | Description (not translated) |
[mask] | number | 0 | optional holiday flags |
asaraBTevetEvent.urlDateSuffix() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of AsaraBTevetEvent
MevarchimChodeshEvent
Represents Mevarchim haChodesh, the announcement of the new month
Kind: global class
new MevarchimChodeshEvent(date, monthName)
Constructs Mevarchim haChodesh event
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | HDate | Hebrew date event occurs |
monthName | string | Hebrew month name (not translated) |
mevarchimChodeshEvent.basename() ⇒ string
Kind: instance method of MevarchimChodeshEvent
mevarchimChodeshEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns (translated) description of this event
Kind: instance method of MevarchimChodeshEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
MishnaYomiIndex
A program of daily learning in which participants study two Mishnahs
each day in order to finish the entire Mishnah in ~6 years.
Kind: global class
new MishnaYomiIndex()
Initializes a Mishna Yomi instance
Kind: instance property of MishnaYomiIndex
Looks up a Mishna Yomi
Kind: instance method of MishnaYomiIndex
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | Date | HDate | number | Gregorian date |
MishnaYomiEvent
Event wrapper around a Mishna Yomi instance
Kind: global class
new MishnaYomiEvent(date, mishnaYomi)
mishnaYomiEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns Mishna Yomi name (e.g. "Bava Metzia 10:5-6" or "Berakhot 9:5-Peah 1:1").
Kind: instance method of MishnaYomiEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
mishnaYomiEvent.url() ⇒ string
Returns a link to sefaria.org
Kind: instance method of MishnaYomiEvent
NachYomiIndex
A daily regimen of learning the books of Nevi'im (Prophets)
and Ketuvim (Writings).
Kind: global class
new NachYomiIndex()
Initializes a Nach Yomi instance
nachYomiIndex.lookup(date) ⇒ NachYomi
Looks up a Mishna Yomi
Kind: instance method of NachYomiIndex
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | Date | HDate | number | Gregorian date |
NachYomiEvent
Event wrapper around a Nach Yomi instance
Kind: global class
new NachYomiEvent(date, nachYomi)
nachYomiEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns name of tractate and page (e.g. "Beitzah 21").
Kind: instance method of NachYomiEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
nachYomiEvent.url() ⇒ string
Returns a link to sefaria.org
Kind: instance method of NachYomiEvent
YerushalmiYomiEvent
Event wrapper around a Yerushalmi Yomi result
Kind: global class
new YerushalmiYomiEvent(date, daf)
yerushalmiYomiEvent.render([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns name of tractate and page (e.g. "Yerushalmi Beitzah 21").
Kind: instance method of YerushalmiYomiEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
yerushalmiYomiEvent.renderBrief([locale]) ⇒ string
Returns name of tractate and page (e.g. "Beitzah 21").
Kind: instance method of YerushalmiYomiEvent
Param | Type | Description |
---|
[locale] | string | Optional locale name (defaults to active locale). |
yerushalmiYomiEvent.url() ⇒ string
Returns a link to sefaria.org
Kind: instance method of YerushalmiYomiEvent
HebrewCalendar
HebrewCalendar is the main interface to the @hebcal/core
library.
This namespace is used to calculate holidays, rosh chodesh, candle lighting & havdalah times,
Parashat HaShavua, Daf Yomi, days of the omer, and the molad.
Event names can be rendered in several languges using the locale
option.
Kind: global class
- HebrewCalendar
- .calendar([options]) ⇒
Array.<Event>
- .getBirthdayOrAnniversary(hyear, gdate) ⇒
HDate
- .getYahrzeit(hyear, gdate) ⇒
HDate
- .getHolidaysForYear(year) ⇒
Map.<string, Array.<Event>>
- .getHolidaysForYearArray(year, il) ⇒
Array.<Event>
- .getHolidaysOnDate(date, [il]) ⇒
Array.<Event>
- .reformatTimeStr(timeStr, suffix, options) ⇒
string
- .version() ⇒
string
- .getSedra(hyear, il) ⇒
Sedra
- .hallel(hdate, il) ⇒
number
- .tachanun(hdate, il) ⇒
TachanunResult
HebrewCalendar.calendar([options]) ⇒ Array.<Event>
Calculates holidays and other Hebrew calendar events based on CalOptions.
