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
Kislev
Waxing Gibbous
Apr 13
Saturday
Rosh Chodesh
2
Kislev
Waxing Gibbous
Apr 14
Sunday
3
Kislev
Waxing Gibbous
Apr 15
Monday
4
Kislev
Full Moon
Apr 16
Tuesday
5
Kislev
Full Moon
Apr 17
Wednesday
6
Kislev
Full Moon
Apr 18
Thursday
7
Kislev
Full Moon
Apr 19
Friday
8
Kislev
Waning Gibbous
Apr 20
Saturday
9
Kislev
Waning Gibbous
Apr 21
Sunday
10
Kislev
Waning Gibbous
Apr 22
Monday
11
Kislev
Last Quarter
Apr 23
Tuesday
12
Kislev
Last Quarter
Apr 24
Wednesday
13
Kislev
Last Quarter
Apr 25
Thursday
14
Kislev
Last Quarter
Apr 26
Friday
15
Kislev
Waning Crescent
Apr 27
Saturday
16
Kislev
Waning Crescent
Apr 28
Sunday
17
Kislev
Waning Crescent
Apr 29
Monday
18
Kislev
Waning Crescent
Apr 30
Tuesday
19
Kislev
New Moon
May 1
Wednesday
20
Kislev
New Moon
May 2
Thursday
21
Kislev
New Moon
May 3
Friday
22
Kislev
New Moon
May 4
Saturday
23
Kislev
Waxing Crescent
May 5
Sunday
24
Kislev
Waxing Crescent
May 6
Monday
25
Kislev
Waxing Crescent
May 7
Tuesday
26
Kislev
First Quarter
May 8
Wednesday
27
Kislev
First Quarter
May 9
Thursday
28
Kislev
First Quarter
May 10
Friday
29
Kislev
First Quarter
May 11
Saturday
30
Kislev
Waxing Gibbous
May 12
Sunday
31
Kislev
Waxing Gibbous
May 13
Monday
Rosh Chodesh
