Tibetan Calendar – May 2023

1 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Labour day

2 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

3 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

4 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Friday

• Luna Piena
• Buddha Amitabha Day
• Penumbral moon eclipse from 5:15 pm to 9:30 pm GMT
• Vesak: Buddha Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana
• 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

6 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Fire-heart pulse predominates for 72 days in the Tibetan medical system
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• Avoid Haircutting

7 Sunday

• Waning Moon

8 Monday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

9 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations

10 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for naga puja
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

11 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

12 Friday

• Waning Moon (last quarter)
• Good day for naga puja
• Cutting hair brings fortune

13 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

14 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Dakini Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

15 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

16 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

17 Wednesday

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

18 Thursday

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

19 Friday

• Luna Nuova
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

20 Saturday

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

21 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Monday

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

23 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations

24 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for naga puja
• Cutting hair brings fortune

25 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations

26 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Birth of Buddha Shakyamuni according to the Tibetan calendar

27 Saturday

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

28 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

29 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

30 Tuesday

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

31 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence