The first day of Chanukah is always the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year, that date
corresponds to Saturday, December 12, 2009.
That means that the first candle will be lit, and the first day of Chanukah will begin, immediately
before the shabbat candles are lit, a short time before sunset on Friday, December 11th.
The first day of Hanukkah in 2009 was on Saturday, December 12, meaning the first candle to be lit was on Friday night, December 11.
The holiday runs 8 days; it ended on December 19, 2009.
December 11,2009
Hanukkah in 2009 started on Saturday, December 12, and the last day was Saturday, December 19. (It actually started Friday night, and ended Saturday Night.)
In 2009, this holiday will be celebrated beginning at sunset of December 11 and last through December 19.
December 1-9
Hanukkah is December 1st to 9th, 2010.
December 11, 2009
December 1-9
In 2013, it began on November 27.
Hanukkah in 2009 started on Saturday, December 12, and the last day was Saturday, December 19. (It actually started Friday night, and ended Saturday Night.)
Sundown on the night entering the first day is when Hanukkah begins, and the first candle is lit (plus the helper-candle).
The first day of Chanukah is always the 25th of the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year, that datecorresponds to Saturday, December 12, 2009. So the first Chanukah candle will be lit and observanceof the holiday will begin immediately before the Sabbath is welcomed, shortly before sunset onFriday, December 11th.
The first day of Hanukah in 1975 was Saturday, November 29th. The first candle was therefore Friday night November 28th. The holiday lasted until December 6th.
The first night of Hanukkah began at sundown on Dec. 1, 2010.
The academic year 2009-2010 will begin on September 5, 2009.
Hanukkah in 2008 starts December 21st at night when the first candle is lit. The first day is December 22 and it runs through December 29th.
The first night was December 1st, 2010. The first Day was December 2.
Hanukkah was first celebrated in 164 BCE, starting on the 25th of Kislev of that year.See dates of Hanukkah for the next couple of decades on this linked page.See also:More about Hanukkah
December 6, 1996
"Sunset, December 21 to sunset, December 29 The first Day of Hanukkah was December 22."