Tibetan Calendar 1956

1956 spans the Tibetan Wood Sheep and Fire Monkey years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 12. Each month below has a Gregorian–Tibetan calendar with its holy days and eclipses listed alongside; hair-cutting days, prayer-flag days, repeated days and skipped days are marked in the calendar cells.

Major observances and eclipses

February 12 SunMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
February 25 SatMonth 1 · Day 14Chotrul Düchen
May 16 WedMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
May 24 ThuMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen · Partial lunar eclipse
June 9 SatMonth 5 · Day 1Total solar eclipse
July 11 WedMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
July 22 SunMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
October 26 FriMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
November 18 SunLeap Month 9 · Day 15Total lunar eclipse
December 2 SunLeap Month 9 · Day 30Partial solar eclipse
December 26 WedMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

ObservancesMultiplier daysEclipsesHair-cutting dayNo prayer flags+repeated day−previous day skipped

1956 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 3 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21
Jan 7 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 12 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 13 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Jan 21 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 22 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 12 · Day 9
Jan 27 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Jan 30 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18

1956 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 2 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 6 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
Feb 11 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 12 Sun
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
Feb 19 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Feb 21 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Feb 25 Sat
Chotrul Düchen (moved for a skipped day)Month 1 · Day 14
Feb 28 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18

1956 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 2 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 7 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 12 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 13 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 20 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 21 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Mar 26 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Mar 29 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18

1956 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 1 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Apr 5 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25
Apr 11 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 12 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 18 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
Apr 20 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
Apr 24 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15 (day 14 skipped)
Apr 28 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18

1956 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	2Day 22	3Day 23	4Day 24	5Day 25Dakini tsog
6Day 26	7Day 27	8Day 28	9Day 29	10Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	11Month 4Samadhi King Buddha practice day	12Day 2
13Day 3	14Day 4	15Day 5	16Day 7−Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha	17Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	18Day 9	19Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog
20Day 11	21Day 12	22Day 13	23Day 14	24Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen	25Day 16	26Day 17
27Day 18Chenrezig practice day	28Day 19	29Day 20	30Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	31Day 22

Holy days this month

May 1 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 5 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 10 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 11 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 16 Wed
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7 (day 6 skipped)
May 17 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 19 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10
May 24 Thu
Saka Dawa Düchen · Partial lunar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 15
May 27 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
May 30 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21

1956 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 4 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 8 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30 (day 29 skipped)
Jun 9 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 16 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 18 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jun 23 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
Jun 26 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jun 29 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21

1956 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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Holy days this month

Jul 3 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 8 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 9 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 11 Wed
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4 (day 3 skipped)
Jul 15 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 17 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
Jul 22 Sun
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Jul 25 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Jul 29 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21

1956 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 1 Wed
Dakini tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 6 · Day 24
Aug 6 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 7 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 13 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8 (day 7 skipped)
Aug 16 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Aug 21 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Aug 24 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Aug 27 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Aug 31 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25

1956 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 4 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 5 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Sep 12 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Sep 14 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Sep 19 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Sep 23 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Sep 25 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
Sep 29 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25

1956 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Oct 4 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 5 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Oct 12 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Oct 14 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Oct 19 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Oct 22 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Oct 25 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Oct 26 Fri
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Oct 28 Sun
Dakini tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 9 · Day 24

1956 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Leap Month 9

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Holy days this month

Nov 2 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 3 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayLeap Month 9 · Day 1
Nov 10 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayLeap Month 9 · Day 8
Nov 12 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogLeap Month 9 · Day 10
Nov 18 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Total lunar eclipseLeap Month 9 · Day 15
Nov 20 Tue
Chenrezig practice day (moved for a skipped day)Leap Month 9 · Day 17
Nov 23 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayLeap Month 9 · Day 21
Nov 27 Tue
Dakini tsogLeap Month 9 · Day 25

1956 December

Tibetan Leap Month 9 · Month 10

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1Day 29
2Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	3Month 10Samadhi King Buddha practice day	4Day 2	5Day 3	6Day 4	7Day 5	8Day 6
9Day 7	10Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	11Day 9	12Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	13Day 11	14Day 12	15Day 13
16Day 14	17Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	18Day 16	19Day 17	20Day 18Chenrezig practice day	21Day 19	22Day 20
23Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	24Day 22	25Day 24−	26Day 25Ganden Ngamchö	27Day 26	28Day 27	29Day 28
30Day 29	31Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day

Holy days this month

Dec 2 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseLeap Month 9 · Day 30
Dec 3 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
Dec 10 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Dec 12 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Dec 17 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 15
Dec 20 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18
Dec 23 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
Dec 26 Wed
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
Dec 31 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30

Source and method

Dates follow the published Tibetan, Gregorian and Chinese Lunar Calendar Comparison (1951–2050). Dates can differ across monasteries, traditions and published calendars. Observances follow the actual Tibetan month and day: annual observances never fall in a leap month, a repeated day carries its observance on the first occurrence, and an observance on a skipped day moves one day earlier. Hair-cutting and prayer-flag days follow the Tibetan date and are not moved for skipped days. Eclipses are filed by Beijing date.

