In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R’ Avraham

In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R' Avraham

Veset hadilug
June 2, 2026

Question

Hi! I want to inquire as to whether I have a new veset kavua, since the app I use flagged me for having a veset kavua called dilug yom hachodesh. I had never heard of this type of rule.

I am listing below the dates for last 5 periods:



  • 26 Shvat (daytime)


  • 21 Adar (daytime)


  • 19 Nissan (daytime)


  • 17 Iyar (daytime)


  • 15 Sivan (nighttime)




Thank you!

Answer

Thank you for reaching out. 

With a standard veset kavua for yom hachodesh, a woman gets her period on the same Hebrew date each month. A veset dilug yom hachodesh is a less common variation on that, where the Hebrew date increases or decreases by a fixed number of days each month. Because this type of veset is complicated and relatively rare, it is often not discussed in kallah classes and many women have never heard of it.

You established such a veset with a pattern of Hebrew dates decreasing by two days each month: 21 Adar, 19 Nissan, and 17 Iyar, all during the daytime onah.

Your period on 15 Sivan diverged from this pattern because it came during the nighttime onah, and if your next two periods also diverge from this pattern, the veset kavua will lie dormant. You can learn more about observing and uprooting a veset kavua here.

Your periods seem to be coming every 28-29 days, so it is possible that you will uproot this veset kavua by establishing a regular veset kavua for haflagah, or it is possible that you will just have a veset she'eino kavua of periods in the range of 28/29 days.

Please feel free to get back to us with any further questions. 

B'Hatzlacha! 
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