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