📅 Thai & Buddhist Calendar ปฏิทิน

Thailand runs on two calendars at once. Everyday dates are Gregorian, but the year is counted in the Buddhist Era (พ.ศ., the Gregorian year + 543), and the holy days follow the moon. Switch views to see each one.

Gregorian Buddhist (พ.ศ.)
Month Year

October 2026

Buddhist Era พ.ศ. 2569
Buddhist Thai Christian & Western

Wan Phra (holy day) falls on four moons each month: First-quarter moon · Full moon · Last-quarter moon · New moon

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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2
3
4
Wan Phra
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wan Phra
12
13
King Bhumibol Memorial Day
14
15
16
17
18
19
Wan Phra
20
21
22
23
Chulalongkorn Day
24
25
26
Wan Phra Ok Phansa (Rains Retreat ends)
27
Kathina season Tak Bat Devo
28
29
30
31
Halloween

This month

  • 13 October Thai
    King Bhumibol Memorial Day
  • 23 October Thai
    Chulalongkorn Day · วันปิยมหาราช
  • 26 October Buddhist
    Ok Phansa (Rains Retreat ends) · วันออกพรรษา wan ɔ̀ɔk pan-sǎa
  • 27 October – 24 November Buddhist
    Kathina season · เทศกาลทอดกฐิน
    A month for offering robes to monks after the Rains.
  • 27 October Buddhist
    Tak Bat Devo · วันตักบาตรเทโว
    Alms-giving for the Buddha’s return from teaching in the heavens.
  • 31 October Christian & Western
    Halloween

Wan Phra this month วันพระ

Buddhist holy days, on the quarter, full and new moons. Many Thais go to the temple, offer food to monks and keep the Eight Precepts.

  • 🌗 4 October · Last-quarter moon · แรม 8 ค่ำ เดือน 10 · Waning 8, lunar month 10
  • 🌑 11 October · New moon · แรม 15 ค่ำ เดือน 10 · Waning 15, lunar month 10
  • 🌓 19 October · First-quarter moon · ขึ้น 8 ค่ำ เดือน 11 · Waxing 8, lunar month 11
  • 🌕 26 October · Full moon · ขึ้น 15 ค่ำ เดือน 11 · Waxing 15, lunar month 11

Covers 2026–2028 (พ.ศ. 2569–2571). Wan Phra dates come from the published Thai holy-day calendar, and the lunar holidays are worked out from them. 2028's official public holidays haven't been announced yet, and when a holiday falls on a weekend Thailand often adds a substitute day off, which isn't shown here. Read more in Thai Culture → Festivals.