Tibetan Calendar 1974
1974 spans the Tibetan Water Ox and Wood Tiger years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 22. 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
- Month 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
- Month 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
- Month 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
- Month 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
- Month 4 · Day 16Partial lunar eclipse
- Month 4 · Day 30Total solar eclipse
- Month 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
- Month 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
- Month 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
- Month 10 · Day 15Total lunar eclipse
- Month 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö
- Month 11 · Day 1Partial solar eclipse
Month by month
ObservancesMultiplier daysEclipsesHair-cutting dayNo prayer flags+repeated day−previous day skipped
1974 January
Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 8
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
- Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
- Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
1974 February
Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
- Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15 (day 14 skipped)
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
- Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
- Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
1974 March
Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Medicine Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 1 · Day 7
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
- Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
- Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
1974 April
Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
- Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
- Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
1974 May
Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
- Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
- Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
- Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
- Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 4 · Day 9
1974 June
Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15
- Partial lunar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 16
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
- Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
1974 July
Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21
- Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
- Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
1974 August
Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
- Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
1974 September
Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
- Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Samadhi King Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 7 · Day 30
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
1974 October
Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
- Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
- Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
1974 November
Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
- Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
- Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
- Amitabha Buddha practice day · Total lunar eclipseMonth 10 · Day 15
1974 December
Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11
Open in calendar| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Holy days this month
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18
- Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
- Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
- Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30
- Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 11 · Day 1
- Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 8
- Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
- Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
- Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
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.