📅 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 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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Wan Phra
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5
6
Chakri Day
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8
9
Wan Phra Palm Sunday
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11
12
13
Songkran (Thai New Year)
14
Good Friday
15
16
Easter Sunday
17
Wan Phra Easter Monday
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19
20
21
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23
Wan Phra
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This month

  • 6 April Thai
    Chakri Day · วันจักรี wan jàk-grii
    Founding of the Chakri dynasty, 1782.
  • 9 April Christian & Western
    Palm Sunday
  • 13 April – 15 April Thai
    Songkran (Thai New Year) · สงกรานต์ sǒŋ-graan
    Water blessings, family visits and merit-making.
  • 14 April Christian & Western
    Good Friday
  • 16 April Christian & Western
    Easter Sunday
  • 17 April Christian & Western
    Easter Monday

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.

  • 🌓 2 April · First-quarter moon · ขึ้น 8 ค่ำ เดือน 5 · Waxing 8, lunar month 5
  • 🌕 9 April · Full moon · ขึ้น 15 ค่ำ เดือน 5 · Waxing 15, lunar month 5
  • 🌗 17 April · Last-quarter moon · แรม 8 ค่ำ เดือน 5 · Waning 8, lunar month 5
  • 🌑 23 April · New moon · แรม 14 ค่ำ เดือน 5 · Waning 14, 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.