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The time zone in Ethiopia is East Africa Time (EAT) (UTC+03:00). The IANA time zone database identifier is Africa/Addis_Ababa.

Ethiopia does not observe daylight saving time.

Date and time notation

Almost all Ethiopians use a modified 12-hour clock system. The daytime cycle begins at dawn 12:00 (6:00:00 AM EAT) and ends at dusk 11:59:59 (5:59:59 PM EAT). The nighttime cycle begins at dusk 12:00 (6:00:00 PM EAT) and ends at dawn at 11:59:59 (5:59:59 AM EAT). The convention is that the day begins at 1:00 o'clock in the morning according to the 12-hour cycle (7:00 AM EAT) rather than midnight (12:00 AM EAT). Therefore, the local population could be said to effectively observe UTC-03:00 rather than UTC+03:00 in terms of the numbering of hours and their association with 24-hour days, with the exception of the hour from 6:00 AM EAT to 6:59 AM EAT.

As of 2015, the modified 12-hour system remained common, despite pressure to follow international norms.

See also

• Thai six-hour clock

References

1. "Ethiopia Time Zone - Ethiopia Current Time". www.timetemperature.com.
2. ISO 3166-2:ET#Current codes
3. "Daylight Saving Time Changes 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". www.timeanddate.com.
4. "Travel Tips".
5. "Green Land Tours and Travel, services with utmost satisfaction in Ethiopia". www.greenlandethiopia.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14.
6. "If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double-check the time". The World (radio program). 2015-01-30. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01.

External links

• Time in Ethiopia - Current Time Date in Ethiopia
• Time in Ethiopia - Local and International

• Time in Ethiopia
• Geography of Eritrea
• Time in Africa