Each holiday is represented by an Event object which includes a date,
a description, flags and optional attributes.
If given no options, returns holidays for the Diaspora for the current Gregorian year.
The date range returned by this function can be controlled by:
options.year
- Gregorian (e.g. 1993) or Hebrew year (e.g. 5749)options.isHebrewYear
- to interpret year
as Hebrew yearoptions.numYears
- generate calendar for multiple years (default 1)options.month
- Gregorian or Hebrew month (to filter results to a single month)
Alternatively, specify start and end days with Date
or HDate instances:
options.start
- use specific start date (requires end
date)options.end
- use specific end date (requires start
date)
Unless options.noHolidays == true
, default holidays include:
- Major holidays - Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Pesach, Sukkot, etc.
- Minor holidays - Purim, Chanukah, Tu BiShvat, Lag BaOmer, etc.
- Minor fasts - Ta'anit Esther, Tzom Gedaliah, etc. (unless
options.noMinorFast
) - Special Shabbatot - Shabbat Shekalim, Zachor, etc. (unless
options.noSpecialShabbat
) - Modern Holidays - Yom HaShoah, Yom HaAtzma'ut, etc. (unless
options.noModern
) - Rosh Chodesh (unless
options.noRoshChodesh
)
Holiday and Torah reading schedules differ between Israel and the Disapora.
Set options.il=true
to use the Israeli schedule.
Additional non-default event types can be specified:
- Parashat HaShavua - weekly Torah Reading on Saturdays (
options.sedrot
) - Counting of the Omer (
options.omer
) - Babylonian Talmud Daf Yomi (
options.dafyomi
) - Jerusalem Talmud (Yerushalmi) Yomi (
options.yerushalmi
) - Mishna Yomi (
options.mishnaYomi
) - Nach Yomi (
options.nachYomi
) - Shabbat Mevarchim HaChodesh on Saturday before Rosh Chodesh (
options.shabbatMevarchim
) - Molad announcement on Saturday before Rosh Chodesh (
options.molad
) - Yom Kippur Katan (
options.yomKippurKatan
)
Candle-lighting and Havdalah times are approximated using latitude and longitude
specified by the Location class. The Location
class contains a small
database of cities with their associated geographic information and time-zone information.
If you ever have any doubts about Hebcal's times, consult your local halachic authority.
If you enter geographic coordinates above the arctic circle or antarctic circle,
the times are guaranteed to be wrong.
To add candle-lighting options, set options.candlelighting=true
and set
options.location
to an instance of Location
. By default, candle lighting
time is 18 minutes before sundown (40 minutes for Jerusalem,
30 minutes for Haifa and Zikhron Ya'akov) and Havdalah is
calculated according to Tzeit Hakochavim - Nightfall (the point when 3 small stars
are observable in the night time sky with the naked eye). The default Havdalah
option (Tzeit Hakochavim) is calculated when the sun is 8.5° below the horizon.
These defaults can be changed using these options:
options.candleLightingMins
- minutes before sundown to light candlesoptions.havdalahMins
- minutes after sundown for Havdalah (typical values are 42, 50, or 72).
Havdalah times are supressed when options.havdalahMins=0
.options.havdalahDeg
- degrees for solar depression for Havdalah.
Default is 8.5 degrees for 3 small stars. Use 7.083 degress for 3 medium-sized stars.
Havdalah times are supressed when options.havdalahDeg=0
.
If both options.candlelighting=true
and options.location
is specified,
Chanukah candle-lighting times and minor fast start/end times will also be generated.
