ግዕዝ ዘመን አቆጣጠር · The Geʽez / Ethiopian calendar. Thirteen months. A living tradition of faith, remembrance, and renewal.
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PAGUME · ጳጉሜ · THE THIRTEENTH MONTH
The small month that completes the year.
Twelve months of 30 days make 360 days. Pagume holds the remaining five days—or six in a leap year—bringing the year to 365 or 366 days. It is a distinct thirteenth month, immediately before the next New Year.
A GodOAT invitation: use these final days to pause, give thanks, reflect on the year, and prepare for a new beginning.
Sep 6, 2027 – Sep 11, 2027
AMETE MIHRET · YEAR OF MERCY
፳፻፲፱ 2019 A.M.
Sep 11, 2026 – Sep 11, 2027
366 days
12 × 30 days + 6 days of Pagume Leap year · Luke cycle
Today in Ethiopia
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Browse from 1985 A.M. (1992–1993 Gregorian) through 9991 A.M. Dates are calculated automatically. The Gregorian selector follows the selected day; changing it keeps the Gregorian month and day when possible. Each Gregorian year spans parts of two Geʽez years.
መስከረም · Meskerem
Sep 11, 2026 – Oct 10, 2026
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THE RHYTHM OF THE YEAR
Feasts, fasts & remembrance · 2019 A.M.
Selected observances, not a complete saints’ calendar. Movable dates follow Julian Easter calculations. Parish practice and official civic-holiday status may vary; confirm observance details with your church.
ROOTS & UNDERSTANDING
A calendar carried through generations.
Egyptian and Alexandrian roots
The Ethiopian calendar belongs to the same calendar family as the Coptic calendar. Its structure reflects the Egyptian tradition of twelve equal months and additional days at the end of the year, with a leap day every four years.
It remains a civil calendar in Ethiopia and a liturgical calendar in Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo traditions.
Why the year is different
Amete Mihret means “Year of Mercy.” The Ethiopian and Gregorian traditions reckon the era of Christ’s incarnation differently. Their year numbers are seven or eight years apart, depending on the date.
1985 is the starting year of this GodOAT archive, not the origin of the calendar.
Thirteen months, one rhythm
The first twelve months each contain 30 days. Pagume has five days, or six in a leap year. Years whose number leaves a remainder of three when divided by four are leap years.
New Year currently falls on September 11 or 12. That Gregorian correspondence changes across future centuries; this calendar calculates the conversion instead of fixing a September date.
Faith, language, and time
Geʽez is the classical liturgical language associated with this tradition. Month and weekday names appear here in Ethiopic script alongside Latin transliterations; spellings vary.
The four-year cycle is named for Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Luke is the leap year. In traditional Ethiopian time, daylight counting begins around 6 a.m.; this page shows civil dates rather than converting clock times.
The original 17-page PDF is preserved as supplied. Its printed dates are a historical reference; use the calculated calendar above for navigation and conversion.
The PDF’s weekday grid and some printed labels disagree. For 2019 A.M., Pentecost is Sunday, June 20, 2027 (Sene 13), not June 21. The Apostles’ fast begins Monday, June 21. Hidar 16 through Tahsas 28 spans 43 days, not 40. The interactive calendar computes these dates and weekday positions.
Nativity is shown on Tahsas 29, following the supplied reference. Fasting endpoints and Nativity conventions can vary in church calendars; verify parish observances. The Apostles’ fast ends before the Hamle 5 feast. Civic anniversaries are historical markers, not guaranteed present or future public holidays.
Supported years: 1985–9991 A.M. Date calculations continue without annual content updates. Today uses Ethiopia’s time zone. Calendar downloads contain listed feasts, fasting periods, and civic markers; recurring weekly fasts appear in day details.