Current Calendar Day
1 Av 5951
July 17, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Biblical Time
Midday
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:46 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:46 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 6 of 8: Midday
Sabbath begins tonight at sundown.
At sundown: 1 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
Full Moon
Aug 6
Wednesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Elul
Full Moon
Aug 7
Thursday
3
Elul
Full Moon
Aug 8
Friday
4
Elul
Full Moon
Aug 9
Saturday
5
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Aug 10
Sunday
6
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Aug 11
Monday
7
Elul
Waning Gibbous
Aug 12
Tuesday
8
Elul
Last Quarter
Aug 13
Wednesday
9
Elul
Last Quarter
Aug 14
Thursday
10
Elul
Last Quarter
Aug 15
Friday
11
Elul
Last Quarter
Aug 16
Saturday
12
Elul
Waning Crescent
Aug 17
Sunday
13
Elul
Waning Crescent
Aug 18
Monday
14
Elul
Waning Crescent
Aug 19
Tuesday
15
Elul
Waning Crescent
Aug 20
Wednesday
16
Elul
New Moon
Aug 21
Thursday
17
Elul
New Moon
Aug 22
Friday
18
Elul
New Moon
Aug 23
Saturday
19
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Aug 24
Sunday
20
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Aug 25
Monday
21
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Aug 26
Tuesday
22
Elul
Waxing Crescent
Aug 27
Wednesday
First Fruits of New Oil
23
Elul
First Quarter
Aug 28
Thursday
Wood Offering (Levi-Judah)
24
Elul
First Quarter
Aug 29
Friday
Wood Offering (Benjamin & Joseph)
25
Elul
First Quarter
Aug 30
Saturday
Wood Offering (Reuben & Simeon)
26
Elul
First Quarter
Aug 31
Sunday
Wood Offering (Issachar & Zebulon)
27
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 1
Monday
Wood Offering (Gad & Asher)
28
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 2
Tuesday
Wood Offering (Dan & Napthali)
29
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 3
Wednesday
30
Elul
Waxing Gibbous
Sep 4
Thursday
31
Elul
Full Moon
Sep 5
Friday
Rosh Chodesh