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The Thai lunar calendar (Thai: ปฏิทินจันทรคติ, RTGS: patithin chanthrakhati, pronounced [pà.tì.tʰīn t͡ɕān.tʰrá(ʔ).kʰā.tìʔ], literally, Specific days according to lunar norms), or Tai calendar, is a lunisolar Buddhist calendar. It is used for calculating lunar-regulated holy days.
Thai (left) and Chinese (right) holy days. Red numerals mark Sundays and public holidays in Thailand.; Buddha images mark Buddhist Sabbaths, Wan Phra (วันพระ).; Red tablets with white Chinese characters mark the New and Full Moons of the Chinese calendar, which typically differ by one day from those of the Thai.
The lunar calendar (Thai: ปฏิทินจันทรคติ; RTGS: patithin chantharakhati) system is based on the cycles of the moon. A lunar month lasts about 291/2 days, and the year consists of 12 months with the occasional insertion of an extra month (13th month) to keep the lunar and solar years aligned.
While the calendars share a common lineage, they also have minor but important variations such as intercalation schedules, month names and numbering, use of cycles, etc. In Thailand, the name Buddhist Era is a year numbering system shared by the traditional Thai lunar calendar and by the Thai solar calendar.
A panel from a typical calendar, showing the month of August 2004 (B.E. 2547). Lunar dates are also provided. The Thai solar calendar (Thai: ปฏิทินสุริยคติไทย, RTGS: patithin suriyakhati thai, "solar calendar") was adopted by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) in 1888 CE as the Siamese version of the Gregorian calendar, replacing the Thai lunar calendar as the legal ...
Pages in category "Observances set by the Thai lunar calendar" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The ceremony of kathina is called Thot Kathin (Thai: ทอดกฐิน). Under the Thai lunar calendar , the ceremony can begin from the first day of the waning moon of the eleventh month. The presentation of kathin by the King of Thailand 's representative is called Royal Kathin Ceremony and often has been an occasion for one of Thailand's ...
Usually corresponds with Sat Thai Day, depending on the differences between the Thai and Chinese lunar calendars. Full moon, 11th Thai lunar month (October) a: Pavarana/Wan Ok Phansa b: วันออกพรรษา: Marks the end of the three-month Vassa and the beginning of the Kathina period the following day. Full moon, 12th Thai lunar ...