Chanukah candle-lighting is at dusk (when the sun is 6.0° below the horizon in the evening)
on weekdays, at regular candle-lighting time on Fridays, and at regular Havdalah time on
Saturday night (see above).
Minor fasts begin at Alot HaShachar (sun is 16.1° below the horizon in the morning) and
end when 3 medium-sized stars are observable in the night sky (sun is 7.083° below the horizon
in the evening).
Two options also exist for generating an Event with the Hebrew date:
options.addHebrewDates
- print the Hebrew date for the entire date rangeoptions.addHebrewDatesForEvents
- print the Hebrew date for dates with some events
Lastly, translation and transliteration of event titles is controlled by
options.locale
and the Locale API.
@hebcal/core
supports three locales by default:
en
- default, Sephardic transliterations (e.g. "Shabbat")ashkenazi
- Ashkenazi transliterations (e.g. "Shabbos")he
- Hebrew (e.g. "שַׁבָּת")
Additional locales (such as ru
or fr
) are supported by the
@hebcal/locales package
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Example
import {HebrewCalendar, HDate, Location, Event} from '@hebcal/core';
const options = {
year: 1981,
isHebrewYear: false,
candlelighting: true,
location: Location.lookup('San Francisco'),
sedrot: true,
omer: true,
};
const events = HebrewCalendar.calendar(options);
for (const ev of events) {
const hd = ev.getDate();
const date = hd.greg();
console.log(date.toLocaleDateString(), ev.render('en'), hd.toString());
}
HebrewCalendar.getBirthdayOrAnniversary(hyear, gdate) ⇒ HDate
Calculates a birthday or anniversary (non-yahrzeit).
hyear
must be after original gdate
of anniversary.
Returns undefined
when requested year preceeds or is same as original year.
Hebcal uses the algorithm defined in "Calendrical Calculations"
by Edward M. Reingold and Nachum Dershowitz.
The birthday of someone born in Adar of an ordinary year or Adar II of
a leap year is also always in the last month of the year, be that Adar
or Adar II. The birthday in an ordinary year of someone born during the
first 29 days of Adar I in a leap year is on the corresponding day of Adar;
in a leap year, the birthday occurs in Adar I, as expected.
Someone born on the thirtieth day of Marcheshvan, Kislev, or Adar I
has his birthday postponed until the first of the following month in
years where that day does not occur. [Calendrical Calculations p. 111]
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Returns: HDate
- anniversary occurring in hyear
Param | Type | Description |
---|
hyear | number | Hebrew year |
gdate | Date | HDate | Gregorian or Hebrew date of event |
Example
import {HebrewCalendar} from '@hebcal/core';
const dt = new Date(2014, 2, 2);
const hd = HebrewCalendar.getBirthdayOrAnniversary(5780, dt);
console.log(hd.greg().toLocaleDateString('en-US'));
HebrewCalendar.getYahrzeit(hyear, gdate) ⇒ HDate
Calculates yahrzeit.
hyear
must be after original gdate
of death.
Returns undefined
when requested year preceeds or is same as original year.
Hebcal uses the algorithm defined in "Calendrical Calculations"
by Edward M. Reingold and Nachum Dershowitz.
The customary anniversary date of a death is more complicated and depends
also on the character of the year in which the first anniversary occurs.
There are several cases:
- If the date of death is Marcheshvan 30, the anniversary in general depends
on the first anniversary; if that first anniversary was not Marcheshvan 30,
use the day before Kislev 1.
- If the date of death is Kislev 30, the anniversary in general again depends
on the first anniversary — if that was not Kislev 30, use the day before
Tevet 1.
- If the date of death is Adar II, the anniversary is the same day in the
last month of the Hebrew year (Adar or Adar II).
- If the date of death is Adar I 30, the anniversary in a Hebrew year that
is not a leap year (in which Adar only has 29 days) is the last day in
Shevat.
