Tibetan Calendar – January 2026

1 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Happy New Year 2026
• Good day for fire puja
• Cutting hair increases vitality

2 Friday

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

3 Saturday

• Full Moon at 10 am GMT
• Buddha Amitabha Day
• Good day for fire 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

4 Sunday

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

5 Monday

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

6 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Ephiphany
• No surgical operations

7 Wednesday

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

8 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for fire puja

10 Saturday

• Waning Moon (last quarter)
• Avoid Haircutting

11 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

12 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for fire puja

13 Tuesday

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

14 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• Cutting Hair brings peace of mind

15 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Good for haircutting

16 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• Avoid Haircutting

17 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Dharmapala Day
• Not a good day to start important activities
• Earth-spleen pulse predominates for 18 days according to the Tibetan Medical Tradition
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

18 Sunday

• New Moon at 7:45 pm GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• Good day for fire puja

19 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags

20 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

21 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day
• Good day for fire puja
• Cutting hair brings fortune

22 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• Cutting hair brings fortune

24 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

25 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

26 Monday

• Waxing Moon (first quarter)
• Green Tara and Medicine Buddha’s Day
• Good day for fire puja
• No surgical operations

27 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon

28 Wednesday

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

29 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for fire puja
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

30 Friday

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

31 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting