Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/curious-when-exactly-yom-kippur-starts-youre-not-alone Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Curious when exactly Yom Kippur starts? You’re not alone Nation Sep 13, 2013 12:41 PM EDT Chart courtesy of Dan Oshinsky/Buzzfeed During Yom Kippur, Jews observe the holiday by fasting from sundown to sundown. According to Google trends, “sundown” is a very unclear time for most people. Buzzfeed’s Dan Oshinsky and Sapna Maheshwari discovered that [search for “sundown” spiked during Yom Kippur](http://www.buzzfeed.com/sapna/its-yom-kippur-on-the-internet ), as illustrated in Oshinksy’s chart above. H/T Colleen Shalby A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Chart courtesy of Dan Oshinsky/Buzzfeed During Yom Kippur, Jews observe the holiday by fasting from sundown to sundown. According to Google trends, “sundown” is a very unclear time for most people. Buzzfeed’s Dan Oshinsky and Sapna Maheshwari discovered that [search for “sundown” spiked during Yom Kippur](http://www.buzzfeed.com/sapna/its-yom-kippur-on-the-internet ), as illustrated in Oshinksy’s chart above. H/T Colleen Shalby A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now