📅 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

February 2027

Buddhist Era พ.ศ. 2570
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
5
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Wan Phra Chinese New Year
7
8
9
10
Ash Wednesday
11
12
13
14
Wan Phra Valentine's Day
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Wan Phra Makha Bucha Day
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

This month

  • 6 February Thai
    Chinese New Year · ตรุษจีน dtrùt jiin
  • 10 February Christian & Western
    Ash Wednesday
    The start of Lent.
  • 14 February Christian & Western
    Valentine's Day
  • 21 February Buddhist
    Makha Bucha Day · วันมาฆบูชา wan maa-ká-boo-chaa
    The Buddha’s teaching to 1,250 arahants who came without being called.

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.

  • 🌑 6 February · New moon · แรม 15 ค่ำ เดือน 2 · Waning 15, lunar month 2
  • 🌓 14 February · First-quarter moon · ขึ้น 8 ค่ำ เดือน 3 · Waxing 8, lunar month 3
  • 🌕 21 February · Full moon · ขึ้น 15 ค่ำ เดือน 3 · Waxing 15, lunar month 3

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.