Reference page for Ethiopic year 2018, with major observances, 13-month mapping, and yearly month view.
For Ethiopic year 2018, the Gregorian span is Thu, 11 Sep 2025 - Thu, 10 Sep 2026. 2025 / 2026
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 | Thu, 11 Sep 2025 | Fixed | Start of the Ethiopic civil and liturgical year. |
| Debra Damo (Feast of Saint Aregawi) | 14 Tikimt / ጥቅምት | Fri, 24 Oct 2025 | Fixed | Commemoration linked to Saint Aregawi in Ethiopian tradition. |
| Aksum Mariam Tsion (Feast of Saint Mary of Zion) | 21 Hidar / ህዳር | Sun, 30 Nov 2025 | Fixed | Major Marian commemoration in Ethiopian Orthodox practice. |
| Kulibi (Feast of Saint Gabriel) | 19 Tahsas / ታህሳስ | Sun, 28 Dec 2025 | Fixed | Saint Gabriel commemoration in local Ethiopian observance. |
| Genna (Christmas) | 29 Tahsas / ታህሳስ | Wed, 7 Jan 2026 | Fixed | Feast of the Nativity in Ethiopian Orthodox usage. |
| Timket (Epiphany) | 11 Tir / ጥር | Mon, 19 Jan 2026 | Fixed | Commemoration of Christ's baptism. |
| Siklet (Good Friday) | 2 Miazia / ሚያዝያ | Fri, 10 Apr 2026 | Movable | Computed from the Orthodox Pascha cycle. |
| Fasika (Easter) | 4 Miazia / ሚያዝያ | Sun, 12 Apr 2026 | Movable | Primary movable feast in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. |
| Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) | 17 Ginbot / ግንቦት | Mon, 25 May 2026 | Fixed | Cross feast date used in this route family. |
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| # | Ethiopic month | Gregorian span in this year | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meskerem / መስከረም | Thu, 11 Sep 2025 - Fri, 10 Oct 2025 | 30 |
| 2 | Tikimt / ጥቅምት | Sat, 11 Oct 2025 - Sun, 9 Nov 2025 | 30 |
| 3 | Hidar / ህዳር | Mon, 10 Nov 2025 - Tue, 9 Dec 2025 | 30 |
| 4 | Tahsas / ታህሳስ | Wed, 10 Dec 2025 - Thu, 8 Jan 2026 | 30 |
| 5 | Tir / ጥር | Fri, 9 Jan 2026 - Sat, 7 Feb 2026 | 30 |
| 6 | Yekatit / የካቲት | Sun, 8 Feb 2026 - Mon, 9 Mar 2026 | 30 |
| 7 | Megabit / መጋቢት | Tue, 10 Mar 2026 - Wed, 8 Apr 2026 | 30 |
| 8 | Miazia / ሚያዝያ | Thu, 9 Apr 2026 - Fri, 8 May 2026 | 30 |
| 9 | Ginbot / ግንቦት | Sat, 9 May 2026 - Sun, 7 Jun 2026 | 30 |
| 10 | Sene / ሰኔ | Mon, 8 Jun 2026 - Tue, 7 Jul 2026 | 30 |
| 11 | Hamle / ሐምሌ | Wed, 8 Jul 2026 - Thu, 6 Aug 2026 | 30 |
| 12 | Nehase / ነሐሴ | Fri, 7 Aug 2026 - Sat, 5 Sep 2026 | 30 |
| 13 | Pagume / ጳጉሜን | Sun, 6 Sep 2026 - Thu, 10 Sep 2026 | 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 11 Sep | 2 12 Sep | 3 13 Sep | 4 14 Sep | |||
| 5 15 Sep | 6 16 Sep | 7 17 Sep | 8 18 Sep | 9 19 Sep | 10 20 Sep | 11 21 Sep |
| 12 22 Sep | 13 23 Sep | 14 24 Sep | 15 25 Sep | 16 26 Sep | 17 27 Sep | 18 28 Sep |
| 19 29 Sep | 20 30 Sep | 21 1 Oct | 22 2 Oct | 23 3 Oct | 24 4 Oct | 25 5 Oct |
| 26 6 Oct | 27 7 Oct | 28 8 Oct | 29 9 Oct | 30 10 Oct | ||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 11 Oct | 2 12 Oct | |||||
| 3 13 Oct | 4 14 Oct | 5 15 Oct | 6 16 Oct | 7 17 Oct | 8 18 Oct | 9 19 Oct |
| 10 20 Oct | 11 21 Oct | 12 22 Oct | 13 23 Oct | 14 24 Oct | 15 25 Oct | 16 26 Oct |
| 17 27 Oct | 18 28 Oct | 19 29 Oct | 20 30 Oct | 21 31 Oct | 22 1 Nov | 23 2 Nov |
| 24 3 Nov | 25 4 Nov | 26 5 Nov | 27 6 Nov | 28 7 Nov | 29 8 Nov | 30 9 Nov |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 10 Nov | 2 11 Nov | 3 12 Nov | 4 13 Nov | 5 14 Nov | 6 15 Nov | 7 16 Nov |
| 8 17 Nov | 9 18 Nov | 10 19 Nov | 11 20 Nov | 12 21 Nov | 13 22 Nov | 14 23 Nov |
| 15 24 Nov | 16 25 Nov | 17 26 Nov | 18 27 Nov | 19 28 Nov | 20 29 Nov | 21 30 Nov |
| 22 1 Dec | 23 2 Dec | 24 3 Dec | 25 4 Dec | 26 5 Dec | 27 6 Dec | 28 7 Dec |
| 29 8 Dec | 30 9 Dec | |||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 1 10 Dec | 2 11 Dec | 3 12 Dec | 4 13 Dec | 5 14 Dec | ||
| 6 15 Dec | 7 16 Dec | 8 17 Dec | 9 18 Dec | 10 19 Dec | 11 20 Dec | 12 21 Dec |
| 13 22 Dec | 14 23 Dec | 15 24 Dec | 16 25 Dec | 17 26 Dec | 18 27 Dec | 19 28 Dec |
| 20 29 Dec | 21 30 Dec | 22 31 Dec | 23 1 Jan | 24 2 Jan | 25 3 Jan | 26 4 Jan |
| 27 5 Jan | 28 6 Jan | 29 7 Jan | 30 8 Jan | |||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 9 Jan | 2 10 Jan | 3 11 Jan | ||||
| 4 12 Jan | 5 13 Jan | 6 14 Jan | 7 15 Jan | 8 16 Jan | 9 17 Jan | 10 18 Jan |
| 11 19 Jan | 12 20 Jan | 13 21 Jan | 14 22 Jan | 15 23 Jan | 16 24 Jan | 17 25 Jan |
| 18 26 Jan | 19 27 Jan | 20 28 Jan | 21 29 Jan | 22 30 Jan | 23 31 Jan | 24 1 Feb |
| 25 2 Feb | 26 3 Feb | 27 4 Feb | 28 5 Feb | 29 6 Feb | 30 7 Feb | |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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| 2 9 Feb | 3 10 Feb | 4 11 Feb | 5 12 Feb | 6 13 Feb | 7 14 Feb | 8 15 Feb |
| 9 16 Feb | 10 17 Feb | 11 18 Feb | 12 19 Feb | 13 20 Feb | 14 21 Feb | 15 22 Feb |
| 16 23 Feb | 17 24 Feb | 18 25 Feb | 19 26 Feb | 20 27 Feb | 21 28 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 | ||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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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 |
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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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 | |||||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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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 | |||
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
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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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