Tibetan Calendar – March 2024

1 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

2 Saturday

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

3 Sunday

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

4 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for naga puja
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

6 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting Hair brings peace of mind

7 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting Hair brings peace of mind

8 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Saturday

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

10 Sunday

• New Moon at 09:00am GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

11 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

12 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

13 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day
• No surgical operations

14 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

15 Friday

• Waxing Moon

16 Saturday

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

17 Sunday

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

18 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

19 Tuesday

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

20 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Equinox
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

21 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

23 Saturday

• Waxing Moon

24 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Penumbral lunar eclipse starting at 17:30 ending at 21:30 GMT
• 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

25 Monday

• Full Moon at 07:00am 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

26 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

27 Wednesday

• Waning Moon

28 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

29 Friday

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

30 Saturday

• Waning Moon

31 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• European Summer Time starts; clocks go forward 1 hour
• Avoid Haircutting