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Shabbat Times Ashkelon
This week's candle lighting and havdalah for Ashkelon, and the next 12 weeks with their Torah portions.
This week · Shabbat and Sukkot
14 Tishrei 5787
Ashkelon · Friday, September 25 · light candles
6:14 PM
20 minutes before sunset (6:34 PM). Sukkot begins with Shabbat.
- Sat, Sep 26, 7:09 PMShabbat and yom tov end. Havdalah.
✓ A second, independent calculation gives 6:15 PM, a minute later.
Near Ashkelon this Friday
- AshdodIsrael6:14 PM
- Kiryat GatIsrael6:13 PM
- RehovotIsrael6:13 PM
- Beit ShemeshIsrael6:13 PM
- HolonIsrael6:13 PM
- Modi'inIsrael6:12 PM
Away for Shabbat
Candle lighting this Friday, each for its own coordinates and custom. Every city in Israel · All cities on the list
The clock in Ashkelon
Clocks change twice a year. Back an hour on Sunday, October 25, and forward an hour on Friday, March 26. The March 26 change comes in the early hours of a Friday, so that evening's candle lighting is already on the new clock.
Candles move 3 hours 13 minutes a year, 4:17 PM in early December to 7:30 PM in late June.
The next 12 weeks in Ashkelon
| Friday | Torah portion | Candle lighting | Shabbat ends | Hebrew date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah | Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah | 6:05 PM | 7:00 PM | 21 Tishrei |
| Oct 9Bereshit | Bereshit | 5:56 PM | 6:52 PM | 28 Tishrei |
| Oct 16Noach | Noach | 5:48 PM | 6:44 PM | 5 Cheshvan |
| Oct 23Lech-Lecha | Lech-Lecha | 5:41 PM | 6:37 PM | 12 Cheshvan |
| Oct 30VayeraClocks back an hour on Sunday, October 25 | VayeraClocks back an hour on Sunday, October 25 | 4:34 PM | 5:30 PM | 19 Cheshvan |
| Nov 6Chayei Sara | Chayei Sara | 4:28 PM | 5:25 PM | 26 Cheshvan |
| Nov 13Toldot | Toldot | 4:23 PM | 5:21 PM | 3 Kislev |
| Nov 20Vayetzei | Vayetzei | 4:20 PM | 5:18 PM | 10 Kislev |
| Nov 27Vayishlach | Vayishlach | 4:18 PM | 5:17 PM | 17 Kislev |
| Dec 4VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | 4:17 PM | 5:17 PM | 24 Kislev |
| Dec 11MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | 4:18 PM | 5:18 PM | 1 Tevet |
| Dec 18Vayigash | Vayigash | 4:20 PM | 5:21 PM | 8 Tevet |
How the times are worked out
20 minutes before sunset in Ashkelon
Sunset is worked out for Ashkelon's coordinates, 31.67° N, 34.57° E, with @hebcal/core, the open-source calculation behind hebcal.com, and every time is shown on local clocks (Asia/Jerusalem). Shabbat ends at nightfall, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon and three stars would be out.
Twenty minutes is what Israeli calendars print for Ashkelon and most of the country, against 18 in most of the world. Jerusalem lights at 40 and Haifa at 30.
Each Friday is also worked out a second way, with this site's own sunrise equation, and the two are compared whenever the page is built. Some communities wait longer before havdalah, so treat the minute as close rather than binding, and follow your own community's calendar.
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Shabbat in Ashkelon: quick answers
What time is candle lighting in Ashkelon this Friday?+
In Ashkelon, candle lighting on Friday, September 25, 2026 is at 6:14 PM, 20 minutes before sunset.
What time does Shabbat end in Ashkelon?+
This week Shabbat ends at 7:09 PM on Saturday, September 26, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon.
Does Ashkelon change its clocks?+
Yes. Ashkelon moves its clocks back an hour on Sunday, October 25, and forward an hour on Friday, March 26. Candle lighting jumps by the same hour that week.
Why 20 minutes before sunset?+
Twenty minutes is what Israeli calendars print for Ashkelon and most of the country, against 18 in most of the world. Jerusalem lights at 40 and Haifa at 30.
Are these times exact?+
They are worked out for Ashkelon's coordinates the way Hebcal works them out, and checked against a second, independent calculation. Your community's own calendar is the authority for observance.
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