The first 15 days of the month, leading up to the full moon.

The Khmer calendar, known as Sakarach (សករាជ), is a lunisolar calendar used in Cambodia. It determines traditional holidays, Buddhist observance days ( Thngai Sil ), and astrological events. For the year 1987 in the Gregorian calendar, the corresponding Buddhist Era year was (beginning around April 13–14, 1987).

Occurring on the full moon of the sixth Khmer month ( Visak ), this holiest of Buddhist days celebrates three major events in the life of the Buddha: his birth, enlightenment, and passing ( Nirvana ). 4. Chol Vassa and Pchum Ben – July to October 1987

Falling on the full moon of the Pisak month (usually May), this holy day commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of the Buddha.

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The year 1987 fell during a transitional period in modern Cambodian history (the late 1980s under the People’s Republic of Kampuchea). Despite political challenges, traditional calendar customs remained alive, especially in rural areas and diaspora communities. Pagodas continued to mark Thngai Sil , and farmers followed the lunar months for planting and harvesting.