Current Calendar Day
1 Av 5951
July 17, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Biblical Time
Pre-Dawn
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:46 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:46 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 4 of 8: Pre-Dawn
Sabbath begins tonight at sundown.
At sundown: 1 Av 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
First Quarter
Jun 24
Tuesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Jun 25
Wednesday
3
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Jun 26
Thursday
4
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Jun 27
Friday
5
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Jun 28
Saturday
6
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
Jun 29
Sunday
7
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Jun 30
Monday
8
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Jul 1
Tuesday
9
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Jul 2
Wednesday
10
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
Jul 3
Thursday
11
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Jul 4
Friday
12
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Jul 5
Saturday
13
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Jul 6
Sunday
14
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
Jul 7
Monday
2nd Passover
15
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Jul 8
Tuesday
16
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Jul 9
Wednesday
17
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Jul 10
Thursday
Mid-Spring
18
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Jul 11
Friday
19
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Jul 12
Saturday
20
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Jul 13
Sunday
21
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
Jul 14
Monday
22
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Jul 15
Tuesday
23
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Jul 16
Wednesday
24
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Jul 17
Thursday
25
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
Jul 18
Friday
26
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Jul 19
Saturday
27
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Jul 20
Sunday
28
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Jul 21
Monday
29
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
Jul 22
Tuesday
30
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
Jul 23
Wednesday