Tibetan Calendar – February 2020

1 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

2 Sunday

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

3 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

4 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Lama Tsong Khapa and Padmasambhava’s Day
• Wood liver pulse predominates for 72 days in the Tibetan medical system
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

5 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

6 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

7 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• Cutting hair increases vitality

8 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Sunday

• Full Moon at 7:35 am GMT
• 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

10 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

11 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

12 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

13 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

14 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

15 Saturday

• Waning Moon (last quarter)

16 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

17 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

18 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

19 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings peace of mind

20 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Good for haircutting

21 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Dharmapala Day
• Gutor: thanksgiving to Dharma Protectors
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Sunday

• New Moon at 3:35 pm GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

24 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Tibetan New Year of the Metal Mouse
• Avoid Haircutting

25 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

26 Wednesday

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

27 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

28 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations

29 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting