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Ethiopian calendar converter

Convert an Ethiopian calendar date to the Gregorian calendar and back, including the 13th month Pagume, and see when Enkutatash falls each year.

Thursday12 Tekemt 2019 EC12 ጥቅምት 2019 ዓ.ም.October 22, 2026

  • Gregorian

    October 22, 2026

  • Japanese era

    October 22, Reiwa 8

    令和8年10月22日

    Eto 丙午 · Horse

  • Islamic (Hijri)

    11 Jumada I 1448 AH

    ١١ جمادى الأولى ١٤٤٨ هـ

    Saudi Arabia's Umm al-Qura calendar. Where months start with a local moon sighting, the date can differ by a day.

  • Persian (Solar Hijri)

    30 Mehr 1405 SH

    ۳۰ مهر ۱۴۰۵

  • Thai Buddhist Era

    October 22, 2569 BE

    22 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2569

  • Minguo (Taiwan)

    October 22, ROC 115

    民國115年10月22日

  • Chinese lunar

    Month 9, day 13

    农历丙午年九月十三

    Year of the Horse (Fire) · 丙午 bǐng-wǔ · lunar year 2026

  • Korean lunar (Dangi)

    Month 9, day 12

    음력 2026년 9월 12일

    Dangi 4359 · Year of the Horse (Fire)

  • Nepali (Bikram Sambat)

    5 Kartik 2083 BS

    २०८३ कात्तिक ५ गते

  • Hebrew

    11 Heshvan 5787

    י״א בחשוון תשפ״ז

  • Indian national (Saka)

    30 Asvina 1948 Saka

    30 अश्विन 1948 शक

  • Coptic

    12 Baba 1743 AM

    ١٢ بابه ١٧٤٣ ش

Islamic calendar

Ethiopian years 1940–2060 EC and Enkutatash dates

Enkutatash, 1 Meskerem, is the Ethiopian New Year: 11 September, or 12 September in the year before a Gregorian leap year. The 13th month, Pagume, has 6 days in Ethiopian leap years and 5 otherwise.

