Reference page for Ethiopic year 2016, with major observances, 13-month mapping, and yearly month view.
For Ethiopic year 2016, the Gregorian span is Tue, 12 Sep 2023 - Tue, 10 Sep 2024. 2023 / 2024
Fixed observances are mapped from Ethiopic dates. Movable observances are computed from the Orthodox Pascha cycle.
| Observance | Ethiopic date | Gregorian date | Type | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enkutatash (New Year) | 1 Meskerem / መስከረም | Tue, 12 Sep 2023 | Fixed | Start of the Ethiopic civil and liturgical year. |
| Debra Damo (Feast of Saint Aregawi) | 14 Tikimt / ጥቅምት | Wed, 25 Oct 2023 | Fixed | Commemoration linked to Saint Aregawi in Ethiopian tradition. |
| Aksum Mariam Tsion (Feast of Saint Mary of Zion) | 21 Hidar / ህዳር | Fri, 1 Dec 2023 | Fixed | Major Marian commemoration in Ethiopian Orthodox practice. |
| Kulibi (Feast of Saint Gabriel) | 19 Tahsas / ታህሳስ | Fri, 29 Dec 2023 | Fixed | Saint Gabriel commemoration in local Ethiopian observance. |
| Genna (Christmas) | 29 Tahsas / ታህሳስ | Mon, 8 Jan 2024 | Fixed | Feast of the Nativity in Ethiopian Orthodox usage. |
| Timket (Epiphany) | 11 Tir / ጥር | Sat, 20 Jan 2024 | Fixed | Commemoration of Christ's baptism. |
| Siklet (Good Friday) | 25 Miazia / ሚያዝያ | Fri, 3 May 2024 | Movable | Computed from the Orthodox Pascha cycle. |
| Fasika (Easter) | 27 Miazia / ሚያዝያ | Sun, 5 May 2024 | Movable | Primary movable feast in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. |
| Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) | 17 Ginbot / ግንቦት | Sat, 25 May 2024 | Fixed | Cross feast date used in this route family. |
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| # | Ethiopic month | Gregorian span in this year | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meskerem / መስከረም | Tue, 12 Sep 2023 - Wed, 11 Oct 2023 | 30 |
| 2 | Tikimt / ጥቅምት | Thu, 12 Oct 2023 - Fri, 10 Nov 2023 | 30 |
| 3 | Hidar / ህዳር | Sat, 11 Nov 2023 - Sun, 10 Dec 2023 | 30 |
| 4 | Tahsas / ታህሳስ | Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - Tue, 9 Jan 2024 | 30 |
| 5 | Tir / ጥር | Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - Thu, 8 Feb 2024 | 30 |
| 6 | Yekatit / የካቲት | Fri, 9 Feb 2024 - Sat, 9 Mar 2024 | 30 |
| 7 | Megabit / መጋቢት | Sun, 10 Mar 2024 - Mon, 8 Apr 2024 | 30 |
| 8 | Miazia / ሚያዝያ | Tue, 9 Apr 2024 - Wed, 8 May 2024 | 30 |
| 9 | Ginbot / ግንቦት | Thu, 9 May 2024 - Fri, 7 Jun 2024 | 30 |
| 10 | Sene / ሰኔ | Sat, 8 Jun 2024 - Sun, 7 Jul 2024 | 30 |
| 11 | Hamle / ሐምሌ | Mon, 8 Jul 2024 - Tue, 6 Aug 2024 | 30 |
| 12 | Nehase / ነሐሴ | Wed, 7 Aug 2024 - Thu, 5 Sep 2024 | 30 |
| 13 | Pagume / ጳጉሜን | Fri, 6 Sep 2024 - Tue, 10 Sep 2024 | 5 |
Each cell shows the Ethiopic day and the corresponding Gregorian date. Highlighted cells mark major observances.
