Time in Ethiopia

Almost all Ethiopians use a modified 12-hour clock system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkethiopia.org/ethiopia/travellers-guide/travel-tips/|title=Travel Tips}} 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).{{cite web |url=http://www.greenlandethiopia.com/eng/ethiopia2.htm |title=Green Land Tours and Travel, services with utmost satisfaction in Ethiopia |website=www.greenlandethiopia.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114235353/http://www.greenlandethiopia.com/eng/ethiopia2.htm |archive-date=2007-11-14}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-30/if-you-have-meeting-ethiopia-you-better-double-check-time|title=If you have a meeting in Ethiopia, you'd better double-check the time|newspaper=The World (radio program) |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150201033857/http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-01-30/if-you-have-meeting-ethiopia-you-better-double-check-time |archive-date=2015-02-01 |date=2015-01-30}}

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• [https://time.et/ Time in Ethiopia - Current Time Date in Ethiopia]
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