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