Khmer Calendar 1987 ^new^ -

While modern civil administration in 1987 used the Gregorian calendar, cultural and religious life was guided by the Khmer lunar dates.

The 1987 Khmer calendar reflects a year of transition in Cambodia, then known as the People's Republic of Kampuchea . It follows a traditional lunisolar system khmer calendar 1987

| Holiday | Date (1987) | Khmer Lunar Date | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | April 14–16 | 1st waning moon of 5th month | | Royal Plowing Ceremony | May 4 (approx.) | 4th waning moon of 6th month | | Pchum Ben (Ancestors’ Day) | Sept 18–Oct 2 | 1st–15th waning moon of 10th month | | Water & Moon Festival | Oct 27–29 | Full moon of 12th month (Bonn Om Touk) | | Independence Day | Nov 9 (fixed Gregorian) | Not lunar-based | While modern civil administration in 1987 used the