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