Calendar
The church calendar
The Ethiopian Church keeps its own calendar of thirteen months — twelve of thirty days and a short thirteenth, Pagume. Feasts and fasts are calculated for every year, including those that move with Easter.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
፩8/7
Lideta
፪9/7
፫10/7
Ba’ata
፬11/7
፭12/7
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus (Abo)
፮13/7
Iyesus
፯14/7
Selassie
፰15/7
፱16/7
፲17/7
፲፩18/7
፲፪19/7
Saint Michael the Archangel
፲፫20/7
፲፬21/7
፲፭22/7
፲፮23/7
Kidane Mihret
፲፯24/7
፲፰25/7
፲፱26/7
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
፳27/7
፳፩28/7
Saint Mary
፳፪29/7
፳፫30/7
Saint George
፳፬31/7
Abune Tekle Haymanot
፳፭1/8
፳፮2/8
፳፯3/8
Medhane Alem
፳፰4/8
Amanuel
፳፱5/8
Baale Wold
፴6/8
Tap a day to see its feasts and fasts.
ሐምሌ ፩ ቀን ፳፻፲፰ ዓ.ም.
Hamle 1, 2018 E.C. · Wednesday, 8 July 2026
- Lideta — Nativity of Saint Mary
Fasting day · Fast of the Apostles
Feast
Fasting period
Today
Wednesdays and Fridays are also fast days, except in the fifty days after Easter.
The thirteen months
Twelve months of thirty days, then Pagume of five days — six in a leap year. The year begins in September.
| Month | Begins | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. መስከረም Meskerem | 11 Sep 2026 | 30 days |
| 2. ጥቅምት Tikimt | 11 Oct 2026 | 30 days |
| 3. ኅዳር Hidar | 10 Nov 2026 | 30 days |
| 4. ታኅሣሥ Tahsas | 10 Dec 2026 | 30 days |
| 5. ጥር Tir | 9 Jan 2027 | 30 days |
| 6. የካቲት Yekatit | 8 Feb 2027 | 30 days |
| 7. መጋቢት Megabit | 10 Mar 2027 | 30 days |
| 8. ሚያዝያ Miyazya | 9 Apr 2027 | 30 days |
| 9. ግንቦት Ginbot | 9 May 2027 | 30 days |
| 10. ሰኔ Sene | 8 Jun 2027 | 30 days |
| 11. ሐምሌ Hamle | 8 Jul 2027 | 30 days |
| 12. ነሐሴ Nehase | 7 Aug 2027 | 30 days |
| 13. ጳጉሜን Pagume | 6 Sep 2027 | 6 days |