Current Calendar Day
26 Zif / Iyar 5951
May 12, 2026
Dead Sea Scroll Calendar
Moon phase: Waning Crescent
Biblical Time
Midnight
Current watch in the biblical day cycle
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Jerusalem sunset time (in Israel): 7:28 PM IDT
Jerusalem next sundown (in Israel): 7:28 PM IDT
Hebrew / Israel timezone: Asia/Jerusalem (IDT, UTC+03:00)
Currently in watch 3 of 8: Midnight
Next Hebrew day begins in 17h 32m.
At sundown: 26 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 Gibbous
Feb 20
Tuesday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Feb 21
Wednesday
3
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Feb 22
Thursday
4
Marcheshvan
Last Quarter
Feb 23
Friday
5
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Feb 24
Saturday
6
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Feb 25
Sunday
7
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Feb 26
Monday
8
Marcheshvan
Waning Crescent
Feb 27
Tuesday
9
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Feb 28
Wednesday
10
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Mar 1
Thursday
11
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Mar 2
Friday
12
Marcheshvan
New Moon
Mar 3
Saturday
13
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Mar 4
Sunday
14
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Mar 5
Monday
15
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Mar 6
Tuesday
16
Marcheshvan
Waxing Crescent
Mar 7
Wednesday
17
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Mar 8
Thursday
18
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Mar 9
Friday
19
Marcheshvan
First Quarter
Mar 10
Saturday
20
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 11
Sunday
21
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 12
Monday
22
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 13
Tuesday
23
Marcheshvan
Waxing Gibbous
Mar 14
Wednesday
24
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 15
Thursday
25
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 16
Friday
26
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 17
Saturday
27
Marcheshvan
Full Moon
Mar 18
Sunday
28
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 19
Monday
29
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 20
Tuesday
30
Marcheshvan
Waning Gibbous
Mar 21
Wednesday