Current Calendar Day
8 Av 5951
July 24, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous
Biblical Time
Morning
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:42 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:42 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 5 of 8: Morning
Sabbath begins tonight at sundown.
At sundown: 8 Av 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
Oct 18
Friday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
New Moon
Oct 19
Saturday
3
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Oct 20
Sunday
4
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Oct 21
Monday
5
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Oct 22
Tuesday
6
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Oct 23
Wednesday
7
Elul
First Quarter
Oct 24
Thursday
8
Elul
First Quarter
Oct 25
Friday
9
Elul
First Quarter
Oct 26
Saturday
10
Elul
First Quarter
Oct 27
Sunday
11
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Oct 28
Monday
12
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Oct 29
Tuesday
13
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Oct 30
Wednesday
14
Elul
Full Moon
Oct 31
Thursday
15
Elul
Full Moon
Nov 1
Friday
16
Elul
Full Moon
Nov 2
Saturday
17
Elul
Full Moon
Nov 3
Sunday
18
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Nov 4
Monday
19
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Nov 5
Tuesday
20
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Nov 6
Wednesday
21
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Nov 7
Thursday
22
Elul
Last Quarter
Nov 8
Friday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
Last Quarter
Nov 9
Saturday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
Last Quarter
Nov 10
Sunday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
Last Quarter
Nov 11
Monday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
Waning Crescent
Nov 12
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Waning Crescent
Nov 13
Wednesday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Waning Crescent
Nov 14
Thursday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
New Moon
Nov 15
Friday
30
Elul
New Moon
Nov 16
Saturday
31
Elul
New Moon
Nov 17
Sunday
Rosh Chodesh