📅 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 2028

Buddhist Era พ.ศ. 2571
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
Wan Phra Ok Phansa (Rains Retreat ends)
4
Kathina season Tak Bat Devo
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wan Phra
12
13
King Bhumibol Memorial Day
14
15
16
17
Wan Phra
18
19
20
21
22
23
Chulalongkorn Day
24
25
Wan Phra
26
27
28
29
30
31
Halloween

This month

  • 3 October Buddhist
    Ok Phansa (Rains Retreat ends) · วันออกพรรษา wan ɔ̀ɔk pan-sǎa
  • 4 October – 1 November Buddhist
    Kathina season · เทศกาลทอดกฐิน
    A month for offering robes to monks after the Rains.
  • 4 October Buddhist
    Tak Bat Devo · วันตักบาตรเทโว
    Alms-giving for the Buddha’s return from teaching in the heavens.
  • 13 October Thai
    King Bhumibol Memorial Day
  • 23 October Thai
    Chulalongkorn Day · วันปิยมหาราช
  • 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.

  • 🌕 3 October · Full moon · ขึ้น 15 ค่ำ เดือน 11 · Waxing 15, lunar month 11
  • 🌗 11 October · Last-quarter moon · แรม 8 ค่ำ เดือน 11 · Waning 8, lunar month 11
  • 🌑 17 October · New moon · แรม 14 ค่ำ เดือน 11 · Waning 14, lunar month 11
  • 🌓 25 October · First-quarter moon · ขึ้น 8 ค่ำ เดือน 12 · Waxing 8, lunar month 12

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.