Tibetan Calendar – January 2022

1 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• New Year 2022
• Dharmapala Day
• Not a good day to start important activities
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

2 Sunday

• New Moon at 6:35 pm GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

3 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

4 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day
• Good for haircutting

6 Thursday

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

7 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

8 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Ngenpa Gu Dzom – Nine bad omens day from 11:00 am GMT to 10:30 am GMT of January 9th
• Not a good day to start important activities
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Sunday

• Waxing Moon (first quarter)
• Sangpo Chu Dzom – Ten auspicious omens day
• Avoid Haircutting

10 Monday

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

11 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

12 Wednesday

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

13 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

14 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

15 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

16 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for naga puja

17 Monday

• Full Moon at 11:50 pm GMT
• Buddha Amitabha Day
• This day is favorable for positive activities since the karmic results of both negatives and positive actions is greatly increased
• Earth Spleen pulse predominates for 18 days according to the Tibetan medical system
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

18 Tuesday

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

19 Wednesday

• Waning Moon

20 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

21 Friday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Panchen Lobsang Choky Gyaltsen anniversary (1570-1662)

23 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

24 Monday

• Waning Moon

25 Tuesday

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

26 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

27 Thursday

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

28 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

29 Saturday

• Waning Moon

30 Sunday

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

31 Monday

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