What Year Is It Now In Ethiopia

This means that Ethiopia is 7 years behind the Gregorian year.

What year is it now in ethiopia. As in the Julian calendar a leap year in the Ethiopian calendar happens. Today Pagume 6 is the last day of Ethiopian year 2011. The Ethiopian calendar is an old calendar that originated from around the 4th century which Ethiopians still follows to this day.

Current local time in Ethiopia Addis Ababa. Ethiopia follows the Ethiopian calendar which is influenced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and they are currently in Year 2011. However on January 1 2017 in the Gregorian calendar it will still be 2009 Ethiopian year so Ethiopia will be 8 years behind.

As of September 11 2016 Gregorian calendar the year of the Ethiopian calendar was 2009. This webpage was written in the Gregorian year 2015 which was the Ethiopian calendar year 2008. In fact Ethiopians celebrated the new millennium on September 11 2007.

The Ethiopian calendar is a solar calendar and it is the main calendar used in the country. The main point of difference lies in the calculation of the date of the birth of Jesus which means that the Ethiopian calendar is 7 to 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar. New Years Day in Ethiopia Meskerem 1 2009 was on September 11 2016 Gregorian calendar.

Now lets do the Mathematics. While it is year 2020 globally Ethiopia on September 11 entered the year 2013 and the people in the country celebrated the new year amid the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. Today is September 11 2020 and you may be going through your normal routine but for Ethiopians they have just entered the year 2013 as they celebrate their.

A year in the Ethiopian calendar is 13 months long with 12 months of 30 days each. Get Addis Ababas weather and area codes time zone and DST.