Current Calendar Day
26 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 12, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Crescent
Biblical Time
Pre-Dawn
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 4 of 8: Pre-Dawn
Next Hebrew day begins in 14h 00m.
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
Shevat
Last Quarter
May 22
Tuesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Shevat
Last Quarter
May 23
Wednesday
3
Shevat
Waning Crescent
May 24
Thursday
4
Shevat
Waning Crescent
May 25
Friday
5
Shevat
Waning Crescent
May 26
Saturday
6
Shevat
Waning Crescent
May 27
Sunday
7
Shevat
New Moon
May 28
Monday
8
Shevat
New Moon
May 29
Tuesday
9
Shevat
New Moon
May 30
Wednesday
10
Shevat
Waxing Crescent
May 31
Thursday
11
Shevat
Waxing Crescent
Jun 1
Friday
12
Shevat
Waxing Crescent
Jun 2
Saturday
13
Shevat
Waxing Crescent
Jun 3
Sunday
14
Shevat
First Quarter
Jun 4
Monday
15
Shevat
First Quarter
Jun 5
Tuesday
16
Shevat
First Quarter
Jun 6
Wednesday
17
Shevat
First Quarter
Jun 7
Thursday
18
Shevat
Waxing Gibbous
Jun 8
Friday
19
Shevat
Waxing Gibbous
Jun 9
Saturday
20
Shevat
Waxing Gibbous
Jun 10
Sunday
21
Shevat
Full Moon
Jun 11
Monday
22
Shevat
Full Moon
Jun 12
Tuesday
23
Shevat
Full Moon
Jun 13
Wednesday
24
Shevat
Full Moon
Jun 14
Thursday
25
Shevat
Waning Gibbous
Jun 15
Friday
26
Shevat
Waning Gibbous
Jun 16
Saturday
27
Shevat
Waning Gibbous
Jun 17
Sunday
28
Shevat
Waning Gibbous
Jun 18
Monday
29
Shevat
Last Quarter
Jun 19
Tuesday
30
Shevat
Last Quarter
Jun 20
Wednesday