diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e2ac6e..b8f5c71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ Class representing halachic times
     * [.sunrise()](#Zmanim+sunrise) ⇒ <code>Date</code>
     * [.sunset()](#Zmanim+sunset) ⇒ <code>Date</code>
     * [.dawn()](#Zmanim+dawn) ⇒ <code>Date</code>
+    * [.dusk()](#Zmanim+dusk) ⇒ <code>Date</code>
     * [.hour()](#Zmanim+hour) ⇒ <code>number</code>
     * [.hourMins()](#Zmanim+hourMins) ⇒ <code>number</code>
     * [.gregEve()](#Zmanim+gregEve) ⇒ <code>Date</code>
@@ -816,6 +817,10 @@ Initialize a Zmanim instance.
 
 ### zmanim.dawn() ⇒ <code>Date</code>
 **Kind**: instance method of [<code>Zmanim</code>](#Zmanim)  
+<a name="Zmanim+dusk"></a>
+
+### zmanim.dusk() ⇒ <code>Date</code>
+**Kind**: instance method of [<code>Zmanim</code>](#Zmanim)  
 <a name="Zmanim+hour"></a>
 
 ### zmanim.hour() ⇒ <code>number</code>
@@ -1952,12 +1957,23 @@ To add candle-lighting options, set `options.candlelighting=true` and set
 `options.location` to an instance of `Location`. By default, candle lighting
 time is 18 minutes before sundown (40 minutes for Jerusalem) and Havdalah is
 calculated according to Tzeit Hakochavim - Nightfall (the point when 3 small stars
-are observable in the night time sky with the naked eye).
+are observable in the night time sky with the naked eye). The default Havdalah
+option (Tzeit Hakochavim) is calculated when the sun is 8.5° below the horizon.
 These defaults can be changed using these options:
 * `options.candleLightingMins` - minutes before sundown to light candles
 * `options.havdalahMins` - minutes after sundown for Havdalah (typical values are 42, 50, or 72).
    Havdalah times are supressed when `options.havdalahMins=0`.
 
+If both `options.candlelighting=true` and `options.location` is specified,
+Chanukah candle-lighting times and minor fast start/end times will also be generated.
+Chanukah candle-lighting is at dusk (when the sun is 6.0° below the horizon in the evening)
+on weekdays, at regular candle-lighting time on Fridays, and at regular Havdalah time on
+Saturday night (see above).
+
+Minor fasts begin at Alot HaShachar (sun is 16.1° below the horizon in the morning) and
+end when 3 medium-sized stars are observable in the night sky (sun is 7.083° below the horizon
+in the evening).
+
 Two options also exist for generating an Event with the Hebrew date:
 * `options.addHebrewDates` - print the Hebrew date for the entire date range
 * `options.addHebrewDatesForEvents` - print the Hebrew date for dates with some events
diff --git a/hebcal.d.ts b/hebcal.d.ts
index 5f65877..c4f82a9 100644
--- a/hebcal.d.ts
+++ b/hebcal.d.ts
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ declare module '@hebcal/core' {
         sunrise(): Date;
         sunset(): Date;
         dawn(): Date;
+        dusk(): Date;
         hour(): number;
         hourMins(): number;
         gregEve(): Date;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index caf09ad..861e9cd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@hebcal/core",
-  "version": "2.8.1",
+  "version": "2.9.0",
   "author": "Michael J. Radwin (https://github.com/mjradwin)",
   "contributors": [
     "Eyal Schachter (https://github.com/Scimonster)",
diff --git a/po/he.po b/po/he.po
index 86b9d33..ec68069 100644
--- a/po/he.po
+++ b/po/he.po
@@ -792,3 +792,9 @@ msgstr "רֹאשׁ חודש טֵבֵת"
 
