Current Calendar Day
26 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 12, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Crescent
Biblical Time
Evening
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): 7:29 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 1 of 8: Evening
Next Hebrew day begins in 27h 47m.
At sundown: 27 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
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Nov 2
Friday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Nov 3
Saturday
3
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Nov 4
Sunday
4
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Nov 5
Monday
5
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Nov 6
Tuesday
6
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Nov 7
Wednesday
7
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Nov 8
Thursday
8
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Nov 9
Friday
9
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Nov 10
Saturday
10
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Nov 11
Sunday
11
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Nov 12
Monday
12
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Nov 13
Tuesday
13
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Nov 14
Wednesday
14
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Nov 15
Thursday
2nd Passover
15
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Nov 16
Friday
16
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Nov 17
Saturday
17
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Nov 18
Sunday
Mid-Spring
18
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Nov 19
Monday
19
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Nov 20
Tuesday
20
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Nov 21
Wednesday
21
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Nov 22
Thursday
22
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Nov 23
Friday
23
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Nov 24
Saturday
24
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Nov 25
Sunday
25
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Nov 26
Monday
26
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Nov 27
Tuesday
27
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Nov 28
Wednesday
28
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Nov 29
Thursday
29
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Nov 30
Friday
30
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Dec 1
Saturday