---
id: "P:cAlgo.API.TradingHoliday.StartTime"
kind: "property"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.TradingHoliday"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/MarketData/Symbols/TradingHoliday/StartTime/"
---

> Documentation index for agents: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/llms.txt · machine index: https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/api.json

# TradingHoliday.StartTime

Member of [TradingHoliday](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/MarketData/Symbols/TradingHoliday/index.md).

## StartTime

Gets the start date and time of the trading holiday.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI supported · Cloud supported.

C#:

```csharp
DateTime StartTime {get;}
```

Python:

```python
tradingHoliday.StartTime: DateTime
```

### Returns

`DateTime` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.2.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var nextHoliday = Symbol.MarketHours.Holidays.Where(holiday => holiday.StartTime > Server.Time).OrderBy(holiday => holiday.StartTime).FirstOrDefault();
if (nextHoliday != null)
    Print("Next holiday {0} starts at {1}", nextHoliday.Name, nextHoliday.StartTime);
```

Python:

```python
upcoming = [holiday for holiday in api.Symbol.MarketHours.Holidays if holiday.StartTime > api.Server.Time]
if len(upcoming) > 0:
    nextHoliday = min(upcoming, key=lambda holiday: holiday.StartTime)
    api.Print(f"Next holiday {nextHoliday.Name} starts at {nextHoliday.StartTime}")
```