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 12 Sep | 2 13 Sep | 3 14 Sep | 4 15 Sep | 5 16 Sep | 6 17 Sep | |
| 7 18 Sep | 8 19 Sep | 9 20 Sep | 10 21 Sep | 11 22 Sep | 12 23 Sep | 13 24 Sep |
| 14 25 Sep | 15 26 Sep | 16 27 Sep | 17 28 Sep | 18 29 Sep | 19 30 Sep | 20 1 Oct |
| 21 2 Oct | 22 3 Oct | 23 4 Oct | 24 5 Oct | 25 6 Oct | 26 7 Oct | 27 8 Oct |
| 28 9 Oct | 29 10 Oct | 30 11 Oct | ||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 12 Oct | 2 13 Oct | 3 14 Oct | 4 15 Oct | |||
| 5 16 Oct | 6 17 Oct | 7 18 Oct | 8 19 Oct | 9 20 Oct | 10 21 Oct | 11 22 Oct |
| 12 23 Oct | 13 24 Oct | 14 25 Oct | 15 26 Oct | 16 27 Oct | 17 28 Oct | 18 29 Oct |
| 19 30 Oct | 20 31 Oct | 21 1 Nov | 22 2 Nov | 23 3 Nov | 24 4 Nov | 25 5 Nov |
| 26 6 Nov | 27 7 Nov | 28 8 Nov | 29 9 Nov | 30 10 Nov | ||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 11 Nov | 2 12 Nov | |||||
| 3 13 Nov | 4 14 Nov | 5 15 Nov | 6 16 Nov | 7 17 Nov | 8 18 Nov | 9 19 Nov |
| 10 20 Nov | 11 21 Nov | 12 22 Nov | 13 23 Nov | 14 24 Nov | 15 25 Nov | 16 26 Nov |
| 17 27 Nov | 18 28 Nov | 19 29 Nov | 20 30 Nov | 21 1 Dec | 22 2 Dec | 23 3 Dec |
| 24 4 Dec | 25 5 Dec | 26 6 Dec | 27 7 Dec | 28 8 Dec | 29 9 Dec | 30 10 Dec |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 11 Dec | 2 12 Dec | 3 13 Dec | 4 14 Dec | 5 15 Dec | 6 16 Dec | 7 17 Dec |
| 8 18 Dec | 9 19 Dec | 10 20 Dec | 11 21 Dec | 12 22 Dec | 13 23 Dec | 14 24 Dec |
| 15 25 Dec | 16 26 Dec | 17 27 Dec | 18 28 Dec | 19 29 Dec | 20 30 Dec | 21 31 Dec |
| 22 1 Jan | 23 2 Jan | 24 3 Jan | 25 4 Jan | 26 5 Jan | 27 6 Jan | 28 7 Jan |
| 29 8 Jan | 30 9 Jan | |||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 10 Jan | 2 11 Jan | 3 12 Jan | 4 13 Jan | 5 14 Jan | ||
| 6 15 Jan | 7 16 Jan | 8 17 Jan | 9 18 Jan | 10 19 Jan | 11 20 Jan | 12 21 Jan |
| 13 22 Jan | 14 23 Jan | 15 24 Jan | 16 25 Jan | 17 26 Jan | 18 27 Jan | 19 28 Jan |
| 20 29 Jan | 21 30 Jan | 22 31 Jan | 23 1 Feb | 24 2 Feb | 25 3 Feb | 26 4 Feb |
| 27 5 Feb | 28 6 Feb | 29 7 Feb | 30 8 Feb | |||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 9 Feb | 2 10 Feb | 3 11 Feb | ||||
| 4 12 Feb | 5 13 Feb | 6 14 Feb | 7 15 Feb | 8 16 Feb | 9 17 Feb | 10 18 Feb |
| 11 19 Feb | 12 20 Feb | 13 21 Feb | 14 22 Feb | 15 23 Feb | 16 24 Feb | 17 25 Feb |
| 18 26 Feb | 19 27 Feb | 20 28 Feb | 21 29 Feb | 22 1 Mar | 23 2 Mar | 24 3 Mar |
| 25 4 Mar | 26 5 Mar | 27 6 Mar | 28 7 Mar | 29 8 Mar | 30 9 Mar | |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 10 Mar | ||||||
| 2 11 Mar | 3 12 Mar | 4 13 Mar | 5 14 Mar | 6 15 Mar | 7 16 Mar | 8 17 Mar |
| 9 18 Mar | 10 19 Mar | 11 20 Mar | 12 21 Mar | 13 22 Mar | 14 23 Mar | 15 24 Mar |
| 16 25 Mar | 17 26 Mar | 18 27 Mar | 19 28 Mar | 20 29 Mar | 21 30 Mar | 22 31 Mar |
| 23 1 Apr | 24 2 Apr | 25 3 Apr | 26 4 Apr | 27 5 Apr | 28 6 Apr | 29 7 Apr |
| 30 8 Apr |
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| 1 9 Apr | 2 10 Apr | 3 11 Apr | 4 12 Apr | 5 13 Apr | 6 14 Apr | |
