Tibetan Calendar – October 2021

1 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Dakini Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

2 Saturday

• Waning Moon

3 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Good for haircutting

4 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Tuesday

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

6 Wednesday

• New Moon at 11:07 am GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni Day
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

7 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

8 Friday

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

9 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day

10 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Good for haircutting

11 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

12 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day for naga puja
• Avoid Haircutting

13 Wednesday

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

14 Thursday

• Waxing Moon
• Anniversary of HH the 16th Karmapa (1924-1981)
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

15 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Birthday of Chokyrul Trijang Rinpoche (1982)
• Lama Tsong Khapa and Padmasambhava’s Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

16 Saturday

• Waxing Moon

17 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

18 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Good day to hang prayer flags
• Good for haircutting

19 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

20 Wednesday

• Full Moon at 2:56 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
• Earth-spleen pulse dominates for 18 days according to the Tibetan Medical Tradition
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

21 Thursday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

22 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Good day for naga puja
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Saturday

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

24 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• No surgical operations

25 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Good for haircutting

26 Tuesday

• Waning Moon (last quarter)
• Avoid Haircutting

27 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Lha Bab Duchen – Shakyamuni Buddha comes back from the Heaven Trayastrimsa
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags

28 Thursday

• Waning Moon

29 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

30 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

31 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Dakini Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• European Summer Time ends, Clock go back one hour
• No surgical operations