Convert any Western 24-hour or 12-hour AM/PM time into the Ethiopian 12-hour clock, and convert Ethiopian clock times back to Western standard time.
| Western 24h | Western 12h | Ethiopian Time | Ge'ez Numerals | Spoken Segment | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 12:00 AM | 6:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፮ ሰዓት | እኩለ ሌሊት (Midnight) | Night |
| 01:00 | 1:00 AM | 7:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፯ ሰዓት | ሌሊት (Night) | Night |
| 02:00 | 2:00 AM | 8:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፰ ሰዓት | ሌሊት (Night) | Night |
| 03:00 | 3:00 AM | 9:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፱ ሰዓት | ሌሊት (Night) | Night |
| 04:00 | 4:00 AM | 10:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፲ ሰዓት | ሌሊት (Night) | Night |
| 05:00 | 5:00 AM | 11:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፲፩ ሰዓት | ንጋት (Dawn) | Night |
| 06:00 | 6:00 AM | 12:00 ቀን | ፲፪ ሰዓት | ጠዋት (Morning) | Day |
| 07:00 | 7:00 AM | 1:00 ቀን | ፩ ሰዓት | ጠዋት (Morning) | Day |
| 08:00 | 8:00 AM | 2:00 ቀን | ፪ ሰዓት | ጠዋት (Morning) | Day |
| 09:00 | 9:00 AM | 3:00 ቀን | ፫ ሰዓት | ጠዋት (Morning) | Day |
| 10:00 | 10:00 AM | 4:00 ቀን | ፬ ሰዓት | ረፋድ (Late Morning) | Day |
| 11:00 | 11:00 AM | 5:00 ቀን | ፭ ሰዓት | ረፋድ (Late Morning) | Day |
| 12:00 | 12:00 PM | 6:00 ቀን | ፮ ሰዓት | እኩለ ቀን (Midday / Noon) | Day |
| 13:00 | 1:00 PM | 7:00 ቀን | ፯ ሰዓት | ከሰዓት (Afternoon) | Day |
| 14:00 | 2:00 PM | 8:00 ቀን | ፰ ሰዓት | ከሰዓት (Afternoon) | Day |
| 15:00 | 3:00 PM | 9:00 ቀን | ፱ ሰዓት | ከሰዓት (Afternoon) | Day |
| 16:00 | 4:00 PM | 10:00 ቀን | ፲ ሰዓት | ከሰዓት (Afternoon) | Day |
| 17:00 | 5:00 PM | 11:00 ቀን | ፲፩ ሰዓት | ከሰዓት (Afternoon) | Day |
| 18:00 | 6:00 PM | 12:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፲፪ ሰዓት | ምሽት (Evening) | Night |
| 19:00 | 7:00 PM | 1:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፩ ሰዓት | ምሽት (Evening) | Night |
| 20:00 | 8:00 PM | 2:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፪ ሰዓት | ምሽት (Evening) | Night |
| 21:00 | 9:00 PM | 3:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፫ ሰዓት | ምሽት (Evening) | Night |
| 22:00 | 10:00 PM | 4:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፬ ሰዓት | ምሽት (Evening) | Night |
| 23:00 | 11:00 PM | 5:00 ምሽት/ሌሊት | ፭ ሰዓት | ምሽት (Evening) | Night |
When scheduling flights, business calls, or meetings in Addis Ababa, Ethiopians use these natural phrases:
The simplest formula is: (Western Hour + 6) modulo 12. If the result is 0, it is 12:00. If the Western time is between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, it is Daytime (ቀን). If it is between 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM, it is Nighttime (ምሽት/ሌሊት).
9:30 AM Western is 3:30 morning Ethiopian time. In Amharic, you say: 'ከጠዋቱ ሦስት ተኩል ሰዓት' (Kät’ewatu sost täkull sä'at).
12:00 PM Western is 6:00 midday in Ethiopia. In Amharic, it is called 'እኩለ ቀን' (Ekulä Qän) or 'ከቀኑ ስድስት ሰዓት' (Käqänu səddəst sä'at).
The primary terms are: ጠዋት (T'ewat: Morning), ረፋድ (Räfad: Late Morning / 10 AM to 12 PM Western), እኩለ ቀን (Ekulä Qän: Noon), ከሰዓት (Käsä'at: Afternoon), ምሽት (Məshət: Evening), እኩለ ሌሊት (Ekulä Lelit: Midnight), and ሌሊት (Lelit: Deep Night).
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