Current Calendar Day
12 Zif / Iyar 5951
April 28, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous
Biblical Time
Evening
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:18 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:19 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 1 of 8: Evening
Next Hebrew day begins in 24h 32m.
At sundown: 13 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 18
Thursday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
Waning Crescent
Feb 19
Friday
3
Elul
New Moon
Feb 20
Saturday
4
Elul
New Moon
Feb 21
Sunday
5
Elul
New Moon
Feb 22
Monday
6
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Feb 23
Tuesday
7
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Feb 24
Wednesday
8
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Feb 25
Thursday
9
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Feb 26
Friday
10
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 27
Saturday
11
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 28
Sunday
12
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 1
Monday
13
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 2
Tuesday
14
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 3
Wednesday
15
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 4
Thursday
16
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 5
Friday
17
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 6
Saturday
18
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 7
Sunday
19
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 8
Monday
20
Elul
Full Moon
Mar 9
Tuesday
21
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 10
Wednesday
22
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 11
Thursday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 12
Friday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Mar 13
Saturday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 14
Sunday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 15
Monday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 16
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 17
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 18
Thursday
30
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 19
Friday
31
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 20
Saturday
Rosh Chodesh