Ethiopian date & time converter
Convert dates between the Ethiopian and Gregorian calendars, and time between the standard clock and Ethiopia's 6-hour clock. The one thing other converters skip: the time.
Convert a date
Ethiopian date
Nehase 27, 2018
ነሐሴ 27 · ረቡዕ
Convert a time
Between the standard clock and the Ethiopian 6-hour clock.
Ethiopian time
9:00
ከሰዓት · afternoon
Standard time
3:00 PM
Ethiopia counts hours from dawn, so 6:00 AM is 12 o'clock and noon is 6 o'clock. Day is dawn to dusk, night is dusk to dawn.
Holidays coming up
Full calendar- Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)እንቁጣጣሽCulturalSep 11, 2026
- MeskelመስቀልReligiousSep 27, 2026
- Genna (Ethiopian Christmas)ገናReligiousJan 7, 2027
- Timket (Epiphany)ጥምቀትReligiousJan 19, 2027
- Ramadan (start)ረመዳንReligiousFeb 8, 2027
- Adwa Victory DayአድዋNationalMar 2, 2027
The 13 months
Twelve months of 30 days, then Pagume, a short thirteenth month of 5 days (6 in a leap year).
Month 1
Meskerem
መስከረም
Month 2
Tikimt
ጥቅምት
Month 3
Hidar
ኅዳር
Month 4
Tahsas
ታኅሳስ
Month 5
Tir
ጥር
Month 6
Yekatit
የካቲት
Month 7
Megabit
መጋቢት
Month 8
Miazia
ሚያዝያ
Month 9
Ginbot
ግንቦት
Month 10
Sene
ሰኔ
Month 11
Hamle
ሐምሌ
Month 12
Nehase
ነሐሴ
Month 13
Pagume
ጳጉሜን
Common questions
How does the Ethiopian clock work?+
Ethiopia counts hours from dawn, not midnight. 6:00 AM standard is 12 o'clock (the start of the day), 7:00 AM is 1 o'clock in the morning, noon is 6 o'clock, and 6:00 PM is 12 o'clock again at the start of the night. So to convert, you subtract six hours from the standard time.
How many months are in the Ethiopian calendar?+
Thirteen. Twelve months of 30 days each, plus a thirteenth month called Pagume of 5 days, or 6 days in a leap year.
Why is the Ethiopian year 7 or 8 years behind?+
The Ethiopian calendar counts from a different calculation of the Annunciation, so it runs about 7 to 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar. From January to early September the gap is 8 years; after Ethiopian New Year in September it is 7.
When is Ethiopian New Year?+
Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year, falls on September 11, or September 12 in the year before a Gregorian leap year.
A holiday coming up?
Get ready for the next Habesha holiday. Find the restaurants and markets to celebrate it right.