Ethiopian Time

Just found this on the 'know before you go' section of VSO's Ethiopia website. I had read it before but thought I would share it with you:

Time
One of the many things that makes Ethiopia so different is its unique way of counting time. The
Ethiopian day runs from 6am to 6pm (European time) and the night from 6pm to 6am. The
following times therefore apply:
7am European time= 1 o'clock Ethiopian day time
8am= 2 o'clock
Mid-day= 6 o'clock
1pm= 7 o'clock
2pm= 8 o'clock
6pm= 12 o'clock
7pm= 1 o'clock Ethiopian night time
8pm= 2 o'clock
12pm= 6 o'clock (midnight)
6am= 12 o'clock
It's not as difficult as it might sound, but it is important to make sure you and anyone you are
making dates with are both talking about the same time. Different areas of Ethiopia tend to use
Ethiopian and/or European time to a greater or lesser extent but it is always worth checking.
The Ethiopian calendar is equally different as it runs to the Julian calendar. There are twelve lunar
months (each of 30 days) in the year, and also a short one of five/six days at the end. The months
do not coincide in any way with the European/Gregorian calendar e.g. 11th September 2009 is 1st
‘’Meskerem” (September/October) 2002
Ethiopia is three hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and two hours ahead of British Summer
Time.

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