Current Ethiopian Calendar

A sixth epagomenal day is added every four years without exception.

Current ethiopian calendar. Click here for public holidays in ethiopia feedback technical details the ethiopian calendar. የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer or ethiopic calendar is the principal calendar used in ethiopia and is also the liturgical year of the eritrean orthodox tewahdo church where it is known as the ge ez calendar. The calendar of ethiopia is also similar to the egyptian coptic calendar as both have a year with 365 days and 366 days in a leap year which is every fourth year. This short month is called pagumiene and it comes after august and before september.

It is based on the older alexandrian or coptic calendar which is based on the even older egyptian. Current local date and time in ethiopia. The ethiopian orthodox tewahedo church where the calendar first found its roots in ethiopia has also influenced the calendar. The ethiopian calendar is based on the same astronomical calculations that lie behind today s gregorian calendar and its predecessor the julian calendar.

The ethiopian calendar is closely related to the coptic and julian calendars but it is not quite the same. የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር or eritrean calendar is the principal calendar used in ethiopia. Except for the year preceding a leap year when it occurs on september 12. It has 12 months of 30 days plus five or six if it is a leap year other days that make a 13 th month.

The ethiopian calendar amharic. The ethiopian calendar amharic. 13 months in a year. Enkutatash is the word for the ethiopian new year in amharic the official language of ethiopia while it is called ri se awde amet head anniversary in ge ez the term preferred by the ethiopian eritrean orthodox tewahedo churches.

The ethiopian calendar is a solar calendar and it is the main calendar used in the country. A year in the ethiopian calendar is 13 months long with 12.