Tibetan Calendar – July 2024

1 Monday

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

2 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Lama Michel Rinpoche’s birthday
• Cutting hair brings fortune

3 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

4 Thursday

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

5 Friday

• New Moon at 11 pm GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• Not a good day to start important activities
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

6 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Birthday of HH the 14th Dalai Lama
• Avoid Haircutting

7 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Birthday anniversary of Drubwang Gangchen Rinpoche
• Avoid Haircutting

8 Monday

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

9 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Chokor Duchen – Shakyamuni Buddha’s first turning of the Wheel of Dharma
• No surgical operations

10 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

11 Thursday

• Waxing Moon

12 Friday

• Waxing Moon

13 Saturday

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

14 Sunday

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

15 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

16 Tuesday

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

17 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

18 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

19 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

20 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Earth-spleen pulse is predominant for 18 days
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

21 Sunday

• Full Moon at 10:18 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
• Good day for naga puja
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Tuesday

• Waning Moon

24 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations

25 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

26 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

27 Saturday

• Waning Moon

28 Sunday

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

29 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

30 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

31 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting Hair brings peace of mind