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Today in the Ethiopian calendar
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The Ethiopian calendar is the official calendar of Ethiopia. It has 12 months of 30 days, followed by a short 13th month, Pagumen, of 5 days — or 6 in a leap year, which comes every four years. The year begins on 11 September (12 September in the year before a Gregorian leap year), and its year numbers run about seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar.
Ethiopian dates here follow the calendar's fixed rules. Religious holidays such as Genna (Christmas) and Timkat are not listed, because published dates differ by a day in some years.
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Key dates 2025–2028
| Date | Ethiopian date |
|---|---|
| 11 September 2025 Thursday | Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) 1 Meskerem 2018 EC |
| 27 September 2025 Saturday | Meskel 17 Meskerem 2018 EC |
| 11 September 2026 Friday | Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) 1 Meskerem 2019 EC |
| 27 September 2026 Sunday | Meskel 17 Meskerem 2019 EC |
| 12 September 2027 Sunday | Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) 1 Meskerem 2020 EC |
| 28 September 2027 Tuesday | Meskel 17 Meskerem 2020 EC |
| 11 September 2028 Monday | Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) 1 Meskerem 2021 EC |
| 27 September 2028 Wednesday | Meskel 17 Meskerem 2021 EC |
The months of 2019 EC
| # | Month | Gregorian dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meskerem30 days | 11 Sep 2026 – 10 Oct 2026 |
| 2 | Tekemt30 days | 11 Oct 2026 – 9 Nov 2026 |
| 3 | Hedar30 days | 10 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026 |
| 4 | Tahsas30 days | 10 Dec 2026 – 8 Jan 2027 |
| 5 | Ter30 days | 9 Jan 2027 – 7 Feb 2027 |
| 6 | Yekatit30 days | 8 Feb 2027 – 9 Mar 2027 |
| 7 | Megabit30 days | 10 Mar 2027 – 8 Apr 2027 |
| 8 | Miazia30 days | 9 Apr 2027 – 8 May 2027 |
| 9 | Genbot30 days | 9 May 2027 – 7 Jun 2027 |
| 10 | Sene30 days | 8 Jun 2027 – 7 Jul 2027 |
| 11 | Hamle30 days | 8 Jul 2027 – 6 Aug 2027 |
| 12 | Nehasse30 days | 7 Aug 2027 – 5 Sep 2027 |
| 13 | Pagumen6 days | 6 Sep 2027 – 11 Sep 2027 |
Year calendars
2018 EC11 September 2025 – 10 September 20262019 EC11 September 2026 – 11 September 20272020 EC12 September 2027 – 10 September 20282021 EC11 September 2028 – 10 September 2029
Checked day by day from 1950 to 2100 against the calendar's own arithmetic rules (twelve 30-day months, then Pagumen of 5 or 6 days). Calculated with the Unicode ICU calendar rules built into your browser. All sources.