- In all other cases, use the normal (that is, same month number) anniversary
of the date of death. [Calendrical Calculations p. 113]
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Returns: HDate
- anniversary occurring in hyear
Param | Type | Description |
---|
hyear | number | Hebrew year |
gdate | Date | HDate | Gregorian or Hebrew date of death |
Example
import {HebrewCalendar} from '@hebcal/core';
const dt = new Date(2014, 2, 2);
const hd = HebrewCalendar.getYahrzeit(5780, dt);
console.log(hd.greg().toLocaleDateString('en-US'));
HebrewCalendar.getHolidaysForYear(year) ⇒ Map.<string, Array.<Event>>
Lower-level holidays interface, which returns a Map
of Event
s indexed by
HDate.toString()
. These events must filtered especially for flags.IL_ONLY
or flags.CHUL_ONLY
depending on Israel vs. Diaspora holiday scheme.
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Param | Type | Description |
---|
year | number | Hebrew year |
HebrewCalendar.getHolidaysForYearArray(year, il) ⇒ Array.<Event>
Returns an array of holidays for the year
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Param | Type | Description |
---|
year | number | Hebrew year |
il | boolean | use the Israeli schedule for holidays |
HebrewCalendar.getHolidaysOnDate(date, [il]) ⇒ Array.<Event>
Returns an array of Events on this date (or undefined if no events)
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | HDate | Date | number | Hebrew Date, Gregorian date, or absolute R.D. day number |
[il] | boolean | use the Israeli schedule for holidays |
HebrewCalendar.reformatTimeStr(timeStr, suffix, options) ⇒ string
Helper function to format a 23-hour (00:00-23:59) time in US format ("8:13pm") or
keep as "20:13" for any other locale/country. Uses CalOptions to determine
locale.
If options.hour12
is false
, locale is ignored and always returns 24-hour time.
If options.hour12
is true
, locale is ignored and always returns 12-hour time.
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Param | Type | Description |
---|
timeStr | string | original time like "20:30" |
suffix | string | "p" or "pm" or " P.M.". Add leading space if you want it |
options | CalOptions | |
HebrewCalendar.version() ⇒ string
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
HebrewCalendar.getSedra(hyear, il) ⇒ Sedra
Convenience function to create an instance of Sedra
or reuse a previously
created and cached instance.
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Param | Type |
---|
hyear | number |
il | boolean |
HebrewCalendar.hallel(hdate, il) ⇒ number
Return a number containing information on what Hallel is said on that day.
Whole Hallel is said on Chanukah, the first Yom Tov of Pesach, Shavuot, Sukkot,
Yom Ha'atzmaut, and Yom Yerushalayim.
Half Hallel is said on Rosh Chodesh (not Rosh Hashanah), and the last 6 days of Pesach.
The number is one of the following values:
0 - No Hallel
1 - Half Hallel
2 - Whole Hallel
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Param | Type |
---|
hdate | HDate |
il | boolean |
HebrewCalendar.tachanun(hdate, il) ⇒ TachanunResult
Return details on what Tachanun (or Tzidchatcha on Shabbat) is said on hdate
.
Tachanun is not said on Rosh Chodesh, the month of Nisan, Lag Baomer,
Rosh Chodesh Sivan until Isru Chag, Tisha B'av, 15 Av, Erev Rosh Hashanah,
Rosh Hashanah, Erev Yom Kippur until after Simchat Torah, Chanukah,
Tu B'shvat, Purim and Shushan Purim, and Purim and Shushan Purim Katan.
In some congregations Tachanun is not said until from Rosh Chodesh Sivan
until 14th Sivan, Sukkot until after Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, Pesach Sheini,
Yom Ha'atzmaut, and Yom Yerushalayim.
Tachanun is not said at Mincha on days before it is not said at Shacharit.
Tachanun is not said at Shacharit on Shabbat, but is at Mincha, usually.
