Ethiopia Time Now — Current Time in Addis Ababa (EAT) & Calendar Converter
Check live East Africa Time (EAT), convert between Ethiopian and Gregorian calendars, compare time
zones, and plan meetings across Ethiopia and the world. Ethiopia keeps East Africa Time (UTC+3) all
year with no daylight saving, and in daily life counts hours from dawn and dusk rather than midnight.
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Ethiopian time & calendar — quick answers
What time is it in Ethiopia right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the exact current time in Ethiopia, in East Africa Time (EAT, UTC+3), updating every second. Ethiopia keeps UTC+3 all year with no daylight saving, so the offset never changes.
When does Ethiopian Lent start this year?
Ethiopian Lent, known as Abiy Tsome (also written Abiy Tsom), is the 55-day Great Fast that leads to Fasika (Easter). Because it is counted backward from Easter through the Bahire Hasab system, its start date shifts each year — check the fasting status panel above or the full Ethiopian fasting calendar for this year's exact start and end dates.
How does the Ethiopian calendar work compared to the Gregorian calendar?
The Ethiopian calendar has 13 months — 12 months of 30 days plus a short 13th month called Pagume of 5 or 6 days — while the Gregorian calendar has 12 months. The Ethiopian year number runs about seven to eight years behind the Gregorian year, and the new year (Enkutatash, Meskerem 1) begins on 11 September. Use the Ethiopian calendar converter above to translate any date between the two.
What are the start and end dates for Ethiopian fasting?
The Ethiopian Orthodox calendar includes six major fasts: Tsome Nenewe (the Nineveh fast), Abiy Tsome (Great Lent), Holy Week, Tsome Hawariat (the Apostles' Fast), Tsome Filseta (the Assumption fast), and Tsome Nebiyat (the Fast of the Prophets, also called Advent). Each fast's exact start and end dates are listed on the Ethiopian fasting calendar page, covering 2026 through 2030.
Why is the Ethiopian calendar 7-8 years behind?
The Ethiopian calendar runs about seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar because it preserves an older reckoning of the Annunciation — the year assigned to Christ's birth — that the Gregorian reform later revised. The gap stays roughly stable because both calendars use the same four-year leap cycle.
When is Tsome Nenewe / Nineveh fast?
Tsome Nenewe (the Fast of Nineveh, ጾም ነነዌ) is a strict three-day fast commemorating the repentance of Nineveh. It falls two weeks before Great Lent, so its date shifts each year with Easter. See the Ethiopian fasting calendar for this year's exact Tsome Nenewe dates.
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