Tibetan Calendar – November 2020

1 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• All Saints

2 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Naga day

3 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Anniversary of Atisha Dipankara (982-1054)
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

4 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Rabten Choktrul Rinpoche’s Birthday
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

6 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

7 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Lha bab duchen – Buddha descent from Heaven of 33
• Water kidney pulse predominates for 72 days in the Tibetan medical system
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags

8 Sunday

• Waning Moon (last quarter)
• Good for haircutting

9 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Good day to hang prayer flags
• Avoid Haircutting

10 Tuesday

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

11 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting Hair brings peace of mind

12 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Good for haircutting

13 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

14 Saturday

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

15 Sunday

• New Moon at 5:08 am
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

16 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

17 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day
• Good for haircutting

18 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Birthday of Choktrul Ling Rinpoche
• No surgical operations

19 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

20 Friday

• Waxing Moon

21 Saturday

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

22 Sunday

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

23 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

24 Tuesday

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

25 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

26 Thursday

Waxing Moon

Avoid Haircutting

27 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

28 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

29 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

30 Monday

• Full Moon
• Penumbral eclipse at 9:45 am
• 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