Kind: static method of HebrewCalendar
Param | Type |
---|
hdate | HDate |
il | boolean |
months : enum
Hebrew months of the year (NISAN=1, TISHREI=7)
Kind: global enum
Read only: true
Properties
Name | Type | Default | Description |
---|
NISAN | number | 1 | Nissan / ניסן |
IYYAR | number | 2 | Iyyar / אייר |
SIVAN | number | 3 | Sivan / סיון |
TAMUZ | number | 4 | Tamuz (sometimes Tammuz) / תמוז |
AV | number | 5 | Av / אב |
ELUL | number | 6 | Elul / אלול |
TISHREI | number | 7 | Tishrei / תִשְׁרֵי |
CHESHVAN | number | 8 | Cheshvan / חשון |
KISLEV | number | 9 | Kislev / כסלו |
TEVET | number | 10 | Tevet / טבת |
SHVAT | number | 11 | Sh'vat / שבט |
ADAR_I | number | 12 | Adar or Adar Rishon / אדר |
ADAR_II | number | 13 | Adar Sheini (only on leap years) / אדר ב׳ |
flags : enum
Holiday flags for Event
Kind: global enum
Read only: true
Properties
Name | Type | Default | Description |
---|
CHAG | number | 1 | Chag, yontiff, yom tov |
LIGHT_CANDLES | number | 2 | Light candles 18 minutes before sundown |
YOM_TOV_ENDS | number | 4 | End of holiday (end of Yom Tov) |
CHUL_ONLY | number | 8 | Observed only in the Diaspora (chutz l'aretz) |
IL_ONLY | number | 16 | Observed only in Israel |
LIGHT_CANDLES_TZEIS | number | 32 | Light candles in the evening at Tzeit time (3 small stars) |
CHANUKAH_CANDLES | number | 64 | Candle-lighting for Chanukah |
ROSH_CHODESH | number | 128 | Rosh Chodesh, beginning of a new Hebrew month |
MINOR_FAST | number | 256 | Minor fasts like Tzom Tammuz, Ta'anit Esther, ... |
SPECIAL_SHABBAT | number | 512 | Shabbat Shekalim, Zachor, ... |
PARSHA_HASHAVUA | number | 1024 | Weekly sedrot on Saturdays |
DAF_YOMI | number | 2048 | Daily page of Talmud (Bavli) |
OMER_COUNT | number | 4096 | Days of the Omer |
MODERN_HOLIDAY | number | 8192 | Yom HaShoah, Yom HaAtzma'ut, ... |
MAJOR_FAST | number | 16384 | Yom Kippur and Tish'a B'Av |
SHABBAT_MEVARCHIM | number | 32768 | On the Saturday before Rosh Chodesh |
MOLAD | number | 65536 | Molad |
USER_EVENT | number | 131072 | Yahrzeit or Hebrew Anniversary |
HEBREW_DATE | number | 262144 | Daily Hebrew date ("11th of Sivan, 5780") |
MINOR_HOLIDAY | number | 524288 | A holiday that's not major, modern, rosh chodesh, or a fast day |
EREV | number | 1048576 | Evening before a major or minor holiday |
CHOL_HAMOED | number | 2097152 | Chol haMoed, intermediate days of Pesach or Sukkot |
MISHNA_YOMI | number | 4194304 | Mishna Yomi |
YOM_KIPPUR_KATAN | number | 8388608 | Yom Kippur Katan, minor day of atonement on the day preceeding each Rosh Chodesh |
YERUSHALMI_YOMI | number | 16777216 | Daily page of Jerusalem Talmud (Yerushalmi) |
NACH_YOMI | number | 33554432 | Nach Yomi |
greg
Gregorian date helper functions.
