Current Calendar Day
18 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 4, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous
Biblical Time
Evening
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:23 PM IDT
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Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 1 of 8: Evening
Next Hebrew day begins in 25h 04m.
At sundown: 19 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
Dec 27
Wednesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Dec 28
Thursday
3
Elul
Last Quarter
Dec 29
Friday
4
Elul
Last Quarter
Dec 30
Saturday
5
Elul
Last Quarter
Dec 31
Sunday
6
Elul
Last Quarter
Jan 1
Monday
7
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 2
Tuesday
8
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 3
Wednesday
9
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 4
Thursday
10
Elul
Waning Crescent
Jan 5
Friday
11
Elul
New Moon
Jan 6
Saturday
12
Elul
New Moon
Jan 7
Sunday
13
Elul
New Moon
Jan 8
Monday
14
Elul
New Moon
Jan 9
Tuesday
15
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 10
Wednesday
16
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 11
Thursday
17
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Jan 12
Friday
18
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 13
Saturday
19
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 14
Sunday
20
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 15
Monday
21
Elul
First Quarter
Jan 16
Tuesday
22
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 17
Wednesday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 18
Thursday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 19
Friday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Jan 20
Saturday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 21
Sunday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 22
Monday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Full Moon
Jan 23
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 24
Wednesday
30
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 25
Thursday
31
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Jan 26
Friday
Rosh Chodesh