Current Calendar Day
7 Zif / Iyar 5951
April 23, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: First Quarter
Biblical Time
Afternoon
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:14 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:15 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 7 of 8: Afternoon
Next Hebrew day begins in 5h 34m.
At sundown: 7 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 14
Friday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 15
Saturday
3
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 16
Sunday
4
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Feb 17
Monday
5
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Feb 18
Tuesday
6
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Feb 19
Wednesday
7
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Feb 20
Thursday
8
Elul
Full Moon
Feb 21
Friday
9
Elul
Full Moon
Feb 22
Saturday
10
Elul
Full Moon
Feb 23
Sunday
11
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Feb 24
Monday
12
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Feb 25
Tuesday
13
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Feb 26
Wednesday
14
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Feb 27
Thursday
15
Elul
Last Quarter
Feb 28
Friday
16
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 1
Saturday
17
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 2
Sunday
18
Elul
Last Quarter
Mar 3
Monday
19
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 4
Tuesday
20
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 5
Wednesday
21
Elul
Waning Crescent
Mar 6
Thursday
22
Elul
New Moon
Mar 7
Friday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
New Moon
Mar 8
Saturday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
New Moon
Mar 9
Sunday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
New Moon
Mar 10
Monday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 11
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 12
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 13
Thursday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Mar 14
Friday
30
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 15
Saturday
31
Elul
First Quarter
Mar 16
Sunday
Rosh Chodesh