Current Calendar Day
12 Zif / Iyar 5951
April 28, 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): 7:18 PM IDT
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Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 4 of 8: Pre-Dawn
Next Hebrew day begins in 13h 33m.
At sundown: 12 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 3
Monday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 4
Tuesday
3
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 5
Wednesday
4
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 6
Thursday
5
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 7
Friday
6
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 8
Saturday
7
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 9
Sunday
8
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 10
Monday
9
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 11
Tuesday
10
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 12
Wednesday
11
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 13
Thursday
12
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 14
Friday
13
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 15
Saturday
14
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 16
Sunday
15
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 17
Monday
16
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 18
Tuesday
17
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 19
Wednesday
18
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 20
Thursday
19
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 21
Friday
20
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 22
Saturday
21
Elul
New Moon
Jan 23
Sunday
22
Elul
New Moon
Jan 24
Monday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
New Moon
Jan 25
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
New Moon
Jan 26
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 27
Thursday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 28
Friday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 29
Saturday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 30
Sunday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 31
Monday
30
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 1
Tuesday
31
Elul
First Quarter
Feb 2
Wednesday
Rosh Chodesh