Atthami Bucha 2027
Atthami Bucha (วันอัฏฐมีบูชา) falls on Friday, 28 May 2027 in 2027, waning day 8, 6th month. Here is what the day commemorates, what people do and its dates for the coming years, worked out from the Thai lunar calendar.
- วันอัฏฐมีบูชา
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What Atthami Bucha commemorates
Eight days after his passing, the Buddha's body was cremated at Kusinara. Atthami Bucha, on the eighth waning day of the sixth month, commemorates the cremation and is a reminder of impermanence.
What people do on the day
A quieter observance, held mainly at some temples: a sermon, meditation, a candle procession and sometimes a symbolic re-enactment of the cremation. It is not a public holiday.
Atthami Bucha is not an official public holiday: schools, offices and shops stay open.
Atthami Bucha is not one of the five days when alcohol sales are banned.
How the date is set
Atthami Bucha falls every year on waning day 8, 6th month. Because the Thai lunar year has 354 days, the calendar date moves 11 days earlier from one year to the next, then about 19 days later in adhikamat years, when an extra eighth month is added.
In adhikamat years, the festival moves one lunar month later: waning day 8, 7th month.
Atthami Bucha dates from 2027 to 2034
Dates computed from the Thai lunar calendar and checked against the official calendar up to 2027. For later years, a one-day difference remains possible.
Year Date Day Lunar date 2027 28 May 2027 Friday waning day 8, 6th month 2028 16 May 2028 Tuesday waning day 8, 6th month 2029 (adhikamat year) 4 June 2029 Monday waning day 8, 7th month 2030 24 May 2030 Friday waning day 8, 6th month 2031 (adhikamat year) 13 June 2031 Friday waning day 8, 7th month 2032 1 June 2032 Tuesday waning day 8, 6th month 2033 21 May 2033 Saturday waning day 8, 6th month 2034 (adhikamat year) 9 June 2034 Friday waning day 8, 7th month
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Frequently asked questions
- When is Atthami Bucha in 2027?
- Atthami Bucha 2027 falls on Friday, 28 May 2027, waning day 8, 6th month. The following year it will be on Tuesday, 16 May 2028.
- Why does the date of Atthami Bucha change every year?
- Because it follows the Thai lunar calendar: waning day 8, 6th month. The lunar year is shorter than the solar year, so the calendar date moves by several weeks from one year to the next.
- Is Atthami Bucha a public holiday?
- Atthami Bucha is not an official public holiday: schools, offices and shops stay open.
- Can you buy alcohol on Atthami Bucha?
- Atthami Bucha is not one of the five days when alcohol sales are banned.
- What do people do on Atthami Bucha?
- A quieter observance, held mainly at some temples: a sermon, meditation, a candle procession and sometimes a symbolic re-enactment of the cremation. It is not a public holiday.