Tibetan Calendar 1959

1959 spans the Tibetan Earth Dog and Earth Pig years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 8. 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 8 SunMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
February 23 MonMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
March 25 WedMonth 2 · Day 16Partial lunar eclipse
April 8 WedMonth 3 · Day 1Annular solar eclipse
May 15 FriMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
May 22 FriMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
July 10 FriMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
July 20 MonMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
September 17 ThuMonth 7 · Day 16Penumbral lunar eclipse
October 2 FriMonth 7 · Day 30Total solar eclipse
November 22 SunMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
December 25 FriMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

1959 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 4 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 9 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 10 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Jan 17 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 19 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Jan 24 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Jan 27 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
Jan 30 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21

1959 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 2 Mon
Dakini tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 12 · Day 24
Feb 7 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 8 Sun
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
Feb 15 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Feb 18 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Feb 23 Mon
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Feb 26 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Feb 28 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21

1959 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 4 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 9 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 10 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 17 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 19 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Mar 24 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Mar 25 Wed
Partial lunar eclipseMonth 2 · Day 16
Mar 27 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
Mar 30 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21

1959 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 2 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
Apr 7 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 8 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Annular solar eclipseMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 16 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
Apr 18 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
Apr 23 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
Apr 25 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Apr 28 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21

1959 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Holy days this month

May 2 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 7 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 8 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 15 Fri
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
May 16 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 17 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 4 · Day 9
May 22 Fri
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15
May 25 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
May 28 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21

1959 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 1 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 6 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 7 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 14 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 16 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jun 20 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15 (day 14 skipped)
Jun 23 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jun 26 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21
Jun 30 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25

1959 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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Holy days this month

Jul 5 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 6 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 10 Fri
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 13 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 15 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
Jul 20 Mon
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Jul 22 Wed
Chenrezig practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 6 · Day 17
Jul 25 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
Jul 30 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25

1959 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Leap Month 6

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Holy days this month

Aug 4 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 5 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayLeap Month 6 · Day 1
Aug 12 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayLeap Month 6 · Day 8
Aug 13 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Leap Month 6 · Day 9
Aug 18 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayLeap Month 6 · Day 15
Aug 21 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayLeap Month 6 · Day 18
Aug 24 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayLeap Month 6 · Day 21
Aug 28 Fri
Dakini tsogLeap Month 6 · Day 25

1959 September

Tibetan Leap Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Sep 3 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Samadhi King Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Leap Month 6 · Day 30
Sep 10 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Sep 12 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Sep 16 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Sep 17 Thu
Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 7 · Day 16
Sep 19 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Sep 23 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Sep 27 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25

1959 October

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Oct 2 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseMonth 7 · Day 30
Oct 3 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Oct 9 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Oct 11 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Oct 16 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Oct 19 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Oct 22 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
Oct 27 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 31 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30 (day 29 skipped)

1959 November

Tibetan Month 9

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Holy days this month

Nov 1 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Nov 8 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Nov 10 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Nov 15 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Nov 18 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Nov 21 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 22 Sun
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 25 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
Nov 30 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30

1959 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

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

Holy days this month

Dec 1 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
Dec 7 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Dec 9 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Dec 14 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 15
Dec 18 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18
Dec 21 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
Dec 25 Fri
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
Dec 29 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30
Dec 30 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 1

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

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

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1Day 23	2Day 25−Dakini tsog	3Day 26	4Day 27
5Day 28	6Day 29	7Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	8Month 3Samadhi King Buddha practice day	9Month 3+	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 18−Chenrezig practice day
26Day 19	27Day 20	28Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	29Day 22	30Day 23

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

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

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

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1Day 28+	2Day 29	3Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Samadhi King Buddha practice day	4Month 7−	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 14−	16Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	17Day 16Penumbral lunar eclipse	18Day 17	19Day 18Chenrezig practice day
20Day 18+	21Day 19	22Day 20	23Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	24Day 22	25Day 23	26Day 24
27Day 25Dakini tsog	28Day 26	29Day 27	30Day 28

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

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