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Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand

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Ananda Mahidol
Enacted on the 9th day of May 2489 Buddhist Era^[1]
Being the 13th year of the present reign

Let good happen!^[2] The time of the divine Buddhist religion has become the past for 2489 years! At the present moment, it is, in the lunar fashion, the 9th day of the waxing moon, the month of Visākha,^[3] the year of the Canine,^[4] or, under the solar calendar, the day of Jīva,^[5] the 9th solar day of the month of the Coming of the Bull.^[6] The time has thus been determined!^[7]

1. 1946 CE.
2. See also the note about this opening phrase.
3. The sixth month of the Thai lunar calendar, named after the Hindu month of Visākha.
4. The zodiac sign of Dog.
5. Thursday, named after the Hindu god Jīva.
6. The month of May, known in Thai as Phruetsaphakhom (Thai: พฤษภาคม), which literally translates as "Coming of the Bull (Taurus)".
7. The date and time for the monarch to sign the constitution was determined by a royal astrologer. See also this note.