Current Calendar Day
18 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 4, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous
Biblical Time
Afternoon
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:22 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:23 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 7 of 8: Afternoon
Next Hebrew day begins in 5h 27m.
At sundown: 18 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
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Apr 26
Sunday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Apr 27
Monday
3
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Apr 28
Tuesday
4
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Apr 29
Wednesday
5
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Apr 30
Thursday
6
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
May 1
Friday
7
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
May 2
Saturday
8
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
May 3
Sunday
9
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
May 4
Monday
10
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
May 5
Tuesday
11
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
May 6
Wednesday
12
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
May 7
Thursday
13
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
May 8
Friday
14
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
May 9
Saturday
15
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
May 10
Sunday
16
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
May 11
Monday
17
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
May 12
Tuesday
18
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
May 13
Wednesday
19
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
May 14
Thursday
20
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
May 15
Friday
21
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
May 16
Saturday
22
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
May 17
Sunday
23
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
May 18
Monday
24
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
May 19
Tuesday
25
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
May 20
Wednesday
26
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
May 21
Thursday
27
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
May 22
Friday
28
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
May 23
Saturday
29
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
May 24
Sunday
30
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
May 25
Monday