| 7 15 Apr | 8 16 Apr | 9 17 Apr | 10 18 Apr | 11 19 Apr | 12 20 Apr | 13 21 Apr |
| 14 22 Apr | 15 23 Apr | 16 24 Apr | 17 25 Apr | 18 26 Apr | 19 27 Apr | 20 28 Apr |
| 21 29 Apr | 22 30 Apr | 23 1 May | 24 2 May | 25 3 May | 26 4 May | 27 5 May |
| 28 6 May | 29 7 May | 30 8 May | ||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 9 May | 2 10 May | 3 11 May | 4 12 May | |||
| 5 13 May | 6 14 May | 7 15 May | 8 16 May | 9 17 May | 10 18 May | 11 19 May |
| 12 20 May | 13 21 May | 14 22 May | 15 23 May | 16 24 May | 17 25 May | 18 26 May |
| 19 27 May | 20 28 May | 21 29 May | 22 30 May | 23 31 May | 24 1 Jun | 25 2 Jun |
| 26 3 Jun | 27 4 Jun | 28 5 Jun | 29 6 Jun | 30 7 Jun | ||
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| 1 8 Jun | 2 9 Jun | |||||
| 3 10 Jun | 4 11 Jun | 5 12 Jun | 6 13 Jun | 7 14 Jun | 8 15 Jun | 9 16 Jun |
| 10 17 Jun | 11 18 Jun | 12 19 Jun | 13 20 Jun | 14 21 Jun | 15 22 Jun | 16 23 Jun |
| 17 24 Jun | 18 25 Jun | 19 26 Jun | 20 27 Jun | 21 28 Jun | 22 29 Jun | 23 30 Jun |
| 24 1 Jul | 25 2 Jul | 26 3 Jul | 27 4 Jul | 28 5 Jul | 29 6 Jul | 30 7 Jul |
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| 1 8 Jul | 2 9 Jul | 3 10 Jul | 4 11 Jul | 5 12 Jul | 6 13 Jul | 7 14 Jul |
| 8 15 Jul | 9 16 Jul | 10 17 Jul | 11 18 Jul | 12 19 Jul | 13 20 Jul | 14 21 Jul |
| 15 22 Jul | 16 23 Jul | 17 24 Jul | 18 25 Jul | 19 26 Jul | 20 27 Jul | 21 28 Jul |
| 22 29 Jul | 23 30 Jul | 24 31 Jul | 25 1 Aug | 26 2 Aug | 27 3 Aug | 28 4 Aug |
| 29 5 Aug | 30 6 Aug | |||||
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| 1 7 Aug | 2 8 Aug | 3 9 Aug | 4 10 Aug | 5 11 Aug | ||
| 6 12 Aug | 7 13 Aug | 8 14 Aug | 9 15 Aug | 10 16 Aug | 11 17 Aug | 12 18 Aug |
| 13 19 Aug | 14 20 Aug | 15 21 Aug | 16 22 Aug | 17 23 Aug | 18 24 Aug | 19 25 Aug |
| 20 26 Aug | 21 27 Aug | 22 28 Aug | 23 29 Aug | 24 30 Aug | 25 31 Aug | 26 1 Sep |
| 27 2 Sep | 28 3 Sep | 29 4 Sep | 30 5 Sep | |||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 6 Sep | 2 7 Sep | 3 8 Sep | ||||
| 4 9 Sep | 5 10 Sep | |||||
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Traditional Ethiopian season blocks used in agrarian context (regional interpretation may vary).
| Season | Typical months | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Tseday | Meskerem, Tikimt, Hidar, Tahsas | Main post-rain season in many Ethiopian local calendars. |
| Bega | Tir, Yekatit, Megabit, Miazia | Dry-season block in traditional Ethiopian agricultural rhythm. |
| Belg | Ginbot, Sene | Short-rains transition period, often linked to planting cycles. |
| Kiremt | Hamle, Nehase, Pagume | Rainy season period, including Pagume at year close. |
It is an Alexandrian solar calendar used in Ethiopian tradition, with 12 months of 30 days and a short 13th month (Pagume).
Movable observances depend on Pascha-cycle calculations and local church jurisdiction rules.
The Ethiopic new year starts in September Gregorian, so a single Ethiopic year overlaps parts of two Gregorian years.
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