Current Calendar Day
1 Zif / Iyar 5951
April 17, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: New Moon
Biblical Time
Midnight
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:10 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:11 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 3 of 8: Midnight
Sabbath begins tonight at sundown.
At sundown: 1 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
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 14
Thursday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 15
Friday
3
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 16
Saturday
4
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 17
Sunday
5
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 18
Monday
6
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 19
Tuesday
7
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 20
Wednesday
8
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 21
Thursday
9
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 22
Friday
10
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 23
Saturday
11
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 24
Sunday
12
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Mar 25
Monday
13
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Mar 26
Tuesday
14
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Mar 27
Wednesday
15
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Mar 28
Thursday
16
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Mar 29
Friday
17
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Mar 30
Saturday
18
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Mar 31
Sunday
19
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Apr 1
Monday
20
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Apr 2
Tuesday
21
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Apr 3
Wednesday
22
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Apr 4
Thursday
23
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Apr 5
Friday
24
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Apr 6
Saturday
25
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Apr 7
Sunday
26
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Apr 8
Monday
27
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Apr 9
Tuesday
28
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Apr 10
Wednesday
29
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Apr 11
Thursday
30
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Apr 12
Friday