Tibetan Calendar – August 2021

1 Sunday

• Waning Moon

2 Monday

• Waning Moon

3 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Dakini Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day

4 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

5 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

6 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Birthday of Lama Caroline
• Avoid Haircutting

7 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Dharmapala Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

8 Sunday

• New Moon at 1:52 pm GMT
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Monday

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

10 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

11 Wednesday

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

12 Thursday

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

13 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

14 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

15 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations

16 Monday

• Waxing Moon (first quarter)
• Green Tara and Medicine Buddha’s Day
• Good day for naga puja
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

17 Tuesday

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

18 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for naga puja

19 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

20 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

21 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Sunday

• Full Moon at 12:30 pm GMT
• Buddha Amitabha Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Monday

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

24 Tuesday

• Waning Moon

25 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

26 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations

27 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

28 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

29 Sunday

• Waning Moon

30 Monday

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

31 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting