Tibetan Calendar – April 2024

1 Monday

• Waning Moon

2 Tuesday

• Waning Moon (last quarter)
• Cutting hair brings fortune

3 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

4 Thursday

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

5 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Celebrations for the anniversary of Drubwang Gangchen Rinpoche’s parinirvana according tibetan calendar
• Cutting Hair brings peace of mind

6 Saturday

• Waning Moon

7 Sunday

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

8 Monday

• Luna Nuova
• Total eclipse of the Sun at 6:15 pm GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• This day is favorable for positive activities since the karmic results of both negatives and positive actions is greatly increased
• Not a good day to start important activities
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Kalachakra New Year
• Avoid Haircutting

10 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

11 Thursday

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

12 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

13 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

14 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

15 Monday

• Waxing Moon (first quarter)

16 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Green Tara and Medicine Buddha’s Day
• No surgical operations

17 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Earth-spleen pulse predominates for 18 days according to the Tibetan medical tradition
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

18 Thursday

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

19 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

20 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

21 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

22 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Tuesday

• Full moon at 11:50 pm GMT
• Buddha Amitabha Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

24 Wednesday

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

25 Thursday

• Waning Moon

26 Friday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

27 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations

28 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for naga puja
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

29 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

30 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for naga puja