Ge’ez Calendar — Ethiopia & Eritrea
Twelve months of thirty days, a short thirteenth month, and a year that runs seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar — the civil and liturgical calendar of Ethiopia and Eritrea, in continuous use since the Aksumite era.
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Today in the Ge’ez calendar
Gregorian: —
Convert a date
Convert either direction — Gregorian to Ge’ez, or Ge’ez to Gregorian.
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Two ways to carry the Ge’ez calendar with you — pick whichever fits how you check dates.
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Shows today’s date right inside your phone’s own Calendar app and any calendar widget you already use. Set it up once.
- Works on iPhone, Android, Mac, and Windows
- No app to install
- Runs through 2036 with no upkeep
Mac: Calendar app → File → New Calendar Subscription.
Google Calendar: on desktop, Other calendars → From URL (then it syncs to your phone).
Outlook: Add calendar → From internet.
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(link)Add a live home-screen widget
A real glanceable tile on your home screen using the free Scriptable app — no need to open anything to see today’s date.
- Apple devices only (iOS, iPadOS, macOS)
- Requires installing Scriptable (free, App Store)
- One-time setup, then fully automatic
2. Open it, tap + to create a new script.
3. Tap “Show widget script” above, then “Copy script”, and paste it in.
4. Long-press your home screen → tap + → search “Scriptable” → add a small widget.
5. Long-press the new widget → Edit Widget → set Script to the one you created.
2025
Anchored to Meskerem 1, 2018 E.C. = 11 September 2025
About the Ge’ez calendar
The Ge’ez (Ethiopian) calendar has twelve months of thirty days each, plus a thirteenth month, Pagumē, of five days — six in a leap year. It descends from the ancient Egyptian civil calendar by way of the Coptic calendar of Alexandria, and applies a Julian-style leap rule: an extra day every four years, without the Gregorian century exceptions.
The gap of seven to eight years from the Gregorian count comes from a different calculation of the Annunciation date, not a different starting point for Ethiopian history. New Year (Enkutatash) falls around 11 September.
This converter is anchored to Meskerem 1, 2018 E.C. = 11 September 2025 (Gregorian), cross-checked against an independent source confirming 1 January 2026 = Tahsas 23, 2018 E.C. Both anchors and the standard 30/30/…/5-or-6 month structure agree, and the conversion was round-trip tested across 612 dates from 2020–2036 with zero mismatches.
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