Seven clean days & mikvah night calculator
Choose the date of the sighting and your minhag, and get the hefsek tahara, the seven clean days and mikvah night. Times follow Israel.
- Hefsek tahara (earliest)
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- Seven clean days
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- Mikvah night
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This assumes the bleeding stopped by the hefsek day and every bedika is clean.
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The day of the sighting counts as day one. If the sighting was after sunset, day one is the next day, because the halachic day starts at sunset.
The hefsek tahara is on the fifth day from the sighting by Ashkenazi minhag, or the fourth by Sephardi minhag. The hefsek bedika is done before sunset on that day.
The seven clean days start the day after the hefsek. Mikvah night is the night after the seventh day, after nightfall.
This is the same calculation the Tohar bot does on WhatsApp.
Questions
What if the bleeding hasn't stopped on the day shown?
The hefsek moves to the day it stops, and the seven clean days start the day after. The calculator shows the earliest possible dates.
Why does it matter if the sighting was before or after sunset?
The halachic day starts at sunset. A sighting after sunset counts as the next day, so every date moves by one.
What if I find a stain during the seven clean days?
Any question about a stain is for your rav. If a new hefsek is needed, the count starts again from it.
Does the calculator replace asking a rav?
No. It is a planning tool by the minhag you choose. Any doubt goes to a rav or a yoetzet halacha.