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