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
፩12/9
EnkutatashLideta
፪13/9
፫14/9
Ba’ata
፬15/9
፭16/9
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus (Abo)
፮17/9
Iyesus
፯18/9
Selassie
፰19/9
፱20/9
፲21/9
፲፩22/9
፲፪23/9
Saint Michael the Archangel
፲፫24/9
፲፬25/9
፲፭26/9
፲፮27/9
Kidane Mihret
፲፯28/9
Meskel
፲፰29/9
፲፱30/9
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
፳1/10
፳፩2/10
Saint Mary
፳፪3/10
፳፫4/10
Saint George
፳፬5/10
Abune Tekle Haymanot
፳፭6/10
፳፮7/10
፳፯8/10
Medhane Alem
፳፰9/10
Amanuel
፳፱10/10
Baale Wold
፴11/10
Tap a day to see its feasts and fasts.
ኅዳር ፬ ቀን ፳፻፲፱ ዓ.ም.
Hidar 4, 2019 E.C. · Friday, 13 November 2026
No special commemoration is listed for this day.
Fasting day · Friday fast
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 |