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