📅 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

March 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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Wan Phra Makha Bucha Day
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5
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Wan Phra
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Mothering Sunday (UK)
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18
Wan Phra
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Wan Phra
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28
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Palm Sunday
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This month

  • 3 March Buddhist
    Makha Bucha Day · วันมาฆบูชา wan maa-ká-boo-chaa
    The Buddha’s teaching to 1,250 arahants who came without being called.
  • 15 March Christian & Western
    Mothering Sunday (UK)
  • 29 March Christian & Western
    Palm Sunday

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 March · Full moon · ขึ้น 15 ค่ำ เดือน 4 · Waxing 15, lunar month 4
  • 🌗 11 March · Last-quarter moon · แรม 8 ค่ำ เดือน 4 · Waning 8, lunar month 4
  • 🌑 18 March · New moon · แรม 15 ค่ำ เดือน 4 · Waning 15, lunar month 4
  • 🌓 26 March · First-quarter moon · ขึ้น 8 ค่ำ เดือน 5 · Waxing 8, lunar month 5

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.