What month is it in the Ethiopian calendar right now?

It is currently Hamle (ሐምሌ) 2018 E.C. on the Ethiopian calendar — month 11 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 5 days in 1988 E.C. because 1988 is a common (non-leap) Ethiopian 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 1988 an Ethiopian leap year?

No. Ethiopian year 1988 is a common year — Pagume (the 13th month) has 5 days, and Meskerem 1 of 1989 falls on September 11 of 1996.

When does Pagume 1988 start and end on the Gregorian calendar?

Pagume 1, 1988 E.C. corresponds to September 6, 1996 on the Gregorian calendar. Pagume 5, 1988 E.C. corresponds to September 10, 1996.

Ethiopian Calendar

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ጳጉሜ 1988 (September 6–10, 1996)

መስከረም

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

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