Tevet: Hanukkah’s end, the Tenth of Tevet and Capricorn
Tevet is the tenth month counting from Nisan and has 29 days in the fixed calendar. It follows Kislev and precedes Shevat. The month begins during Hanukkah and includes the fast of the Tenth of Tevet, giving its early dates two distinct contexts.
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| Hebrew name | טבת |
|---|---|
| Order counted from Nisan | 10 |
| Days in the fixed calendar | 29 |
| Gra letter | ע · Ayin |
| Gra zodiac correspondence | Capricorn |
| Gra faculty, concise gloss | Anger |
Start with the length of the preceding month
Although Tevet itself always has 29 days in the fixed calendar, Kislev may have 29 or 30. That difference affects which early Tevet date is Hanukkah’s final day. It does not add a day to Tevet or alter the festival’s eight-day duration.
To check the relationship, find 25 Kislev and count eight daytime date labels into Tevet. Record whether the selected Kislev had 29 or 30 days. This is a useful example of why a date sometimes needs information from its neighboring month rather than a standalone month chart.
Sources: Chabad · The Jewish Month: order and fixed-calendar lengths
The Tenth of Tevet has its own meaning
Chabad’s Tevet introduction identifies the Tenth of Tevet as a fast commemorating the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem. It describes this observance separately from the closing days of Hanukkah. Keep the two entries distinct when comparing a study source with an actual year’s calendar.
A reference such as “10 Tevet” supplies a Hebrew date, but it does not by itself give local fasting hours. Record the event name and selected year first, then consult the relevant community timetable if you are observing it. Avoid importing details from another place simply because the day label matches.
Sources: Chabad · Tevet month introduction
Ayin, Capricorn and the Gra version
In the Gra version of Sefer Yetzirah, Tevet is associated with Ayin (ע) and Capricorn; Mazalogy renders the connected faculty as “anger.” This is a named textual correspondence, not a calculated natal Sun position.
Tevet is paired with Ayin, Capricorn and anger in the Gra version. For our contemporary exercise, describe one situation that frustrated you, separating the event from your interpretation. Identify a response you can choose. This question is an editorial application of a theme, not a claim that Tevet births cause anger.
Sources: Sefer Yetzirah · Gra version, chapter 5:10 · Sefer Yetzirah · Compare another version, chapter 5:1–2
Use it in a calendar or birthday record
The month name is also written Tebet in some English traditions. Keep the original spelling in a copied record and the normalized name alongside it. In birthday study, preserve the evening-boundary information before reading the month correspondence; that information determines the calendar candidate you are examining.
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Sources and approach
Prepared with AI assistance using the linked sources and original reading exercises. Calendar facts, named textual correspondences and contemporary applications are kept distinct. The Gra version is the reference for this table; other versions can assign faculties differently.