Tibetan Calendar – December 2021

1 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

2 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

3 Friday

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

4 Saturday

• New Moon
• Total eclipse of the Sun at 7:35 am GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni 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

5 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

6 Monday

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

7 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

8 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

9 Thursday

• Waxing Moon

10 Friday

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

11 Saturday

• Waxing Moon (first quarter)
• Green Tara and Medicine Buddha’s Day
• No surgical operations

12 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

13 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Lama Tsong Khapa and Padmasambhava’s Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day

14 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

15 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

16 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

17 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

18 Saturday

• Full Moon
• 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

19 Sunday

• Full Moon at 4:37 am GMT
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

20 Monday

• Waning Moon

21 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Winter Solstice
• The shortest day in the northern emisphere
• The longer day in the southern emisphere
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Thursday

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

24 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Christmas Eve
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

25 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Parinirvana of Kyabje Ling Rinpoche
• Christmas
• Avoid Haircutting

26 Sunday

• Waning Moon

27 Monday

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

28 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

29 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Anniversary of Lama Tsong Khapa (1357-1419)
• Dakini Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

30 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

31 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune