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EAT (UTC – 05:00)
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)
Sydney, Australia
EAT (UTC + 11:00)
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| GMT (UTC) | Local Time (EAT) | Ethiopian Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Nighttime |
| 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 JanuaryGenna, Ethiopian Christmas
- 19 JanuaryTimkat, Epiphany (20 January in a leap year)
- 2 MarchAdwa Victory Day
- SpringSiklet, Good Friday (variable date)
- SpringFasika, Easter (variable date)
- 1 MayLabour Day
- 5 MayArbegnoch Ken, Patriots' Day
- 28 MayNational Day
- 11 SeptemberEnkutatash, New Year's Day (12 September in a leap year)
- 27 SeptemberMeskel, Finding of the True Cross (28 September in a leap year)
- VariableRamadan
- VariableMawid, The Prophet's Birthday
- VariableEid al-Fitr, Ramadan Ends
- VariableEid al-Adha, 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; the domestic population uses the Ethiopian calendar.
The main practical differences are:
- The Ethiopian year is 7 years behind the West until 1 January, then becomes 8 years behind until the Ethiopian New Year on 11 September (12 September in a leap year).
- There are 12 normal months of equal length (30 days), plus a 13th short intercalary month, Pagume, for the remaining days in the year — 5 days, plus one in leap years.