Current Calendar Day
18 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 4, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous
Biblical Time
Midnight
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 3 of 8: Midnight
Next Hebrew day begins in 16h 40m.
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
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 23
Tuesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 24
Wednesday
3
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 25
Thursday
4
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 26
Friday
5
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Feb 27
Saturday
6
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Feb 28
Sunday
7
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Feb 29
Monday
8
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 1
Tuesday
9
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 2
Wednesday
10
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 3
Thursday
11
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 4
Friday
12
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 5
Saturday
13
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 6
Sunday
14
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 7
Monday
15
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 8
Tuesday
16
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 9
Wednesday
17
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 10
Thursday
18
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 11
Friday
19
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 12
Saturday
20
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 13
Sunday
21
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 14
Monday
22
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 15
Tuesday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
New Moon
Mar 16
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
New Moon
Mar 17
Thursday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
New Moon
Mar 18
Friday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
New Moon
Mar 19
Saturday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 20
Sunday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 21
Monday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 22
Tuesday
30
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 23
Wednesday
31
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 24
Thursday
Rosh Chodesh