Ethiopian years 1940–2060 EC and Enkutatash dates
Ethiopian yearNew Year (1 Meskerem)Gregorian yearsPagume
1940 ECFri, Sep 12, 19471947–19485 days
1941 ECSat, Sep 11, 19481948–19495 days
1942 ECSun, Sep 11, 19491949–19505 days
1943 ECMon, Sep 11, 19501950–19516 days
1944 ECWed, Sep 12, 19511951–19525 days
1945 ECThu, Sep 11, 19521952–19535 days
1946 ECFri, Sep 11, 19531953–19545 days
1947 ECSat, Sep 11, 19541954–19556 days
1948 ECMon, Sep 12, 19551955–19565 days
1949 ECTue, Sep 11, 19561956–19575 days
1950 ECWed, Sep 11, 19571957–19585 days
1951 ECThu, Sep 11, 19581958–19596 days
1952 ECSat, Sep 12, 19591959–19605 days
1953 ECSun, Sep 11, 19601960–19615 days
1954 ECMon, Sep 11, 19611961–19625 days
1955 ECTue, Sep 11, 19621962–19636 days
1956 ECThu, Sep 12, 19631963–19645 days
1957 ECFri, Sep 11, 19641964–19655 days
1958 ECSat, Sep 11, 19651965–19665 days
1959 ECSun, Sep 11, 19661966–19676 days
1960 ECTue, Sep 12, 19671967–19685 days
1961 ECWed, Sep 11, 19681968–19695 days
1962 ECThu, Sep 11, 19691969–19705 days
1963 ECFri, Sep 11, 19701970–19716 days
1964 ECSun, Sep 12, 19711971–19725 days
1965 ECMon, Sep 11, 19721972–19735 days
1966 ECTue, Sep 11, 19731973–19745 days
1967 ECWed, Sep 11, 19741974–19756 days
1968 ECFri, Sep 12, 19751975–19765 days
1969 ECSat, Sep 11, 19761976–19775 days
1970 ECSun, Sep 11, 19771977–19785 days
1971 ECMon, Sep 11, 19781978–19796 days
1972 ECWed, Sep 12, 19791979–19805 days
1973 ECThu, Sep 11, 19801980–19815 days
1974 ECFri, Sep 11, 19811981–19825 days
1975 ECSat, Sep 11, 19821982–19836 days
1976 ECMon, Sep 12, 19831983–19845 days
1977 ECTue, Sep 11, 19841984–19855 days
1978 ECWed, Sep 11, 19851985–19865 days
1979 ECThu, Sep 11, 19861986–19876 days
1980 ECSat, Sep 12, 19871987–19885 days
1981 ECSun, Sep 11, 19881988–19895 days
1982 ECMon, Sep 11, 19891989–19905 days
1983 ECTue, Sep 11, 19901990–19916 days
1984 ECThu, Sep 12, 19911991–19925 days
1985 ECFri, Sep 11, 19921992–19935 days
1986 ECSat, Sep 11, 19931993–19945 days
1987 ECSun, Sep 11, 19941994–19956 days
1988 ECTue, Sep 12, 19951995–19965 days
1989 ECWed, Sep 11, 19961996–19975 days
1990 ECThu, Sep 11, 19971997–19985 days
1991 ECFri, Sep 11, 19981998–19996 days
1992 ECSun, Sep 12, 19991999–20005 days
1993 ECMon, Sep 11, 20002000–20015 days
1994 ECTue, Sep 11, 20012001–20025 days
1995 ECWed, Sep 11, 20022002–20036 days
1996 ECFri, Sep 12, 20032003–20045 days
1997 ECSat, Sep 11, 20042004–20055 days
1998 ECSun, Sep 11, 20052005–20065 days
1999 ECMon, Sep 11, 20062006–20076 days
2000 ECWed, Sep 12, 20072007–20085 days
2001 ECThu, Sep 11, 20082008–20095 days
2002 ECFri, Sep 11, 20092009–20105 days
2003 ECSat, Sep 11, 20102010–20116 days
2004 ECMon, Sep 12, 20112011–20125 days
2005 ECTue, Sep 11, 20122012–20135 days
2006 ECWed, Sep 11, 20132013–20145 days
2007 ECThu, Sep 11, 20142014–20156 days
2008 ECSat, Sep 12, 20152015–20165 days
2009 ECSun, Sep 11, 20162016–20175 days
2010 ECMon, Sep 11, 20172017–20185 days
2011 ECTue, Sep 11, 20182018–20196 days
2012 ECThu, Sep 12, 20192019–20205 days
2013 ECFri, Sep 11, 20202020–20215 days
2014 ECSat, Sep 11, 20212021–20225 days
2015 ECSun, Sep 11, 20222022–20236 days
2016 ECTue, Sep 12, 20232023–20245 days
2017 ECWed, Sep 11, 20242024–20255 days
2018 ECThu, Sep 11, 20252025–20265 days
2019 ECFri, Sep 11, 20262026–20276 days
2020 ECSun, Sep 12, 20272027–20285 days
2021 ECMon, Sep 11, 20282028–20295 days
2022 ECTue, Sep 11, 20292029–20305 days
2023 ECWed, Sep 11, 20302030–20316 days
2024 ECFri, Sep 12, 20312031–20325 days
2025 ECSat, Sep 11, 20322032–20335 days
2026 ECSun, Sep 11, 20332033–20345 days
2027 ECMon, Sep 11, 20342034–20356 days
2028 ECWed, Sep 12, 20352035–20365 days
2029 ECThu, Sep 11, 20362036–20375 days
2030 ECFri, Sep 11, 20372037–20385 days
2031 ECSat, Sep 11, 20382038–20396 days
2032 ECMon, Sep 12, 20392039–20405 days
2033 ECTue, Sep 11, 20402040–20415 days
2034 ECWed, Sep 11, 20412041–20425 days
2035 ECThu, Sep 11, 20422042–20436 days
2036 ECSat, Sep 12, 20432043–20445 days
2037 ECSun, Sep 11, 20442044–20455 days
2038 ECMon, Sep 11, 20452045–20465 days
2039 ECTue, Sep 11, 20462046–20476 days
2040 ECThu, Sep 12, 20472047–20485 days
2041 ECFri, Sep 11, 20482048–20495 days
2042 ECSat, Sep 11, 20492049–20505 days
2043 ECSun, Sep 11, 20502050–20516 days
2044 ECTue, Sep 12, 20512051–20525 days
2045 ECWed, Sep 11, 20522052–20535 days
2046 ECThu, Sep 11, 20532053–20545 days
2047 ECFri, Sep 11, 20542054–20556 days
2048 ECSun, Sep 12, 20552055–20565 days
2049 ECMon, Sep 11, 20562056–20575 days
2050 ECTue, Sep 11, 20572057–20585 days
2051 ECWed, Sep 11, 20582058–20596 days
2052 ECFri, Sep 12, 20592059–20605 days
2053 ECSat, Sep 11, 20602060–20615 days
2054 ECSun, Sep 11, 20612061–20625 days
2055 ECMon, Sep 11, 20622062–20636 days
2056 ECWed, Sep 12, 20632063–20645 days
2057 ECThu, Sep 11, 20642064–20655 days
2058 ECFri, Sep 11, 20652065–20665 days
2059 ECSat, Sep 11, 20662066–20676 days
2060 ECMon, Sep 12, 20672067–20685 days
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How to use Ethiopian calendar converter

  1. 1

    Enter the Ethiopian date

    Ethiopian is preselected: type the year, for example 2019, and choose the month and day. Pagume offers 5 or 6 days depending on the year.

