Thailand 2020 Holidays & Lunar Cycle

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Festivals & events in Thailand are often related to the Lunar calendar. Some Buddhist events are on full moon & some ethnic new years are related to the lunar cycle.

2020 Thailand Holidays
1st January – Wednesday: New Year’s Day.
8th February – Saturday: February Makha Bucha.
10th February – Monday: Substitution for Makha Bucha Day = long weekend.
6th April – Monday: Chakri Memorial Day = long weekend.
13th April – Monday: Songkran Festival = long weekend.
14th April – Tuesday: Songkran Festival.
15th April – Wednesday: Songkran Festival.
1st May – Friday: National Labour Day = long weekend.
4th May – Monday: Coronation Day = long weekend.
6th May – Wednesday: Visakha Bucha Day.
3rd June – Wednesday: Queen Suthida's Birthday.
5th July – Sunday: Asarnha Bucha Day.
6th July – Monday: Substitution for Asarnha Bucha Day.
7th July - Tuesday: Buddhist Lent Day / Khao Phansa Day.
28th July – Tuesday: H.M. Rama 10's Birthday.
12th August – Wednesday: H.M. Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother’s Birthday / Mother’s Day.
13th October – Tuesday: H.M. Rama 9 The Great Memorial Day.
23rd October – Friday: Chulalongkorn Day = long weekend.
5th December – Saturday: H.M. King Bhumibol The Great’s Birthday, Father’s Day.
7th December – Monday: Substitution for : H.M. King Bhumibol The Great’s Birthday, Father’s Day = long weekend.
10th December – Thursday: Constitution Day.
31st December – Thursday: New Year’s Eve = long weekend.

In 2020 there are 8 long weekends ahead!

Some Buddhist days are no alcohol days.
In 2020 they should be
9 February - Makha Bucha
7 May - Visakha Bucha
5 July - Asahna Bucha
7 July - Wan Khao Phansa
2 October - Awk Phansa

2020 Lunar Cycle
11 January Full Moon
25 January New Moon - Chinese , Lisu, Yao, Lahu, New Year.
9 February Full Moon - Makha Bucha Day
23 February New Moon
10 March Full Moon
24 March New Moon
8 April Full Moon
7 May Full Moon - Visakha Bucha 6 May
23 May New Moon
6 June Full Moon
21 June New Moon
5 July Full Moon - Asarnha Bucha Day
21 July New Moon
3 August Full Moon
19 August New Moon
2 September Full Moon
17 September New Moon
2 October Full Moon - Awk Pansa.
17 October New Moon
31 October Full Moon - Loy Krathong
15 November New Moon
30 November Full Moon
14 December New Moon
30 December Full Moon

2020 Special Lunar Events in Thailand
11 January: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Bangkok
10 March: Super Full Moon
24 March: Micro New Moon.
8 April: Super Full Moon
6 June: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Bangkok
19 August: Black Moon third New Moon in a season with four New Moons.
2 October: Micro Full Moon
17 October: Super New Moon
31 October: Blue Moon second Full Moon in single calendar month.
31 October: Micro Full Moon
15 November: Super New Moon
30 November: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse visible in Bangkok.

Micromoon
A Micromoon happens when a Full Moon or a New Moon coincides with apogee; the point in the Moon's orbit farthest away from Earth.

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse takes place when the Moon moves through the faint, outer part of Earth's shadow. This type of eclipse is often mistaken for a normal

Super Moon
When the Full Moon or New Moon occurs during the Moon's closest approach to Earth, its perigee, it is often called a supermoon.

Blue Moon
There are two ways of calculating the date of a Blue Moon.
Seasonal Blue Moon = The third Full Moon in an astronomical season with four Full Moons (versus the usual three).
Monthly Blue Moon = The second Full Moon in a month with two Full Moons.
In the 1100 years between 1550 and 2650, there are 408 seasonal Blue Moons and 456 monthly Blue Moons. This means that either Blue Moon occurs roughly every two or three years, although the monthly ones are a little more frequent than the seasonal ones.
 
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A special long weekend in December - this weekend. Starting Thursday, December 10 – Sunday, December 13.
Constitution Day falls on December 10 and the annual Father’s Day holiday on December 5 has now been pushed back to the following Friday 11, to create the extended weekend.