Unlike most countries, Ethiopia uses two 12-hour sets. Furthermore, the two sets rub from dawn to dusk and dusk to dawn: the day starts at 6AM in the monring and ends at 6PM (sunrise to sunset). Current local date and time in Ethiopia አሁን ኢትዮጵያ ከለሊቱ 08 :50 ነው Time Zone: Eastern Africa Time (EAT) UTC/GMT +3 hours Morning / ጠዋት 6 AM - 11 AM Afternoon / ከሰዓት 12 PM - 5 PM Evening / ምሽት 6 PM - 12 AM Night / ለሊት 12 AM - 5 AM