אדר א׳
Rosh Chodesh Adar I
♓ Pisces (Dagim / דגים) · Winter · Tribe of Naphtali · February–March (leap years only)
Two-Day Rosh Chodesh · 5787
Begins at sunset
Shabbat evening, Saturday, February 6, 2027
Sunset in New York: 5:19 PM
ends sunset on Monday, February 8, 2027
Molad
Shabbat, 12 hours, 39 minutes and 6 chalakim
1 chelek = 3⅓ seconds · 18 chalakim = 1 minute · 1,080 chalakim = 1 hour
Adar I (אדר א׳) · 30 days · ♓ Pisces (Dagim / דגים)
Holidays
Purim Katan (14 Adar I)
Torah Reading
Rosh Chodesh: Numbers 28:1–15.
Hebrew Year
5787
About
The Month of Adar I
Adar I only appears in Hebrew leap years (7 out of every 19 years). When a leap year occurs, an extra month of Adar is added before the regular Adar (which becomes Adar II). Purim is celebrated in Adar II, but Adar I has its own minor celebration called Purim Katan ("Little Purim") on the 14th.
Significance
Rosh Chodesh Adar I
Rosh Chodesh Adar I signals a leap year in the Hebrew calendar. The extra month ensures Passover always falls in spring, maintaining the Torah’s command to "guard the month of spring" (Deuteronomy 16:1). Tachanun is not recited on 14–15 Adar I (Purim Katan and Shushan Purim Katan).
Spiritual Themes
Themes of Adar I
Adar I represents the "hidden" Adar — an extra portion of time that appears only in certain years. The Kabbalists teach it carries a doubled potential for joy, as the leap year extends the period of increased gladness.
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Mazal
Pisces (Dagim / דגים)
Tribe
Naphtali
Season
Winter
Observances
Customs of Adar I
- •Purim Katan (14 Adar I): no eulogies or fasting, but no special Megillah reading
- •Some increase in joy, though the main celebration awaits Adar II
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