Tibetan Calendar – August 2024

1 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

2 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

3 Saturday

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

4 Sunday

• New Moon at 11:15 am GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

6 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Birthday of Lama Caroline
• Avoid Haircutting

7 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day
• Metal-lungs pulse predominate for 72 days
• Cutting hair brings fortune

8 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

10 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

11 Sunday

• Waxing Moon (first quarter)
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags

12 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Green Tara and Medicine Buddha’s Day
• Cutting hair increases vitality

13 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

14 Wednesday

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

15 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

16 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

17 Saturday

• Waxing Moon

18 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

19 Monday

• Full Moon at 6:30 pm GMT
• 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

20 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

21 Wednesday

• Waning Moon

22 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Good day to hang prayer flags
• No surgical operations

24 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

25 Sunday

• Waning Moon

26 Monday

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

27 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

28 Wednesday

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

29 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

30 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Good for haircutting

31 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting