Current Calendar Day
1 Av 5951
July 17, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Biblical Time
Midday
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 6 of 8: Midday
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
Waning Gibbous
Apr 27
Wednesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Apr 28
Thursday
3
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Apr 29
Friday
4
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
Apr 30
Saturday
5
Zif / Iyar
Last Quarter
May 1
Sunday
6
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
May 2
Monday
7
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
May 3
Tuesday
8
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
May 4
Wednesday
9
Zif / Iyar
Waning Crescent
May 5
Thursday
10
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
May 6
Friday
11
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
May 7
Saturday
12
Zif / Iyar
New Moon
May 8
Sunday
13
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
May 9
Monday
14
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
May 10
Tuesday
2nd Passover
15
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
May 11
Wednesday
16
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Crescent
May 12
Thursday
17
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
May 13
Friday
Mid-Spring
18
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
May 14
Saturday
19
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
May 15
Sunday
20
Zif / Iyar
First Quarter
May 16
Monday
21
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
May 17
Tuesday
22
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
May 18
Wednesday
23
Zif / Iyar
Waxing Gibbous
May 19
Thursday
24
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
May 20
Friday
25
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
May 21
Saturday
26
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
May 22
Sunday
27
Zif / Iyar
Full Moon
May 23
Monday
28
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
May 24
Tuesday
29
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
May 25
Wednesday
30
Zif / Iyar
Waning Gibbous
May 26
Thursday