Tibetan Calendar – April 2023

1 Saturday

• Waxing Moon

2 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

3 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

4 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Wednesday

• Full Moon
• Buddha Amitabha Day
• Good day for naga puja
• This day is favorable for positive activities since the karmic results of both negatives and positive actions is greatly increased
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

6 Thursday

• Full Moon at 4:36 am GMT

7 Friday

• Waning Moon

8 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Easter
• No surgical operations

10 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

11 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

12 Wednesday

• Waning Moon

13 Thursday

• Waning Moon (last quarter)
• Good for haircutting

14 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Vedic New Year
• Avoid Haircutting

15 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Dakini Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

16 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Anniversary of Drubwang Gangchen Rinpoche’s parinirvana
• Orthodox easter

17 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

18 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Earth spleen pulse dominates for 18 days according to the Tibetan medical system
• Avoid Haircutting

19 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Dharmapala Day
• Not a good day to start important activities
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

20 Thursday

• New Moon
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• Total annular solar eclipse at 4:15 am GMT
• Not a good day to start important activities
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

21 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Kalachakra New Year
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day

23 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations

24 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags

25 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon

26 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

27 Thursday

• Waxing Moon (first quarter)
• Avoid Haircutting

28 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Green Tara and Medicine Buddha’s Day
• No surgical operations
• Cutting hair increases vitality

29 Saturday

• Waxing Moon

30 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Lama Tsong Khapa and Padmasambhava’s Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction