Ethiopia Essential Information
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Time
UTC (GMT = UTC + 0)
Adjust times to your UTC and allow daylight savings,
e.g. London, England UTC (GMT) – 01:00 in summertime.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
EAT
(UTC + 03:00)
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Ethiopian Local Time
GMT | Local Time (EAT) | Ethiopian Local Time |
(UTC) | (based on GMT) |
4:00 | 7:00 AM | 1 – Daytime |
5:00 | 8:00 AM | 2 |
6:00 | 9:00 AM | 3 |
7:00 | 10:00 AM | 4 |
8:00 | 11:00 AM | 5 |
9:00 | 12:00 Noon | 6 |
10:00 | 1:00 PM | 7 |
11:00 | 2:00 PM | 8 |
12:00 | 3:00 PM | 9 |
13:00 | 4:00 PM | 10 |
14:00 | 5:00 PM | 11 |
15:00 | 6:00 PM | 12 |
16:00 | 7:00 PM | 1 – Nightime |
17:00 | 8:00 PM | 2 |
18:00 | 9:00 PM | 3 |
19:00 | 10:00 PM | 4 |
20:00 | 11:00 PM | 5 |
21:00 | 12 Midnight | 6 |
22:00 | 1:00 AM | 7 |
23:00 | 2:00 AM | 8 |
0:00 | 3:00 AM | 9 |
1:00 | 4:00 AM | 10 |
2:00 | 5:00 AM | 11 |
3:00 | 6:00 AM | 12 |
Note: GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, UTC = Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+0 = GMT), EAT = East Africa Time (UTC+03:00).
Adjust times to your UTC and also allow for Daylight Savings Time.
Ethiopian Public Holidays
7 January, Genna, Ethiopian Christmas |
19 January (leap year 20 January) Timkat, Epiphany |
2 March, Adwa Victory Day, commemorates Ethiopia’s victory over Italy in 1896 |
Spring, variable date, Siklet, Good Friday |
Spring, variable date, Fasika, Easter |
1 May, Labour Day |
5 May, Arbegnoch Ken, Patriots’ Day, commemorates patriots’ resistance to the Italian occupation 1936 to 1941 |
28 May, National Day, commemorates end of Derg junta 1991 |
11 September (leap year 12 September), Enkutatash, New Year’s Day |
27 September (leap year 28 September), Meskel, Finding of the True Cross |
Variable date, Ramadan |
Variable date, Mawid, The Prophet’s Birthday |
Variable date, Eid al-Fitr, Ramadan Ends |
Variable date, Eid al-Adhar, Feast of Sacrifice |
Ethiopian Calendar
Derived from the Julian calendar with similarities to the Egyptian Coptic calendar the Ethiopian calendar has 365 days per year with a leap year every 4 years. The West uses the Gregorian calendar as do most Ethiopian businesses and the domestic population use the Ethiopian calendar. |
The main practical differences are: |
The Ethiopian year is 7 years behind the West until January 1st and then becomes 8 years behind until the Ethiopian New Year on the 11 September (leap year 12 September) |
There are 12 normal months of equal length, 30 days, plus a 13th short intercalary month, Pagume, taking up the remaining days in the year – 5 days plus one for leap years. |
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