Current Calendar Day
5 Zif / Iyar 5951
April 21, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Biblical Time
Midday
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:13 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:13 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 6 of 8: Midday
Next Hebrew day begins in 8h 20m.
At sundown: 5 Zif / Iyar 5951 begins.
In the Hebrew calendar, the day begins at sundown rather than at midnight.
Biblical watch progression
Evening
Late Evening
Midnight
Pre-Dawn
Morning
Midday
Afternoon
Toward Sundown
DSS date
Gregorian
Sabbath
Feast
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
Abib / Nisan
Waxing Crescent
Sep 13
Monday
Rosh Chodesh
Spring Day of Remembrance
2
Abib / Nisan
Waxing Crescent
Sep 14
Tuesday
3
Abib / Nisan
Waxing Crescent
Sep 15
Wednesday
4
Abib / Nisan
First Quarter
Sep 16
Thursday
5
Abib / Nisan
First Quarter
Sep 17
Friday
6
Abib / Nisan
First Quarter
Sep 18
Saturday
7
Abib / Nisan
First Quarter
Sep 19
Sunday
8
Abib / Nisan
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 20
Monday
9
Abib / Nisan
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 21
Tuesday
10
Abib / Nisan
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 22
Wednesday
11
Abib / Nisan
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 23
Thursday
12
Abib / Nisan
Full Moon
Sep 24
Friday
13
Abib / Nisan
Full Moon
Sep 25
Saturday
14
Abib / Nisan
Full Moon
Sep 26
Sunday
Passover
15
Abib / Nisan
Waning Gibbous
Sep 27
Monday
Unleavened Bread 1
16
Abib / Nisan
Waning Gibbous
Sep 28
Tuesday
Unleavened Bread 2
17
Abib / Nisan
Waning Gibbous
Sep 29
Wednesday
Unleavened Bread 3
18
Abib / Nisan
Waning Gibbous
Sep 30
Thursday
Unleavened Bread 4
19
Abib / Nisan
Last Quarter
Oct 1
Friday
Unleavened Bread 5
20
Abib / Nisan
Last Quarter
Oct 2
Saturday
Unleavened Bread 6
21
Abib / Nisan
Last Quarter
Oct 3
Sunday
Unleavened Bread 7
22
Abib / Nisan
Last Quarter
Oct 4
Monday
23
Abib / Nisan
Waning Crescent
Oct 5
Tuesday
24
Abib / Nisan
Waning Crescent
Oct 6
Wednesday
25
Abib / Nisan
Waning Crescent
Oct 7
Thursday
26
Abib / Nisan
New Moon
Oct 8
Friday
First Fruits of Barley
27
Abib / Nisan
New Moon
Oct 9
Saturday
28
Abib / Nisan
New Moon
Oct 10
Sunday
29
Abib / Nisan
New Moon
Oct 11
Monday
30
Abib / Nisan
Waxing Crescent
Oct 12
Tuesday
