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