The Khmer calendar is , meaning it synchronizes lunar phases with the solar year to ensure seasons do not drift.
The main 15th-day celebration fell on September 22, 1987 . This is a deeply spiritual time when Cambodians offer food to monks to transfer merits to deceased relatives. khmer calendar 1987
If you were born in 1987 in Cambodia, your birth certificate likely used the Gregorian date. But your Khmer birthday (used for ancestor blessings) is the lunar equivalent. For example, someone born on April 2, 1987, has a lunar birthday of the 4th day of the waxing moon of month 5 (Pisak). The Khmer calendar is , meaning it synchronizes