Current Calendar Day
18 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 4, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous
Biblical Time
Evening
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:23 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:23 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 1 of 8: Evening
Next Hebrew day begins in 27h 09m.
At sundown: 19 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
Feb 24
Tuesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
Waning Crescent
Feb 25
Wednesday
3
Elul
Waning Crescent
Feb 26
Thursday
4
Elul
New Moon
Feb 27
Friday
5
Elul
New Moon
Feb 28
Saturday
6
Elul
New Moon
Mar 1
Sunday
7
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 2
Monday
8
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 3
Tuesday
9
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 4
Wednesday
10
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 5
Thursday
11
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 6
Friday
12
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 7
Saturday
13
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 8
Sunday
14
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 9
Monday
15
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 10
Tuesday
16
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 11
Wednesday
17
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 12
Thursday
18
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 13
Friday
19
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 14
Saturday
20
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 15
Sunday
21
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 16
Monday
22
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 17
Tuesday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 18
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 19
Thursday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 20
Friday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 21
Saturday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 22
Sunday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 23
Monday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 24
Tuesday
30
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 25
Wednesday
31
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 26
Thursday
Rosh Chodesh