When was the massacre of the Holy Innocents?

When was the massacre of the Holy Innocents?

We do not know exactly when the massacre took place, but based on Herod’s command to kill the boys under 2 years of age it probably occurred within 2 years of Christ’s birth.  Most attempts at reconstructing the actual year of the Lord’s birth place it between 6 and 4 B.C.. Therefore, the massacre presumably took place between 4 and 2 B.C.