Current Calendar Day
23 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 9, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Last Quarter
Biblical Time
Late Evening
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:26 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:27 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 2 of 8: Late Evening
Sabbath is in progress and ends at sundown.
At sundown: 24 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
Aug 25
Tuesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Aug 26
Wednesday
3
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Aug 27
Thursday
4
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Aug 28
Friday
5
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Aug 29
Saturday
6
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Aug 30
Sunday
7
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Aug 31
Monday
8
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Sep 1
Tuesday
9
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Sep 2
Wednesday
10
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Sep 3
Thursday
11
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Sep 4
Friday
12
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Sep 5
Saturday
13
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Sep 6
Sunday
14
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Sep 7
Monday
2nd Passover
15
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Sep 8
Tuesday
16
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Sep 9
Wednesday
17
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Sep 10
Thursday
Mid-Spring
18
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Sep 11
Friday
19
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Sep 12
Saturday
20
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Sep 13
Sunday
21
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Sep 14
Monday
22
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Sep 15
Tuesday
23
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Sep 16
Wednesday
24
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 17
Thursday
25
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 18
Friday
26
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 19
Saturday
27
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 20
Sunday
28
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Sep 21
Monday
29
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Sep 22
Tuesday
30
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Sep 23
Wednesday