Tibetan Calendar – October 2024

1 Tuesday

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

2 Wednesday

• New Moon
• Annular solar eclipse at 6 pm GMT
• Buddha Shakiamuni 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

3 Thursday

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

4 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

5 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• White Tara Day

6 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Not a good day to start important activities
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

7 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

8 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon

9 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

10 Thursday

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

11 Friday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases vitality

12 Saturday

• Waxing Moon
• Lama Tsong Khapa and Padmasambhava’s Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day

13 Sunday

• Waxing Moon
• Cutting hair increases intelligence

14 Monday

• Waxing Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

15 Tuesday

• Waxing Moon
• Birthday of Trijang Choktrul Rinpoche
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags

16 Wednesday

• Waxing Moon
• No surgical operations
• Avoid Haircutting

17 Thursday

• Full Moon at 11:30 am 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

18 Friday

• Waning Moon

19 Saturday

• Waning Moon

20 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Earth-spleen pulse predominates for 18 days according to the Tibetan medical tradition
• Good day for naga puja
• No surgical operations

21 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

22 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

23 Wednesday

• Waning Moon

24 Thursday

• Waning Moon (last quarter)
• Cutting hair brings power of attraction

25 Friday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

26 Saturday

• Waning Moon
• Dakini Day
• Ganachakra (Tsog) Day
• Not a good day to hang prayer flags

27 Sunday

• Waning Moon
• Europe summer time ends – clock back 1h
• Cutting hair brings fortune

28 Monday

• Waning Moon
• Cutting hair brings fortune

29 Tuesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

30 Wednesday

• Waning Moon
• Avoid Haircutting

31 Thursday

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