Hanukkah 2026 · first night Dec 4
A Hanukkah gift for the night that matters
Eight nights of candles, and one night from their own life worth keeping: a birth, a wedding, an arrival. The sky above that place at that hour, computed star by star and printed with the date underneath.
For the first night, US prints ship in time if ordered by Wed, Nov 18. Free Worldwide Shipping on every print; digital from $19.99 in minutes.
The idea
Eight nights, one sky worth keeping
Hanukkah gifts tend to come in two kinds: the small ones that fill the nights, and the one present that the week is remembered for. A star map is built for the second job. It is not a thing that will be used up or outgrown; it is a record of a single night from the recipient's life, worked out from the same star catalogue astronomers use, with every visible star, constellation line and planet placed where it really was above that town at that hour.
It suits the people who are hardest to buy for in a family: parents who want nothing, grandparents who have everything, a partner who would rather have something meant than something expensive. You give the date and the place, add a line in your own words, and see the finished sky in the customizer before you pay. Then choose the format: a framed print for the wall, an unframed print for a frame they already own, the wall clock, or a digital chart that arrives by email within minutes.
Choosing the date
Which night to put on the chart
01
The night they were born
The sky over the hospital, or the town, at the hour of a birth. For a child it becomes the chart they learn the constellations from; for a parent or grandparent it is the date nobody else thinks to mark. If you can get the hour from a birth certificate, use it: the chart is computed to the minute.
Birthday charts02
A wedding, or the night of a proposal
The classic for a spouse, and the one to give parents or grandparents on a big anniversary year. The place matters as much as the date: a wedding in Jerusalem and one in Toronto on the same evening are different skies, and the chart shows it.
Anniversary charts03
The first night you spent together
Less formal than the wedding and often more private. The chart carries a line of your own text, so the reason for the date can stay between the two of you.
Gifts for a partner04
A grandparent's date
The night a grandparent arrived in the country, the night they married, the night a family business opened. Older dates are the point: the sky has not changed, and the chart is a way to say the date is still remembered.
In memory
Dates that matter
Order-by dates for the first night (December 4)
Prints are made to order and leave the print shop within 2-5 business days. Add the transit time for your country and a couple of days of margin, count back from December 4, and you get the last day to order a print. Digital charts are not on this table: they arrive by email in minutes.
| Ship to | Order prints by | Transit (business days) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Wed, Nov 18 | up to 5 | Our estimate |
| Canada | Wed, Nov 18 | up to 5 | Our estimate |
| United Kingdom | Fri, Nov 20 | up to 3 | Our estimate |
| Rest of Europe | Wed, Nov 18 | up to 5 | Our estimate |
| Germany | Wed, Nov 18 | up to 5 | Our estimate |
| Spain | Fri, Nov 20 | up to 3 | Our estimate |
| Nordics & Switzerland | Wed, Nov 11 | up to 10 | Our estimate |
| Australia | Tue, Nov 17 | up to 6 | Our estimate |
Estimate = 5 production days + regional transit + 2 buffer days, weekends excluded. free worldwide shipping on every print. After your date, a digital chart still lands in minutes.
Giving on a later night?
The eighth night buys you a week
The dates above are for the first candle. If the star map is the last-night present, add seven days to the order-by date for your country. And on any night at all, the digital chart ($19.99) is in your inbox within minutes, ready to print at home or at a pharmacy the same day; two charts are $30.00 together.
Formats and prices
The same sky, four ways
Shipping is included on every print to 35 countries. The price on the page is the price at checkout; two prints in one order save 10% automatically.
PLATE 01·PNG + PDF · 300 DPI · MINUTES
Digital Star Chart
In your inbox the moment you order. Print it, frame it, or gift the file.
$19.99$24.99Save 20%
PLATE 02·ARCHIVAL MATTE · 11×14 / 18×24 IN
Unframed Poster
Museum-grade paper, shipped rolled in a rigid tube. Free shipping.
$39.99$49.99Save 20%
PLATE 03·BLACK · WHITE · OAK FRAME · READY TO HANG
Framed Poster
Solid frame, glazed, hanging hardware fitted. Free shipping.
$79.99$99.99Save 20%
PLATE 04·8 IN ROUND · SILENT SWEEP MOVEMENT
Wall Clock
Their sky, keeping time on the wall. Free shipping.
$74.99$93.74Save 20%
Other December deadlines are on the Christmas page; every recipient and budget is sorted on the gift hub.
Questions
Questions before you order
- When do I need to order for the first night of Hanukkah?
- For 2026 the first candle is lit on the evening of December 4. Prints for US addresses should be ordered by Wed, Nov 18; the table on this page gives the date for every country we ship to. Prints are made to order and leave the print shop within 2-5 business days. Digital charts arrive by email within minutes on any of the eight nights.
- Which of the eight nights should the gift be for?
- Any of them, and that is part of the appeal: a star map is a natural "big night" gift, given on the first or the eighth evening, while smaller presents fill the nights between. Because the print cutoff is tied to the first night, giving on a later night gives you a few extra days for delivery.
- What date goes on the chart?
- Not Hanukkah itself, unless a particular Hanukkah night is the story. You are giving a night from their life: a birth, a wedding, the evening they arrived somewhere. The chart shows the sky above that place at that hour, with the date, the city and the coordinates printed underneath.
- How much does it cost?
- Digital $19.99; unframed prints from $39.99; framed from $79.99 in black, white or oak; the 8-inch wall clock $74.99. Shipping is included on every print to 35 countries, and two digital charts are $30.00 together for a couple or two siblings.
- Is the sky accurate?
- Yes. Each chart is generated from the Hipparcos-derived star catalogue for the exact time and coordinates, including the planets and the Moon phase for that night, with the astronomy written by Mayukh Bagchi, founder & phd candidate in astronomy. You see the whole chart before paying. 326 customers have rated it 4.9/5.
Their night, in time for the candles
Type the date, watch the sky appear, then choose a frame
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