📅 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

April 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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Wan Phra Chakri Day
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8
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Songkran (Thai New Year)
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Wan Phra
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18
19
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21
Wan Phra
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Wan Phra
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This month

  • 6 April Thai
    Chakri Day · วันจักรี wan jàk-grii
    Founding of the Chakri dynasty, 1782.
  • 13 April – 15 April Thai
    Songkran (Thai New Year) · สงกรานต์ sǒŋ-graan
    Water blessings, family visits and merit-making.

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 April · New moon · แรม 15 ค่ำ เดือน 4 · Waning 15, lunar month 4
  • 🌓 14 April · First-quarter moon · ขึ้น 8 ค่ำ เดือน 5 · Waxing 8, lunar month 5
  • 🌕 21 April · Full moon · ขึ้น 15 ค่ำ เดือน 5 · Waxing 15, lunar month 5
  • 🌗 29 April · Last-quarter moon · แรม 8 ค่ำ เดือน 5 · Waning 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.