Loy Krathong and Yi Peng share the 24 November full moon

Loy Krathong is the full moon of 24 November 2026. Yi Peng, the Lanna lantern night, is the same moon and a different rite.

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What goes on the water, and what goes in the sky?

Loy Krathong floats a small offering, often cut from a banana stem, for the water on the full moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month. In 2026 that full moon is 24 November at 14:53 UT. In the north, Yi Peng sends lanterns up on the same night. One is a river rite. The other is a Lanna sky rite. A city that bans lanterns is not a place to ignore the ban.

The page does not sell a krathong kit. Karthigai Deepam is the Tamil lamp night of the same moon.

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