The time zone in Ethiopia is East Africa Time (EAT) (UTC+03:00). The IANA time zone database identifier is Africa/Addis_Ababa.ISO 3166-2:ET#Current codes

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). , the modified 12-hour system remained common, despite pressure to follow international norms. In practice one can subtract 6 hours from EAT to get the Ethiopian one. Or reverse: one can add 6 hours to Ethiopian time to get the EAT. The Arabic version of this article uses this expression: “local residents effectively observe UTC−03:00”.

See also Thai six-hour clock

References

External links 12 hours only

Time in Ethiopia - Current Time Date in Ethiopia