Current Calendar Day
12 Zif / Iyar 5951
April 28, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous
Biblical Time
Late 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 2 of 8: Late Evening
Next Hebrew day begins in 20h 44m.
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 Gibbous
Jan 2
Monday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 3
Tuesday
3
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 4
Wednesday
4
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 5
Thursday
5
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 6
Friday
6
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 7
Saturday
7
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 8
Sunday
8
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 9
Monday
9
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 10
Tuesday
10
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 11
Wednesday
11
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 12
Thursday
12
Elul
New Moon
Jan 13
Friday
13
Elul
New Moon
Jan 14
Saturday
14
Elul
New Moon
Jan 15
Sunday
15
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 16
Monday
16
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 17
Tuesday
17
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 18
Wednesday
18
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 19
Thursday
19
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 20
Friday
20
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 21
Saturday
21
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 22
Sunday
22
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 23
Monday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 24
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 25
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 26
Thursday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 27
Friday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 28
Saturday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 29
Sunday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 30
Monday
30
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 31
Tuesday
31
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Feb 1
Wednesday
Rosh Chodesh