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