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1Day 19	2Day 20	3Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	4Day 22	5Day 23	6Day 24	7Day 25Dakini tsog
8Day 26	9Day 27	10Day 28	11Day 29	12Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	13Month 12Samadhi King Buddha practice day	14Day 2
15Day 2+	16Day 3	17Day 4	18Day 5	19Day 6	20Day 7	21Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day
22Day 9Guru Rinpoche tsog	23Day 11−	24Day 12	25Day 13	26Day 14	27Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	28Day 16
29Day 17	30Day 18Chenrezig practice day	31Day 19

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1Day 20	2Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	3Day 22	4Day 23
5Day 24	6Day 25Dakini tsog	7Day 26	8Day 27	9Day 28	10Day 29	11Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day
12Month 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)	13Day 2	14Day 3	15Day 4	16Day 5	17Day 6	18Day 7
19Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	20Day 9	21Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	22Day 11	23Day 12	24Day 13	25Day 14Chotrul Düchen
26Day 16−	27Day 17	28Day 18Chenrezig practice day	29Day 19

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1Day 20	2Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	3Day 22
4Day 23	5Day 24	6Day 24+	7Day 25Dakini tsog	8Day 26	9Day 27	10Day 28
11Day 29	12Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	13Month 2Samadhi King Buddha practice day	14Day 2	15Day 3	16Day 4	17Day 5
18Day 6	19Day 7	20Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	21Day 10−Guru Rinpoche tsog	22Day 11	23Day 12	24Day 13
25Day 14	26Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	27Day 16	28Day 17	29Day 18Chenrezig practice day	30Day 19	31Day 20

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1Day 22+	2Day 23
3Day 24	4Day 25Dakini tsog	5Day 26	6Day 27	7Day 28	8Day 30−Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	9Month 5Samadhi King Buddha practice day
10Day 2	11Day 3	12Day 4	13Day 5	14Day 6	15Day 7	16Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day
17Day 9	18Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	19Day 11	20Day 12	21Day 13	22Day 14	23Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day
24Day 16	25Day 17	26Day 18Chenrezig practice day	27Day 19	28Day 20	29Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	30Day 22

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1Day 23	2Day 24	3Day 25Dakini tsog	4Day 26	5Day 27	6Day 28	7Day 29
8Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	9Month 6Samadhi King Buddha practice day	10Day 2	11Day 4−Chökhor Düchen	12Day 5	13Day 6	14Day 7
15Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	16Day 9	17Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	18Day 11	19Day 12	20Day 13	21Day 14
22Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha	23Day 16	24Day 17	25Day 18Chenrezig practice day	26Day 19	27Day 19+	28Day 20
29Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	30Day 22	31Day 23

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1Day 24Dakini tsog	2Day 26−	3Day 27	4Day 28
5Day 29	6Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	7Month 7Samadhi King Buddha practice day	8Day 2	9Day 3	10Day 4	11Day 5
12Day 6	13Day 8−Medicine Buddha practice day	14Day 8+	15Day 9	16Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	17Day 11	18Day 12
19Day 13	20Day 14	21Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	22Day 16	23Day 17	24Day 18Chenrezig practice day	25Day 19
26Day 20	27Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	28Day 22	29Day 23	30Day 24	31Day 25Dakini tsog

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1Day 26
2Day 27	3Day 29−	4Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	5Month 8Samadhi King Buddha practice day	6Day 2	7Day 3	8Day 4
9Day 5	10Day 6	11Day 7	12Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	13Day 9	14Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	15Day 11
16Day 12	17Day 13	18Day 14	19Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	20Day 15+	21Day 16	22Day 17
23Day 18Chenrezig practice day	24Day 19	25Day 21−Kshitigarbha practice day	26Day 22	27Day 23	28Day 24	29Day 25Dakini tsog
30Day 26

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1Day 27	2Day 28	3Day 29	4Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	5Month 9Samadhi King Buddha practice day	6Day 2
7Day 3	8Day 4	9Day 5	10Day 6	11Day 7	12Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	13Day 9
14Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	15Day 11	16Day 12	17Day 13	18Day 14	19Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	20Day 16
21Day 17	22Day 18Chenrezig practice day	23Day 19	24Day 20	25Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	26Day 22Lhabab Düchen	27Day 23
28Day 24Dakini tsog	29Day 26−	30Day 27	31Day 28

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1Day 29	2Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	3Leap Month 9Samadhi King Buddha practice day
4Day 2	5Day 3	6Day 4	7Day 5	8Day 6	9Day 7	10Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day
11Day 9	12Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	13Day 10+	14Day 11	15Day 12	16Day 13	17Day 14
18Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	19Day 16	20Day 17Chenrezig practice day	21Day 19−	22Day 20	23Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	24Day 22
25Day 23	26Day 24	27Day 25Dakini tsog	28Day 26	29Day 27	30Day 28