Kind: global constant
greg.monthNames : Array.<string>
Long names of the Gregorian months (1='January', 12='December')
Kind: static property of greg
Read only: true
greg.isLeapYear(year) ⇒ boolean
Returns true if the Gregorian year is a leap year
Kind: static method of greg
Param | Type | Description |
---|
year | number | Gregorian year |
greg.daysInMonth(month, year) ⇒ number
Number of days in the Gregorian month for given year
Kind: static method of greg
Param | Type | Description |
---|
month | number | Gregorian month (1=January, 12=December) |
year | number | Gregorian year |
greg.isDate(obj) ⇒ boolean
Returns true if the object is a Javascript Date
Kind: static method of greg
greg.dayOfYear(date) ⇒ number
Deprecated
Returns number of days since January 1 of that year
Kind: static method of greg
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | Date | Gregorian date |
greg.greg2abs(date) ⇒ number
Converts Gregorian date to absolute R.D. (Rata Die) days
Kind: static method of greg
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | Date | Gregorian date |
greg.abs2greg(theDate) ⇒ Date
Converts from Rata Die (R.D. number) to Gregorian date.
See the footnote on page 384 of ``Calendrical Calculations, Part II:
Three Historical Calendars'' by E. M. Reingold, N. Dershowitz, and S. M.
Clamen, Software--Practice and Experience, Volume 23, Number 4
(April, 1993), pages 383-404 for an explanation.
Kind: static method of greg
Param | Type | Description |
---|
theDate | number | R.D. number of days |
parshiot : Array.<string>
The 54 parshiyot of the Torah as transilterated strings
parshiot[0] == 'Bereshit', parshiot[1] == 'Noach', parshiot[53] == "Ha'Azinu".
Kind: global constant
Read only: true
vilna
Yerushalmi Yomi configuration for Vilna Edition
Kind: global constant
Read only: true
schottenstein
Yerushalmi Yomi configuration for Schottenstein Edition
Kind: global constant
Read only: true
gematriya(number) ⇒ string
Converts a numerical value to a string of Hebrew letters.
When specifying years of the Hebrew calendar in the present millennium,
we omit the thousands (which is presently 5 [ה]).
Kind: global function
Example
gematriya(5774)
gematriya(25)
gematriya(60)
gematriya(3761)
gematriya(1123)
yerushalmiYomi(date, config) ⇒ any
Using the Vilna edition, the Yerushalmi Daf Yomi program takes
~4.25 years or 51 months.
Unlike the Daf Yomi Bavli cycle, this Yerushalmi cycle skips both
Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av (returning null
).
The page numbers are according to the Vilna
Edition which is used since 1900.
The Schottenstein edition uses different page numbers and takes
~6 years to complete.
Throws an exception if the date is before Daf Yomi Yerushalmi
cycle began (2 February 1980 for Vilna,
14 November 2022 for Schottenstein).
Kind: global function
Param | Type | Description |
---|
date | HDate | Date | number | Hebrew or Gregorian date |
config | any | either vilna or schottenstein |
ZmanimTimesResult : Object
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type |
---|
dawn | Date |
dusk | Date |
goldenHour | Date |
goldenHourEnd | Date |
nauticalDawn | Date |
nauticalDusk | Date |
night | Date |
nightEnd | Date |
solarNoon | Date |
sunrise | Date |
sunriseEnd | Date |
sunset | Date |
sunsetStart | Date |
alotHaShachar | Date |
misheyakir | Date |
misheyakirMachmir | Date |
tzeit | Date |
SedraResult : Object
Result of Sedra.lookup
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type | Description |
---|
parsha | Array.<string> | Name of the parsha (or parshiyot) read on Hebrew date, e.g. ['Noach'] or ['Matot', 'Masei'] |
chag | boolean | True if this is a regular parasha HaShavua Torah reading, false if it's a special holiday reading |
num | number | Array.<number> | the parsha number (or numbers) using 1-indexing. A number for a regular (single) parsha, and a number[] for a doubled parsha. For Parashat Bereshit, num would be equal to 1 , and for Matot-Masei it would be [42, 43] |
MishnaYomi : Object
