Religious & Cultural
Coptic
Calendar of the Egyptian church
The calendar of Egypt’s Coptic Church, rooted in the ancient Egyptian year — 12 months of 30 days plus 5-6 epagomenal days. Its era, the Era of the Martyrs, counts from 284 CE.
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In UTC at 02:02 on October 27, 2026, this calendar read Baba 17, 1743 AM. The reading above is live, in your own time zone.
At a glance
- Type
- Solar (Alexandrian)
- Origin
- Egyptian Christian tradition, from the ancient Egyptian calendar
- Year
- 13 months — twelve of 30 days and one of 5 or 6
- Months
- 13 (twelve of 30 days, plus a short month)
- Week
- 7 days
- Leap rule
- One leap day every 4 years (Julian-style)
- Counts from
- The Era of the Martyrs, 284 CE (AM)
- Where it’s used
- The Coptic Orthodox church in Egypt
- How it’s worked out here
- Your browser’s own calendar data (ICU), in your time zone
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