Religious & Cultural
Ethiopian
Ge'ez calendar · ~7–8 years behind
Descended from the Coptic/Alexandrian calendar: 12 months of 30 days plus a short 13th month of 5-6 days. It runs 7-8 years behind the Gregorian and rings in its New Year, Enkutatash, in September. Its years are written AM, for the Amete Mihret — the Year of Mercy — counted from the Incarnation.
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In UTC at 02:02 on October 27, 2026, this calendar read Tekemt 17, 2019 AM. The reading above is live, in your own time zone.
At a glance
- Type
- Solar (Alexandrian)
- Origin
- Ethiopian (Geʼez) 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 Pagumē)
- Week
- 7 days
- Leap rule
- One leap day every 4 years, with no century exception
- Counts from
- The Ethiopian era of the Incarnation — 7 to 8 years behind
- Where it’s used
- Ethiopia and Eritrea; the Ethiopian Orthodox church
- How it’s worked out here
- Your browser’s own calendar data (ICU), in your time zone
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