Current Calendar Day
27 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 13, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Crescent
Biblical Time
Afternoon
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:28 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:29 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 7 of 8: Afternoon
Next Hebrew day begins in 5h 00m.
At sundown: 27 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
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 5
Sunday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 6
Monday
3
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 7
Tuesday
4
Elul
New Moon
Mar 8
Wednesday
5
Elul
New Moon
Mar 9
Thursday
6
Elul
New Moon
Mar 10
Friday
7
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 11
Saturday
8
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 12
Sunday
9
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 13
Monday
10
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 14
Tuesday
11
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 15
Wednesday
12
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 16
Thursday
13
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 17
Friday
14
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 18
Saturday
15
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 19
Sunday
16
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 20
Monday
17
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 21
Tuesday
18
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 22
Wednesday
19
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 23
Thursday
20
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 24
Friday
21
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 25
Saturday
22
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 26
Sunday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 27
Monday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 28
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 29
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 30
Thursday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 31
Friday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Last Quarter
Apr 1
Saturday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Waning Crescent
Apr 2
Sunday
30
Elul
Waning Crescent
Apr 3
Monday
31
Elul
Waning Crescent
Apr 4
Tuesday
Rosh Chodesh