  2. 2

    Read the Gregorian date

    The large card shows the date with its Amharic month name and the Gregorian date with the weekday.

  3. 3

    Convert a Gregorian date

    Choose Gregorian under Convert from and pick a date; the Ethiopian card shows its Ethiopian date.

  4. 4

    Check Enkutatash

    Scroll the chart for the Gregorian date of 1 Meskerem in any year from 1940 to 2060 EC.

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About Ethiopian calendar converter

Ethiopia's calendar has twelve months of exactly 30 days and a short thirteenth month, Pagume, of five days, or six in a leap year. Its year begins on Enkutatash, 1 Meskerem, which is 11 September in the Gregorian calendar, or 12 September in the year before a Gregorian leap year. Because it counts the birth of Christ seven to eight years later than the Western calendar, 21 October 2026 is 11 Tekemt 2019 in Ethiopia.

This page converts an Ethiopian date to the Gregorian one and back. Choose the year in the Ethiopian count (Amete Mihret, written ዓ.ም.), the month from Meskerem to Pagume and the day. The result shows the date in English and with its Amharic month name, ጥቅምት for Tekemt, along with the weekday and twelve other calendars. Leap years work as in the Julian calendar: every fourth Ethiopian year, the one before a year divisible by four, gets a sixth day of Pagume.

The chart lists Enkutatash for every Ethiopian year from 1940 to 2060 EC, the Gregorian years each one spans and the length of Pagume, so you can see at once whether a year had 365 or 366 days.

The converter does not change the time of day. Ethiopians count the hours of daylight from about 6 a.m., so 3 o'clock in Ethiopian time is 9 a.m. in Western time; convert the clock separately if a document gives one. The Eritrean Orthodox Church keeps the same calendar.

Privacy

Ethiopian dates are converted with the calendar built into your browser, inside this page, and no date you enter is sent anywhere. The last date you looked up is remembered in this browser's local storage.

Features

All 13 months

Twelve months of 30 days and Pagume with 5 or 6 days, in both directions.

Amharic month names

Each date also appears with its month name in Ge'ez script, such as ጥቅምት.

Enkutatash chart

121 Ethiopian New Year dates with the Gregorian years each year spans.

Ethiopian calendar converter: frequently asked questions

How do I convert an Ethiopian year to a Gregorian year?
Add 7 for dates from 1 Meskerem (11 or 12 September) to the end of December, and 8 for dates from January to Pagume. So 2019 EC runs from 11 September 2026 to 11 September 2027, a leap year with six days of Pagume. For an exact day, enter the full Ethiopian date and the converter accounts for the 30-day months and Pagume.
Why does Enkutatash move between 11 and 12 September?
Ethiopian leap years add a sixth day to Pagume at the end of the year, every fourth year, while the Gregorian leap day comes the following February. In the year before a Gregorian leap year the extra Pagume day pushes New Year to 12 September; in other years it is 11 September. In 2027, before the leap year 2028, Enkutatash is on 12 September.
Why is the Ethiopian year seven or eight years behind?
The Ethiopian church follows an older calculation of the year of the Annunciation by Annianus of Alexandria, which places it about seven years after the date used by the Western church. The months and leap-year rule come from the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars, which is why the Coptic calendar in the results lines up with the Ethiopian one day for day.
Does the converter handle the Ethiopian time of day?
No, it converts dates only. Ethiopian time counts twelve hours from about 6 a.m. and twelve from 6 p.m., so add or subtract six hours to switch: 2 o'clock in the morning Ethiopian time is 8 a.m. Western time. A late-night event, after midnight Western time, already belongs to the next Gregorian day.
Can I use it for Ethiopian holidays such as Meskel or Genna?
Yes, for holidays fixed in the Ethiopian calendar: Meskel is 17 Meskerem, usually 27 September, and Genna, Ethiopian Christmas, is 29 Tahsas, usually 7 January. Enter the Ethiopian date for the year you need. Fasika and other movable feasts follow the church's Easter calculation, which this converter does not compute.

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