Ethiopia follows the Julian Calendar of 13 months rather than the Gregorian calendar used in most other parts of the world. The following comparative table comes from the Ethiopian Embassy website: www.ethiopianembassy.org/index.shtml

Julian Month	Gregorian Equivalent Dates
Meskerem	11th September - 10th October (begins 12th Sept. during leap years)
Tikimt	11th October - 9th November
Hidar	10th November - 9th December
Tahsas	10th December - 8th January
Tir	9th January - 7th February
Yakatit	8th February - 9th March
Maggabit	10th March - 8th April
Miyazya	9th April - 8th May
Ginbot	9th May - 7th June
Sene	8th June - 7th July
Hamle	8th July - 6th August
Nehasa	7th August - 5th September
Pagume	6th September - 10th September (ends 11th Sept. during leap years)

Local Ethiopia daily time is calculated from about daybreak, at Western 6:00 am (airline times are based on Western time). To check the difference in time between your location and Addis Ababa, visit www.worldtime.com.

Ethiopia	Western
1:00	6:00 am
6:00	12 noon
12:00	6:00 pm