Current Date And Time In Wangdi Phodrang, Bhutan
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:54:25 BTT
Capital: Wangdue Phodrang
Currency: Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)
Timezone: UTC +06:00 (BTT)
Population: 42,186
Area: 4,181.00 km²
State Code: WP
Planning business schedules or travel in Wangdi Phodrang, Bhutan? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Wangdi Phodrang, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Wangdi Phodrang observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Wangdi Phodrang, 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 Wangdi Phodrang and the rest of Bhutan, not a separate Wangdi Phodrang-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 Wangdi Phodrang. 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 Wangdi Phodrang 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.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Wangdi Phodrang, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Wangdi Phodrang's capital, Wangdue Phodrang observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Wangdi Phodrang.