Tibetan Calendar – November 2022

1 Tuesday

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

2 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

3 Thursday

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

4 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Birthday of Rabten Choktrul Rinpoche
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

5 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang Parinirvana
• Avoid Haircutting

6 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

7 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Water-kidney pulse is predominant for 72 days according to the Tibetan medical tradition
• Good day to hang prayer flags
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

8 Tuesday

• Full Moon
• Total eclipse of the Moon from 9am GMT to 12.45 pm GMT
• 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

9 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

10 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for naga puja

11 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Anniversary of Atisha Dipamkara 982-1054
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

12 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations

13 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

14 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

15 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Lha Bab Duchen anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni return from the Trayastrimsa heaven

16 Wednesday

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

17 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

18 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Dakini Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Birthday of Ling Choktrul Rinpoche
• No surgical operations

19 Saturday

• Waning Moon

20 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

21 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Tuesday

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

23 Wednesday

• New Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

24 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

25 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

26 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day

27 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations

28 Monday

• Waxing Moon

29 Tuesday

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

30 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon (firs quarter)
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags