Ethiopian calendar · የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር
Today's date in the Ethiopian calendar
Ethiopia counts 13 months: twelve of 30 days and Pagume, with 5 days (6 in a leap year). The year starts on Meskerem 1, which is 11 September (12 September before a Gregorian leap year), and runs about seven to eight years behind the Gregorian count.
Today in Ethiopia
Working out today's date…
Gregorian → Ethiopian
Ethiopian → Gregorian
Friday, 11 September 2026
The 13 months
Holidays in 2019 (Ethiopian year)
- እንቁጣጣሽ Enkutatash (New Year)Meskerem 1 · 11 September 2026
- መስቀል Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)Meskerem 17 · 27 September 2026
- ገና Genna (Christmas)Tahsas 29 · 7 January 2027
- ጥምቀት Timket (Epiphany)Tir 11 · 19 January 2027
- የዓድዋ ድል Adwa Victory DayYekatit 23 · 2 March 2027
- ስቅለት Siklet (Good Friday)Miyazya 22 · 30 April 2027
- የሠራተኞች ቀን Labour DayMiyazya 23 · 1 May 2027
- ፋሲካ Fasika (Easter)Miyazya 24 · 2 May 2027
- የአርበኞች ቀን Patriots' Victory DayMiyazya 27 · 5 May 2027
- ደርግ የወደቀበት ቀን Downfall of the DergGinbot 20 · 28 May 2027
Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha and Mawlid follow the moon and are announced each year, so they are not listed.
Ge'ez numbers
፩
1
፪
2
፫
3
፬
4
፭
5
፮
6
፯
7
፰
8
፱
9
፲
10
፳
20
፴
30
፵
40
፶
50
፷
60
፸
70
፹
80
፺
90
፻
100
፲፻
1000
This year is ፳፻፲፱: twenty (፳) hundreds (፻) and the rest.
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Questions
Why is the Ethiopian year 7 or 8 years behind?
The Ethiopian church dates the birth of Christ differently. From Meskerem 1 (11 or 12 September) to 31 December the difference is 7 years; from 1 January to the new year it is 8.
When is Ethiopian Christmas?
Genna is on Tahsas 29, which is 7 January in the Gregorian calendar.
What is Pagume?
The thirteenth month: 5 days, or 6 in the year before a Gregorian leap year.