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Shabbat Times Palo Alto
This week's candle lighting and havdalah for Palo Alto, and the next 12 weeks with their Torah portions.
This week · Parashat Noach
5 Cheshvan 5787
Palo Alto · Friday, October 16 · light candles
6:11 PM
18 minutes before sunset (6:29 PM).
- Sat, Oct 17, 7:07 PMShabbat ends. Havdalah.
✓ A second, independent calculation gives 6:12 PM, a minute later.
Near Palo Alto this Friday
- San FranciscoCA, USA6:12 PM
- Woodland HillsCA, USA6:00 PM
- Los AngelesCA, USA5:59 PM
- Las VegasNV, USA5:45 PM
- San DiegoCA, USA5:56 PM
- PortlandOR, USA6:05 PM
Away for Shabbat
Candle lighting this Friday, each for its own coordinates and custom. All cities on the list
The clock in Palo Alto
Clocks change twice a year. Back an hour on Sunday, November 1, and forward an hour on Sunday, March 14.
Candles move 3 hours 43 minutes a year, 4:32 PM in early December to 8:15 PM in late June.
The next 12 weeks in Palo Alto
| Friday | Torah portion | Candle lighting | Shabbat ends | Hebrew date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23Lech-Lecha | Lech-Lecha | 6:02 PM | 6:59 PM | 12 Cheshvan |
| Oct 30Vayera | Vayera | 5:54 PM | 6:51 PM | 19 Cheshvan |
| Nov 6Chayei SaraClocks back an hour on Sunday, November 1 | Chayei SaraClocks back an hour on Sunday, November 1 | 4:47 PM | 5:45 PM | 26 Cheshvan |
| Nov 13Toldot | Toldot | 4:41 PM | 5:39 PM | 3 Kislev |
| Nov 20Vayetzei | Vayetzei | 4:36 PM | 5:36 PM | 10 Kislev |
| Nov 27Vayishlach | Vayishlach | 4:33 PM | 5:34 PM | 17 Kislev |
| Dec 4VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | VayeshevChanukah, first candle before Shabbat | 4:32 PM | 5:33 PM | 24 Kislev |
| Dec 11MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | MiketzChanukah, eighth candle before Shabbat | 4:32 PM | 5:34 PM | 1 Tevet |
| Dec 18Vayigash | Vayigash | 4:34 PM | 5:36 PM | 8 Tevet |
| Dec 25Vayechi | Vayechi | 4:38 PM | 5:40 PM | 15 Tevet |
| Jan 1Shemot | Shemot | 4:43 PM | 5:45 PM | 22 Tevet |
| Jan 8Vaera | Vaera | 4:49 PM | 5:51 PM | 29 Tevet |
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How the times are worked out
18 minutes before sunset in Palo Alto
Sunset is worked out for Palo Alto's coordinates, 37.44° N, 122.14° W, with @hebcal/core, the open-source calculation behind hebcal.com, and every time is shown on local clocks (America/Los_Angeles). Shabbat ends at nightfall, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon and three stars would be out.
Eighteen minutes is the usual custom in most of the world. Israeli calendars print 20 for most cities, and Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset and Haifa 30, so those pages use their own number instead.
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 Palo Alto: quick answers
What time is candle lighting in Palo Alto this Friday?+
In Palo Alto, candle lighting on Friday, October 16, 2026 is at 6:11 PM, 18 minutes before sunset.
What time does Shabbat end in Palo Alto?+
This week Shabbat ends at 7:07 PM on Saturday, October 17, when the sun is 8.5 degrees below the horizon.
Does Palo Alto change its clocks?+
Yes. Palo Alto moves its clocks back an hour on Sunday, November 1, and forward an hour on Sunday, March 14. Candle lighting jumps by the same hour that week.
Why 18 minutes before sunset?+
Eighteen minutes is the usual custom in most of the world. Israeli calendars print 20 for most cities, and Jerusalem lights 40 minutes before sunset and Haifa 30, so those pages use their own number instead.
Are these times exact?+
They are worked out for Palo Alto'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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