Passover 2009 - Pesach 2009 - Count Up Clock
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When was Passover in 2009?
The Passover / Pesach 2009 Count Up Clock displays how much time has elapsed since the date and exact time when Passover began in 2009 in Montréal, Québec, Canada, where we are located. In the Jewish calendar, Passover always begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan. In the Gregorian calendar, the Passover festival in 2009 officially began just after either sunset or just after nightfall - depending on the authoritative rabbinical opinion one follows - on Wednesday evening, April 8th, 2009 (nightfall is defined in Jewish law as being "the end of sunset", and occurs anytime from 20 minutes to 1 hour after sunset, depending on one's geographic latitude and where one is located in the world) at 7:15 P.M. in Montréal, Québec, Canada, where we are located {Source - MontrealKosher.com, MK.ca [Jewish Community Council of Montreal (Montreal Va'ad Ha'ir)]}. Again, the exact time for when Passover officially began on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 varied depending on one's geographic latitude and where one is located.
When did Passover end in 2009?
The festival of Passover in 2009 concluded either at sunset or at nightfall (depending on the authoritative rabbinical opinion one follows; nightfall is anywhere from 20 minutes to 1 hour after sunset, depending on one's geographic latitude and where one is located I.E. nightfall is known in Jewish law as "the end of sunset") on Wednesday evening, April 15th, 2009 for Jews who celebrate Passover for 7 days (most Reform Jews, some Conservative Jews, and Jews living in Israel). The festival of Passover in 2009 concluded either at sunset or at nightfall on Thursday, April 16, 2009 for Jews who celebrate Passover for 8 days (Jews living outside of Israel, with the aforementioned exception of most Reform Jews and some Conservative Jews).
To find out about counting down to Passover in 2009, check out our Passover 2010 Countdown Clock.
To see future dates for Passover, you can check out our Passover Date page.
