Current Calendar Day
18 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 4, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Gibbous
Biblical Time
Morning
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:22 PM IDT
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Currently in watch 5 of 8: Morning
Next Hebrew day begins in 11h 44m.
At sundown: 18 Zif / Iyar 5951 begins.
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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
Feb 27
Monday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Feb 28
Tuesday
3
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 1
Wednesday
4
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 2
Thursday
5
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 3
Friday
6
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 4
Saturday
7
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 5
Sunday
8
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 6
Monday
9
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 7
Tuesday
10
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 8
Wednesday
11
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Mar 9
Thursday
12
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Mar 10
Friday
13
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Mar 11
Saturday
14
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Mar 12
Sunday
15
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Mar 13
Monday
16
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Mar 14
Tuesday
17
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Mar 15
Wednesday
18
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Mar 16
Thursday
19
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Mar 17
Friday
20
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Mar 18
Saturday
21
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Mar 19
Sunday
22
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Mar 20
Monday
23
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Mar 21
Tuesday
24
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Mar 22
Wednesday
25
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Mar 23
Thursday
26
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Mar 24
Friday
27
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Mar 25
Saturday
28
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Mar 26
Sunday
29
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Mar 27
Monday
30
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 28
Tuesday