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