Current Calendar Day
11 Zif / Iyar 5951
April 27, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous
Biblical Time
Pre-Dawn
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:17 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:18 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 4 of 8: Pre-Dawn
Next Hebrew day begins in 13h 38m.
At sundown: 11 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
New Moon
Jan 4
Monday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
New Moon
Jan 5
Tuesday
3
Elul
New Moon
Jan 6
Wednesday
4
Elul
New Moon
Jan 7
Thursday
5
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 8
Friday
6
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 9
Saturday
7
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 10
Sunday
8
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 11
Monday
9
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 12
Tuesday
10
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 13
Wednesday
11
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 14
Thursday
12
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 15
Friday
13
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 16
Saturday
14
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 17
Sunday
15
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 18
Monday
16
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 19
Tuesday
17
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 20
Wednesday
18
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 21
Thursday
19
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 22
Friday
20
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 23
Saturday
21
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 24
Sunday
22
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 25
Monday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 26
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 27
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 28
Thursday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 29
Friday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 30
Saturday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 31
Sunday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Waning Crescent
Feb 1
Monday
30
Elul
Waning Crescent
Feb 2
Tuesday
31
Elul
New Moon
Feb 3
Wednesday
Rosh Chodesh