 msgid "min"
 msgstr "דקות"
+
+msgid "Fast begins"
+msgstr "כניסת הצום"
+
+msgid "Fast ends"
+msgstr "יציאת הצום"
diff --git a/src/candles.js b/src/candles.js
index efbb662..e0d48ae 100644
--- a/src/candles.js
+++ b/src/candles.js
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ function makeTimedEvent(hd, time, desc, ev, timeFormat) {
  */
 export function makeWeekdayChanukahCandleLighting(ev, hd, location, timeFormat) {
   const zmanim = new Zmanim(hd.greg(), location.getLatitude(), location.getLongitude());
-  const candleLightingTime = zmanim.tzeit(TZEIT_3MEDIUM_STARS);
-  // const candleLightingTime = zmanim.sunset();
+  const candleLightingTime = zmanim.dusk();
   return makeTimedEvent(hd, candleLightingTime, ev.getDesc(), ev, timeFormat);
 }
diff --git a/src/candles.spec.js b/src/candles.spec.js
index 63081c8..4e64364 100644
--- a/src/candles.spec.js
+++ b/src/candles.spec.js
@@ -274,17 +274,17 @@ test('chanukah-candles', (t) => {
   const events = HebrewCalendar.calendar(options);
   const actual = events.map(eventTitleDateTime);
   const expected = [
-    {date: '2020-12-10', time: '17:01', desc: 'Chanukah: 1 Candle'},
+    {date: '2020-12-10', time: '16:46', desc: 'Chanukah: 1 Candle'},
     {date: '2020-12-11', time: '15:56', desc: 'Chanukah: 2 Candles'},
     {date: '2020-12-11', time: '15:56', desc: 'Candle lighting'},
     {date: '2020-12-12', time: '17:01', desc: 'Chanukah: 3 Candles'},
     {date: '2020-12-12', time: '17:01', desc: 'Havdalah'},
-    {date: '2020-12-13', time: '17:02', desc: 'Chanukah: 4 Candles'},
-    {date: '2020-12-14', time: '17:02', desc: 'Chanukah: 5 Candles'},
-    {date: '2020-12-15', time: '17:02', desc: 'Chanukah: 6 Candles'},
-    {date: '2020-12-16', time: '17:02', desc: 'Chanukah: 7 Candles'},
+    {date: '2020-12-13', time: '16:46', desc: 'Chanukah: 4 Candles'},
+    {date: '2020-12-14', time: '16:47', desc: 'Chanukah: 5 Candles'},
+    {date: '2020-12-15', time: '16:47', desc: 'Chanukah: 6 Candles'},
+    {date: '2020-12-16', time: '16:47', desc: 'Chanukah: 7 Candles'},
     {date: '2020-12-16', time: undefined, desc: 'Rosh Chodesh Tevet'},
-    {date: '2020-12-17', time: '17:03', desc: 'Chanukah: 8 Candles'},
+    {date: '2020-12-17', time: '16:48', desc: 'Chanukah: 8 Candles'},
     {date: '2020-12-18', time: undefined, desc: 'Chanukah: 8th Day'},
     {date: '2020-12-18', time: '15:58', desc: 'Candle lighting'},
     {date: '2020-12-19', time: '17:04', desc: 'Havdalah'},
diff --git a/src/hebcal.js b/src/hebcal.js
index ae425cb..73886c9 100644
--- a/src/hebcal.js
+++ b/src/hebcal.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import {Sedra, ParshaEvent} from './sedra';
 import {greg as g} from './greg';
 import {DafYomiEvent} from './dafyomi';
 import {Location} from './location';
-import {makeCandleEvent, HavdalahEvent, makeFastStartEnd} from './candles';
+import {makeCandleEvent, HavdalahEvent, makeFastStartEnd,
+  makeWeekdayChanukahCandleLighting} from './candles';
 
