Current Date And Time In Punakha, Bhutan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:56:10 BTT
Capital: Punakha
Currency: Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)
Timezone: UTC +06:00 (BTT)
Population: 28,740
Area: 845.00 km²
State Code: PD
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Punakha, Bhutan. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Punakha.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Punakha align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Punakha, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including National Day of Bhutan on December 17) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Bhutan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Bhutan's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Punakha and the rest of Bhutan, not a separate Punakha-specific calendar.
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These are Bhutan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Bhutan's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Bhutan, including Punakha. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Day of Bhutan | December 17 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.mfa.gov.bt |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| National Day of Bhutan | Thu, Dec 17, 2026 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Punakha close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Bhutan are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Punakha doesn't simply disappear — Bhutan's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Punakha's own capital, Punakha observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Punakha.