What is Thai solar calendar?
The '''Thai solar calendar''' is a [[solar calendar]] that is used by [[Thailand]]. King [[Chulalongkorn]] adopted the calendar in [[Anno Domini|AD]] 1888 to be the Siamese version of the [[Gregorian calendar]]. The years are now counted in the [[Buddhist calendar|Buddhist Era]] rather than the [[Anno Domini|Christian Era]]. On 6 September 1940, [[Prime Ministers of Thailand|Prime Minister]] [[Plaek Phibunsongkhram|Phibunsongkhram]] stated that 1 January 1941 would be the start of the year 2484 BE, so that year 2483 BE had only nine months. To convert dates from 1 January to 31 March before that year, the number to add or subtract is 542; otherwise, it would be 543.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2483/A/419.PDF|accessdate=2014-06-17|title=พระราชบัญญัติปีปฏิทิน พุทธศักราช ๒๔๘๓|publisher=Royal Gazette (in Thai)|archive-date=2011-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927203851/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2483/A/419.PDF|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Calendars]] [[Category:Thai culture]]