Khmer Calendar | 1987 [patched]

The Khmer New Year marks the end of the harvest season and the sun’s entry into Aries ( Mésa ). In 1987, this astrological transition ( Moha Songkran ) began on (Phnom Penh time). The three days of New Year are:

| Khmer Month | Gregorian Approx. | Days | Notable Event | |-------------|------------------|------|----------------| | | Jan 1987 | 29 | Cool season continues | | Phalkun | Feb–Mar 1987 | 30 | Meak Bochea (Feb 12) | | Chét | Mar–Apr 1987 | 29 | End of hot dry season | | Visak | Apr–May 1987 | 30 | Khmer New Year (Apr 13-15) ; Visak Bochea | | Cheas | May–Jun 1987 | 29 | Beginning of rainy season | | Ashad | Jun–Jul 1987 | 30 | | | Sadrapet | Jul–Aug 1987 | 29 | Start of Buddhist Lent (July 11) | | Photrabot | Aug–Sep 1987 | 30 | | | Asoch | Sep–Oct 1987 | 29 | End of Lent (Oct 7) | | Katdok | Oct–Nov 1987 | 30 | Water Festival (late Oct/early Nov) | | Mikkeir | Nov–Dec 1987 | 29 | | | Pirrmeak | Dec 1987 | 30 | End of Gregorian year | khmer calendar 1987

The 8th and 15th days of the waxing/waning moon are key for Buddhist rituals. The Khmer New Year marks the end of