Tibetan Calendar – May 2025

1 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Worker’s day

2 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for fire puja

3 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

4 Sunday

• Waxing Moon (first quarter)
• No surgical operations
• Cutting hair increases vitality

5 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Green Tara and Medicine Buddha’s Day
• Fire- heart pulse predominates for 72 in the Tibetan Medical Tradition
• Good day for fire puja
• No surgical operations
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

6 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

7 Wednesday

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

8 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

9 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• Avoid Haircutting

10 Saturday

• Waxing Moon

11 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for fire puja

12 Monday

• Full moon at 7 pm GMT
• Vesak Day commemorating the Enlightenment and Parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha
• Buddha Amitabha Day
• 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

13 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• Avoid Haircutting

14 Wednesday

• Waning Moon

15 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

16 Friday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations

17 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• Good day for naga puja

18 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• Avoid Haircutting

19 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for naga puja

20 Tuesday

• Waning Moon (last quarter)
• Good day for fire puja
• Cutting hair brings fortune

21 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Dakini Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Good day for fire puja
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting Hair brings peace of mind

24 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for fire puja

25 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• Avoid Haircutting

26 Monday

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

27 Tuesday

• New Moon at 3 am GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

28 Wednesday

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

29 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day
• Cutting hair brings fortune

30 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

31 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for naga puja