Current Calendar Day
18 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 4, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous
Biblical Time
Pre-Dawn
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:22 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 14h 05m.
At sundown: 18 Zif / Iyar 5951 begins.
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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
Dec 28
Wednesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Dec 29
Thursday
3
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Dec 30
Friday
4
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Dec 31
Saturday
5
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 1
Sunday
6
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 2
Monday
7
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 3
Tuesday
8
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 4
Wednesday
9
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 5
Thursday
10
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 6
Friday
11
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 7
Saturday
12
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 8
Sunday
13
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 9
Monday
14
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 10
Tuesday
15
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 11
Wednesday
16
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 12
Thursday
17
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 13
Friday
18
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 14
Saturday
19
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 15
Sunday
20
Elul
New Moon
Jan 16
Monday
21
Elul
New Moon
Jan 17
Tuesday
22
Elul
New Moon
Jan 18
Wednesday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
New Moon
Jan 19
Thursday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 20
Friday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 21
Saturday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 22
Sunday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 23
Monday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 24
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 25
Wednesday
30
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 26
Thursday
31
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 27
Friday
Rosh Chodesh