Enter your Western birthday to calculate your exact age in Ethiopian calendar years, months, and days. Discover your Ethiopian birthdate, birth day of the week, and next birthday countdown.
Because the Ethiopian calendar has 12 equal months of 30 days plus Pagumē (5 or 6 days), your age breaks down into a precise combination of Ethiopian solar months and remaining days.
The Ethiopian calendar is 7 to 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar because of differing historical calculations of the Incarnation of Christ. If you were born between September 11 and December 31, your Ethiopian birth year is Gregorian year minus 7. If you were born between January 1 and September 10, your Ethiopian birth year is Gregorian year minus 8.
Traditionally in Ethiopia, many families celebrate name days (Seme Qen) associated with saint patron feasts. Today, both Ethiopian calendar birthdays and Western dates are widely observed.
People born during Pagumē (September 6–10 Gregorian) have their birthday in the 13th month! Those born on Pagumē 6 (the leap year day) celebrate their exact birthday every 4 years, similar to February 29 leap day babies in the Western calendar.
Record elder interviews and family histories during celebrations. Andebet turns hours of spoken Amharic, Afaan Oromo, or Tigrinya into searchable, accurate text.