 const SUN = 0;
 // const MON = 1;
@@ -348,12 +349,23 @@ export const HebrewCalendar = {
    * `options.location` to an instance of `Location`. By default, candle lighting
    * time is 18 minutes before sundown (40 minutes for Jerusalem) and Havdalah is
    * calculated according to Tzeit Hakochavim - Nightfall (the point when 3 small stars
-   * are observable in the night time sky with the naked eye).
+   * are observable in the night time sky with the naked eye). The default Havdalah
+   * option (Tzeit Hakochavim) is calculated when the sun is 8.5° below the horizon.
    * These defaults can be changed using these options:
    * * `options.candleLightingMins` - minutes before sundown to light candles
    * * `options.havdalahMins` - minutes after sundown for Havdalah (typical values are 42, 50, or 72).
    *    Havdalah times are supressed when `options.havdalahMins=0`.
    *
+   * If both `options.candlelighting=true` and `options.location` is specified,
+   * Chanukah candle-lighting times and minor fast start/end times will also be generated.
+   * Chanukah candle-lighting is at dusk (when the sun is 6.0° below the horizon in the evening)
+   * on weekdays, at regular candle-lighting time on Fridays, and at regular Havdalah time on
+   * Saturday night (see above).
+   *
+   * Minor fasts begin at Alot HaShachar (sun is 16.1° below the horizon in the morning) and
+   * end when 3 medium-sized stars are observable in the night sky (sun is 7.083° below the horizon
+   * in the evening).
+   *
    * Two options also exist for generating an Event with the Hebrew date:
    * * `options.addHebrewDates` - print the Hebrew date for the entire date range
    * * `options.addHebrewDatesForEvents` - print the Hebrew date for dates with some events
@@ -452,9 +464,11 @@ export const HebrewCalendar = {
             candlesEv = makeCandleEvent(e, hd, dow, location, timeFormat,
                 candleLightingMinutes, havdalahMinutes);
             if (eFlags === CHANUKAH_CANDLES && candlesEv && !options.noHolidays) {
+              const chanukahEv = (dow === FRI || dow === SAT) ? candlesEv :
+                makeWeekdayChanukahCandleLighting(e, hd, location, timeFormat);
               const attrs = {
-                eventTime: candlesEv.eventTime,
-                eventTimeStr: candlesEv.eventTimeStr,
+                eventTime: chanukahEv.eventTime,
+                eventTimeStr: chanukahEv.eventTimeStr,
               };
               const chanukahDay = e.chanukahDay;
               if (chanukahDay) {
diff --git a/src/hebcal.spec.js b/src/hebcal.spec.js
index 6d57306..097065b 100644
--- a/src/hebcal.spec.js
+++ b/src/hebcal.spec.js
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ test('renderBrief', (t) => {
     ['Shabbat Zachor', 'שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר'],
     ['Parashat Tetzaveh', 'פרשת תְּצַוֶּה'],
     ['Havdalah', 'הַבדָלָה'],
-    ['Fast begins', 'Fast begins'],
+    ['Fast begins', 'כניסת הצום'],
     ['Ta\'anit Esther', 'תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר'],
-    ['Fast ends', 'Fast ends'],
+    ['Fast ends', 'יציאת הצום'],
     ['Erev Purim', 'עֶרֶב פּוּרִים'],
     ['Purim', 'פּוּרִים'],
     ['Shushan Purim', 'שׁוּשָׁן פּוּרִים'],
diff --git a/src/zmanim.js b/src/zmanim.js
index 972bb0e..470a003 100644
--- a/src/zmanim.js
+++ b/src/zmanim.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class Zmanim {
       sunriseEnd: this.sun.timeAtAngle(0.3, true),
       sunsetStart: this.sun.timeAtAngle(0.3, false),
       dawn: this.dawn(),
-      dusk: this.sun.timeAtAngle(6, false),
+      dusk: this.dusk(),
       nauticalDawn: this.sun.timeAtAngle(12, true),
       nauticalDusk: this.sun.timeAtAngle(12, false),
       nightEnd: this.sun.timeAtAngle(18, true),
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ export class Zmanim {
   dawn() {
     return this.sun.timeAtAngle(6, true);
   }
+  /** @return {Date} */
+  dusk() {
+    return this.sun.timeAtAngle(6, false);
+  }
   /** @return {number} */
   hour() {
     return (this.sunset() - this.sunrise()) / 12; // ms in hour