Describes a mishna to be read
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type | Description |
---|
k | string | tractate name in Sephardic transliteration (e.g. "Berakhot", "Moed Katan") |
v | string | verse (e.g. "2:1") |
NachYomi : Object
Describes a chapter to be read
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type | Description |
---|
k | string | book name in Sephardic transliteration (e.g. "Berakhot", "Moed Katan") |
v | number | chapter (e.g. "2:1") |
CalOptions : Object
Options to configure which events are returned
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type | Description |
---|
location | Location | latitude/longitude/tzid used for candle-lighting |
year | number | Gregorian or Hebrew year |
isHebrewYear | boolean | to interpret year as Hebrew year |
month | number | Gregorian or Hebrew month (to filter results to a single month) |
numYears | number | generate calendar for multiple years (default 1) |
start | Date | HDate | number | use specific start date (requires end date) |
end | Date | HDate | number | use specific end date (requires start date) |
candlelighting | boolean | calculate candle-lighting and havdalah times |
candleLightingMins | number | minutes before sundown to light candles (default 18) |
havdalahMins | number | minutes after sundown for Havdalah (typical values are 42, 50, or 72). If undefined (the default), calculate Havdalah according to Tzeit Hakochavim - Nightfall (the point when 3 small stars are observable in the night time sky with the naked eye). If 0 , Havdalah times are supressed. |
havdalahDeg | number | degrees for solar depression for Havdalah. Default is 8.5 degrees for 3 small stars. use 7.083 degress for 3 medium-sized stars. If 0 , Havdalah times are supressed. |
sedrot | boolean | calculate parashah hashavua on Saturdays |
il | boolean | Israeli holiday and sedra schedule |
noMinorFast | boolean | suppress minor fasts |
noModern | boolean | suppress modern holidays |
noRoshChodesh | boolean | suppress Rosh Chodesh |
shabbatMevarchim | boolean | add Shabbat Mevarchim |
noSpecialShabbat | boolean | suppress Special Shabbat |
noHolidays | boolean | suppress regular holidays |
dafyomi | boolean | Babylonian Talmud Daf Yomi |
yerushalmi | boolean | Jerusalem Talmud (Yerushalmi) Yomi |
yerushalmiEdition | number | Use 1 for Vilna, 2 for Schottenstein |
mishnaYomi | boolean | include Mishna Yomi |
nachYomi | boolean | include Nach Yomi |
omer | boolean | include Days of the Omer |
molad | boolean | include event announcing the molad |
ashkenazi | boolean | use Ashkenazi transliterations for event titles (default Sephardi transliterations) |
locale | string | translate event titles according to a locale Default value is en , also built-in are he and ashkenazi . Additional locales (such as ru or fr ) are provided by the @hebcal/locales package |
addHebrewDates | boolean | print the Hebrew date for the entire date range |
addHebrewDatesForEvents | boolean | print the Hebrew date for dates with some events |
mask | number | use bitmask from flags to filter events |
yomKippurKatan | boolean | include Yom Kippur Katan (default false ). יוֹם כִּפּוּר קָטָן is a minor day of atonement occurring monthly on the day preceeding each Rosh Chodesh. Yom Kippur Katan is omitted in Elul (on the day before Rosh Hashanah), Tishrei (Yom Kippur has just passed), Kislev (due to Chanukah) and Nisan (fasting not permitted during Nisan). When Rosh Chodesh occurs on Shabbat or Sunday, Yom Kippur Katan is observed on the preceding Thursday. See Wikipedia Yom Kippur Katan practices |
hour12 | boolean | Whether to use 12-hour time (as opposed to 24-hour time). Possible values are true and false ; the default is locale dependent. |
TachanunResult : Object
Kind: global typedef
Properties
Name | Type | Description |
---|
shacharit | boolean | Tachanun is said at Shacharit |
mincha | boolean | Tachanun is said at Mincha |
allCongs | boolean | All congregations say Tachanun on the day |