Ethiopia uses the Ethiopian Calendar (also known as the Ge’ez Calendar) alongside the Gregorian Calendar for official, cultural, and religious purposes. This calendar is approximately 7–8 years behind the Gregorian Calendar and features 13 months: 12 months of 30 days each, plus a short 13th month (Pagumē) of 5 or 6 days.
The Ethiopian New Year, called Enkutatash, begins on Meskerem 1, which corresponds to September 11 or 12 in the Gregorian Calendar (September 12 in Gregorian leap years, such as 2025).
As of September 12, 2025 (Gregorian), today marks the start of the Ethiopian New Year: 2018 in the Ethiopian Calendar.
