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