Ethiopian Calendar Today
Aurora’s Ethiopian community is one of the largest in the U.S. — here is today’s date in the 13-month calendar your neighbors use.
Today in the Ethiopian calendar
Monday, November 9, 2026
Tikimt 30, 2019
ጥቅምት 30
The Ethiopian year 2019 runs about 7–8 years behind the Gregorian calendar and starts around September 11.
The 13 months
1
Meskerem
መስከረም
30 days
2
Tikimt
ጥቅምት
30 days
3
Hidar
ኅዳር
30 days
4
Tahsas
ታኅሣሥ
30 days
5
Tir
ጥር
30 days
6
Yekatit
የካቲት
30 days
7
Megabit
መጋቢት
30 days
8
Miyazya
ሚያዝያ
30 days
9
Ginbot
ግንቦት
30 days
10
Sene
ሰኔ
30 days
11
Hamle
ሐምሌ
30 days
12
Nehasie
ነሐሴ
30 days
13
Pagumiene
ጳጉሜ
5–6 days
Upcoming holidays
Genna (Ledeta) — Ethiopian Christmas
Around Jan 7in 59 days
Timket — Epiphany
Around Jan 19in 71 days
Adwa Victory Day
Around Mar 2in 113 days
Patriots' Victory Day
Around May 5in 177 days
Fixed-date holidays are shown with approximate Gregorian dates — the exact day shifts slightly in leap years. Movable feasts follow the Orthodox computus.