Tibetan Calendar 1981

1981 spans the Tibetan Iron Monkey and Iron Bird years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 5. 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

January 20 TueMonth 12 · Day 15Penumbral lunar eclipse
February 5 ThuMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year) · Annular solar eclipse
February 18 WedMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
June 9 TueMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
June 17 WedMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
July 17 FriMonth 5 · Day 15Partial lunar eclipse
July 31 FriMonth 5 · Day 30Total solar eclipse
August 4 TueMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
August 15 SatMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
November 18 WedMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
December 20 SunMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

1981 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 6 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 7 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Jan 13 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 15 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Jan 20 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 12 · Day 15
Jan 23 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
Jan 26 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Jan 30 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25

1981 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 4 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 5 Thu
Losar (Tibetan New Year) · Annular solar eclipseMonth 1 · Day 1
Feb 12 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Feb 13 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 1 · Day 9
Feb 18 Wed
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Feb 21 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Feb 25 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21

1981 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 1 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 6 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 7 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 13 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 15 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Mar 20 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Mar 23 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
Mar 26 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Mar 31 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25

1981 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Leap Month 2

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Holy days this month

Apr 4 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 5 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayLeap Month 2 · Day 1
Apr 12 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayLeap Month 2 · Day 8
Apr 14 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogLeap Month 2 · Day 10
Apr 19 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayLeap Month 2 · Day 15
Apr 22 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayLeap Month 2 · Day 18
Apr 25 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayLeap Month 2 · Day 21
Apr 29 Wed
Dakini tsogLeap Month 2 · Day 25

1981 May

Tibetan Leap Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

May 4 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayLeap Month 2 · Day 30
May 5 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
May 11 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
May 13 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
May 18 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
May 22 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
May 25 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 29 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25

1981 June

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Holy days this month

Jun 2 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
Jun 3 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
Jun 9 Tue
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
Jun 10 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
Jun 12 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10
Jun 17 Wed
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15
Jun 20 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
Jun 23 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
Jun 27 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25

1981 July

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jul 1 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30 (day 29 skipped)
Jul 2 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jul 9 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jul 11 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jul 17 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Partial lunar eclipseMonth 5 · Day 15
Jul 20 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jul 22 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 5 · Day 20
Jul 26 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 31 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseMonth 5 · Day 30

1981 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1Month 6Samadhi King Buddha practice day
2Day 2	3Day 3	4Day 4Chökhor Düchen	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 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
16Day 16	17Day 17	18Day 18Chenrezig practice day	19Day 19	20Day 20	21Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	22Day 22
23Day 23	24Day 25−Dakini tsog	25Day 26	26Day 27	27Day 28	28Day 29	29Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day
30Month 7Samadhi King Buddha practice day	31Day 2

Holy days this month

Aug 1 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Aug 4 Tue
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Aug 8 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Aug 10 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
Aug 15 Sat
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Aug 18 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Aug 21 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
Aug 24 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
Aug 29 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 30 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1

1981 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 6 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Sep 8 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Sep 14 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Sep 16 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Sep 19 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Sep 23 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
Sep 28 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 29 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1

1981 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Oct 6 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Oct 8 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Oct 13 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Oct 16 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Oct 18 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
Oct 22 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 27 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 28 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1

1981 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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Holy days this month

Nov 5 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Nov 7 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Nov 11 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15 (day 14 skipped)
Nov 14 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Nov 17 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 18 Wed
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 21 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
Nov 26 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 27 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1

1981 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

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Holy days this month

Dec 4 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Dec 6 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Dec 11 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 15
Dec 13 Sun
Chenrezig practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 10 · Day 17
Dec 16 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
Dec 20 Sun
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
Dec 26 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30
Dec 27 Sun
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 26	2Day 27	3Day 28
4Day 28+	5Day 29	6Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	7Month 12Samadhi King Buddha practice day	8Day 2	9Day 3	10Day 4
11Day 6−	12Day 7	13Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	14Day 9	15Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	16Day 11	17Day 12
18Day 13	19Day 14	20Day 15Amitabha 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	31Day 26

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

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1Day 29	2Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	3Month 4Samadhi King Buddha practice day	4Day 2	5Day 3	6Day 4
7Day 5	8Day 6	9Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha	10Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	11Day 9	12Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	13Day 11
14Day 12	15Day 13	16Day 14	17Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen	18Day 16	19Day 17	20Day 18Chenrezig 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

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

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

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

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