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get_shabbat_times

Shabbat & Yom Tov times

A tool of Torah Library

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Candle-lighting and havdalah times for the coming (or a specified) Shabbat and any Yom Tov that week, plus the parsha and holiday Torah readings, for a location.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
locationstringnoWhere the user is. A US ZIP code ("11691"), a city name ("Jerusalem", "London", "Lakewood, NJ"), or a numeric place id returned by find_location. Omit to use the server default.
latitudenumbernoLatitude in decimal degrees (use with longitude + timezone instead of location).
longitudenumbernoLongitude in decimal degrees.
timezonestringnoIANA timezone, required with latitude/longitude, e.g. "America/New_York".
datestringnoAny date in the week you want (defaults to this week).
candle_minutesintegernoMinutes before sunset for candle lighting (default 18; 40 for Jerusalem).
havdalah_minutesintegernoHavdalah N minutes after sunset; default is nightfall (tzeit, 8.5°).
include_readingsbooleannoInclude aliyah-by-aliyah Torah reading details.
Raw JSON schema
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "location": {
      "description": "Where the user is. A US ZIP code (\"11691\"), a city name (\"Jerusalem\", \"London\", \"Lakewood, NJ\"), or a numeric place id returned by find_location. Omit to use the server default.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "latitude": {
      "description": "Latitude in decimal degrees (use with longitude + timezone instead of location).",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -90,
      "maximum": 90
    },
    "longitude": {
      "description": "Longitude in decimal degrees.",
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -180,
      "maximum": 180
    },
    "timezone": {
      "description": "IANA timezone, required with latitude/longitude, e.g. \"America/New_York\".",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "date": {
      "description": "Any date in the week you want (defaults to this week).",
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
    },
    "candle_minutes": {
      "description": "Minutes before sunset for candle lighting (default 18; 40 for Jerusalem).",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 10,
      "maximum": 90
    },
    "havdalah_minutes": {
      "description": "Havdalah N minutes after sunset; default is nightfall (tzeit, 8.5°).",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 20,
      "maximum": 90
    },
    "include_readings": {
      "default": true,
      "description": "Include aliyah-by-aliyah Torah reading details.",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  }
}

First seen 2026-09-25 · last seen 2026-09-25