What month is it in the Ethiopian calendar right now?

It is currently Sene (ሰኔ) 2018 E.C. on the Ethiopian calendar — month 10 of 13. The Ethiopian year always begins on Meskerem 1 (September 11 on the Gregorian calendar).

How many days are in Pagume?

Pagume is the short 13th month of the Ethiopian calendar. It has 6 days in 1971 E.C. because 1971 is an Ethiopian leap year.

What are the 13 months of the Ethiopian calendar in order?

The 13 months of the Ethiopian calendar are: 1) Meskerem (መስከረም), 2) Tikimt (ጥቅምት), 3) Hidar (ኅዳር), 4) Tahsas (ታኅሣሥ), 5) Tir (ጥር), 6) Yekatit (የካቲት), 7) Megabit (መጋቢት), 8) Miyazya (ሚያዝያ), 9) Ginbot (ግንቦት), 10) Sene (ሰኔ), 11) Hamle (ሐምሌ), 12) Nehase (ነሐሴ), and 13) Pagume (ጳጉሜ). The first 12 months have 30 days each. Pagume has 5 days, or 6 in a leap year.

Is 1971 an Ethiopian leap year?

Yes. Ethiopian year 1971 is a leap year — Pagume (the 13th month) has 6 days, and Meskerem 1 of 1972 falls on September 12 of 1979.

When does Pagume 1971 start and end on the Gregorian calendar?

Pagume 1, 1971 E.C. corresponds to September 6, 1979 on the Gregorian calendar. Pagume 6, 1971 E.C. corresponds to September 11, 1979.

Ethiopian Calendar

በዓል ቀናት የዓለም በዓላት

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ጳጉሜ 1971 (September 6–11, 1979)

መስከረም

ሰኞ Monday	ማክሰኞ Tuesday	ረቡዕ Wednesday	ሐሙስ Thursday	ዓርብ Friday	ቅዳሜ Saturday	እሁድ Sunday
			1Sep 6	2Sep 7 የዓርብ ጾምFriday Fast	3Sep 8	4Sep 9
5Sep 10	6Sep 11

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