Tibetan Calendar – March 2023

1 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Lama Tsong Khapa and Padmasambhava’s Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• Good for haircutting

2 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Good for haircutting

3 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

4 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Sunday

• Waxing Moon

6 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Anniversary of Jetsun Milarepa (1040-1123)
• Good day to hang prayer flags

7 Tuesday

• Full Moon
• Anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni’s miracle day
• 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

8 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Thursday

• Waning Moon

10 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Anniversary of the Parinirvana of Geshe Rabten Rinpoche
• Avoid Haircutting

11 Saturday

• Waning Moon

12 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

13 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

14 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• Cutting hair brings fortune

15 Wednesday

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

16 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

17 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Dakini Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Good day for naga puja
• Avoid Haircutting

18 Saturday

• Waning Moon

19 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

20 Monday

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

21 Tuesday

• New Moon
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

24 Friday

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

25 Saturday

• Waxing Moon

26 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Beginning of European summer time. Clocks go forward 1 hour
• Cutting hair brings fortune

27 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

28 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• ChöKör Düchen – First turning of the Wheel of Dharma
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags

29 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon (first quarter)
• Green Tara and Medicine Buddha’s Day
• Good day for naga puja

30 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

31 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Lama Tsong Khapa and Padmasambhava’s Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Cutting hair brings fortune
• Good day to hang prayer flags