BaherHasab Class

The BaherHasab class is used to perform calculations related to the Ethiopian calendar, specifically for calculating the total years since the creation of the world, the Wember value, and the Abketa value.

Initialization

__init__(self, given_year: int = 2016) -> None

Initializes the BaherHasab class with the given current year.

Args:

• given_year (int): The current year in the Ethiopian calendar (7 or 8 years less than the Gregorian calendar depending on the season of the year).

Example:

baher_hasab = BaherHasab(given_year=2016)

Baher haseb Methods

get_total_years(self) -> int

Calculates the total years since the creation of the world according to the Ethiopian calendar.

Returns:

int: The total number of years.

Example:

total_years = baher_hasab.get_total_years()
print(total_years)  # Outputs 7516

get_wember(self) -> int

Calculates the Wember value for the current year. (We subtract one because the year has started, not finished).

Returns:

int: The Wember value.

Example:

wember = baher_hasab.get_wember()
print(wember)  # Outputs '6'

get_abketa(self) -> int

Calculates the Abketa value based on the Wember value.

Returns:

int: The Abketa value.

Example:

abketa = baher_hasab.get_abketa()
print(abketa)  # Outputs '13'

get_metke(self) -> int

Calculates the Metke value based on the Abketa value.

Returns:

int: The Metke value.

Example:

metke = baher_hasab.get_metke()
print(metke)  # Outputs the Metke value 17

get_first_day_of_year(self) -> str

Calculates the first day of the year according to the Ethiopian calendar.

Returns:

str: The first day of the year

Example:

first_day = baher_hasab.get_first_day_of_year()
print(first_day)  # Outputs 'Wednesday'

get_nenewe(self) -> Tuple[int, int]

Calculates the nenewe date and Metke month based on the Metke value.

Returns:

int: The Day of the Nenewe Fast of the year int: The Month of the mekte (0 if it is the first month, 30 if it is the second month)

Example:

date, metke_month = baher_hasab.get_nenewe()
print(date, metke_month)  # Outputs 9 30

get_event_date(self, event_name: str) -> str

Calculates the date of an event based on the nenewe date and the length to the event.

Args:

str: event of the year. it has to be from the following ones - hudade - debrezeit - hosana - seklet - tensae - rekeb_kanat - erget - piraklitos - hawaryat - dehenet

Returns:

str: The Date of the Event

Example:

date = baher_hasab.get_event_date('hudade')
print(date)  # Outputs Tir 30

get_wengelawyan(self) -> str

Get the gospel of the year

Returns:

str: The Gospel of the year. It has to be one of - Matthew - Luke - Mark - John

Example:

gospel = baher_hasab.get_wengelawyan()
print(gospel)  # Outputs John

get_awde_kemer(self) -> Tuple[int, int, int]:

Gets the awde kemer of the year. In other other words on which year we are in the 532 cycle

Returns:

int: the ith awde kemer we are at (based on the given year) int: the past years in the awde kemer int: the years left for the awde kemer to finish

Example:

ith_awde_kemer, past_years, left_years = baher_hasab.get_awde_kemer()
print(ith_awde_kemer, past_years, left_years)  # Outputs 14, 332, 200

get_awde_mahtot(self) -> Tuple[int, int, int]:

Gets the Awde Mahtot of the year. In other other words on which year we are in the 76 cycle

Returns:

int: the ith awde mahtot we are at (based on the given year) int: the past years in the awde mahtot int: the years left for the awde mahtot to finish

Example:

ith_awde_mahtot, past_years, left_years = baher_hasab.get_awde_mahtot()
print(ith_awde_mahtot, past_years, left_years)  # Outputs 30, 40, 36

get_awde_tsehay(self) -> Tuple[int, int, int]:

Gets the awde tsehay of the year. In other other words on which year we are in the 28 cycle

Returns:

int: the ith awde tsehay we are at (based on the given year) int: the past years in the awde tsehay int: the years left for the awde tsehay to finish

Example:

ith_awde_tsehay, past_years, left_years = baher_hasab.get_awde_tsehay()
print(ith_awde_tsehay, past_years, left_years)  # Outputs 140, 18, 10

Calendar Converter Methods

ethiopian_to_gregorian(ethiopian_year: int, ethiopian_month: int, ethiopian_day: int) -> tuple[int, int, int]:

Convert an Ethiopian date to a Gregorian date.

Args:

ethiopian_year (int): The Ethiopian year. ethiopian_month (int): The Ethiopian month. ethiopian_day (int): The Ethiopian day.

Returns:

Tuple[int, int, int]: The Gregorian year, month, and day.

Example:

gregorian_year, gregorian_month, gregorian_day = baher_hasab.ethiopian_to_gregorian(2016, 11, 18)
print(gregorian_year, gregorian_month, gregorian_day)  # Outputs 2024, 7, 25

gregorian_to_ethiopian(gregorian_year: int, gregorian_month: int, gregorian_day: int) -> tuple[int, int, int]:

Convert a Gregorian date to an Ethiopian date.

Args:

gregorian_year (int): The Gregorian year. gregorian_month (int): The Gregorian month. gregorian_day (int): The Gregorian day.

Returns:

Tuple[int, int, int]: The Ethiopian year, month, and day.

Example:

ethiopian_year, ethiopian_month, ethiopian_day = baher_hasab.gregorian_to_ethiopian(2024, 7, 25)
print(ethiopian_year, ethiopian_month, ethiopian_day)  # Outputs 2016, 11, 18

Attributes

abiy_kemer

• Value: 532
• Description: Also known as abiy awde.

awde_mahtot

• Value: 76
• Description: Also known as mahkelawi awde.

awde_tsehay

• Value: 28
• Description: Also known as nuhase awde.

awde_abketa

• Value: 19

old_abketa

• Value: 11

amet_alem

• Value: 5500
• Description: Years before Christ

given_year

• Value: The given year passed during initialization.