Tibetan Calendar – May 2020

1 Friday

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

2 Saturday

• Waxing Moon

3 Sunday

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

4 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Fire- heart pulse dominates for 72 days according to the tibetan medical system
• Cutting hair brings fortune

6 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

7 Thursday

• Full moon at 10:48 am GMT
• Buddha Amitabha Day
• Vesak: Anniversary of the Enlightenment and Parinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni
• 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 Friday

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

9 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

10 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations

11 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Good day to hang prayer flags
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

12 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Naga day
• Avoid Haircutting

13 Wednesday

• Waning Moon

14 Thursday

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

15 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

16 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

17 Sunday

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

18 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Good for haircutting

19 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Good for haircutting

20 Wednesday

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

21 Thursday

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

22 Friday

• New Moon at 17:38 GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Saturday

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

24 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

25 Monday

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

26 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

27 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Naga day
• Cutting hair brings fortune

28 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

29 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Anniversary of the Birth of Buddha Shakyamuni
• Avoid Haircutting

30 Saturday

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

31 Sunday

1. Waxing Moon
2. Cutting hair brings power of attraction