Current Calendar Day
26 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 12, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Crescent
Biblical Time
Midnight
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:28 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:28 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 3 of 8: Midnight
Next Hebrew day begins in 15h 21m.
At sundown: 26 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
Tevet
Last Quarter
Apr 22
Sunday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Tevet
Last Quarter
Apr 23
Monday
3
Tevet
Last Quarter
Apr 24
Tuesday
4
Tevet
Waning Crescent
Apr 25
Wednesday
5
Tevet
Waning Crescent
Apr 26
Thursday
6
Tevet
Waning Crescent
Apr 27
Friday
7
Tevet
New Moon
Apr 28
Saturday
8
Tevet
New Moon
Apr 29
Sunday
9
Tevet
New Moon
Apr 30
Monday
10
Tevet
New Moon
May 1
Tuesday
11
Tevet
Waxing Crescent
May 2
Wednesday
12
Tevet
Waxing Crescent
May 3
Thursday
13
Tevet
Waxing Crescent
May 4
Friday
14
Tevet
Waxing Crescent
May 5
Saturday
15
Tevet
First Quarter
May 6
Sunday
16
Tevet
First Quarter
May 7
Monday
17
Tevet
First Quarter
May 8
Tuesday
18
Tevet
Waxing Gibbous
May 9
Wednesday
19
Tevet
Waxing Gibbous
May 10
Thursday
20
Tevet
Waxing Gibbous
May 11
Friday
21
Tevet
Waxing Gibbous
May 12
Saturday
22
Tevet
Full Moon
May 13
Sunday
23
Tevet
Full Moon
May 14
Monday
24
Tevet
Full Moon
May 15
Tuesday
25
Tevet
Full Moon
May 16
Wednesday
26
Tevet
Waning Gibbous
May 17
Thursday
27
Tevet
Waning Gibbous
May 18
Friday
28
Tevet
Waning Gibbous
May 19
Saturday
29
Tevet
Last Quarter
May 20
Sunday
30
Tevet
Last Quarter
May 21
Monday