Tibetan Calendar 1986

1986 spans the Tibetan Wood Ox and Fire Tiger years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 9. 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 9 SunMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
February 24 MonMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
April 9 WedMonth 2 · Day 30Partial solar eclipse
April 24 ThuMonth 3 · Day 15Total lunar eclipse
May 16 FriMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
May 23 FriMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
July 11 FriMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
July 21 MonMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
October 4 SatMonth 8 · Day 1Hybrid solar eclipse
October 18 SatMonth 8 · Day 16Total lunar eclipse
November 23 SunMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
December 26 FriMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

1986 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 2 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21
Jan 5 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
Jan 10 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 11 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Jan 18 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 20 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Jan 25 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Jan 28 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
Jan 31 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21

1986 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 4 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
Feb 8 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30 (day 29 skipped)
Feb 9 Sun
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
Feb 17 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Feb 19 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Feb 24 Mon
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Feb 27 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18

1986 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 2 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 5 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 10 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 11 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 18 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 20 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Mar 26 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Mar 28 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Mar 31 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21

1986 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 4 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25
Apr 9 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 10 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 17 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
Apr 19 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
Apr 24 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Total lunar eclipseMonth 3 · Day 15
Apr 27 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
Apr 29 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 3 · Day 20

1986 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Holy days this month

May 3 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 8 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 9 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 16 Fri
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
May 17 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 19 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10
May 23 Fri
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15 (day 14 skipped)
May 26 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
May 29 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21

1986 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 2 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 7 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 8 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 15 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 17 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jun 22 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
Jun 24 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Jun 27 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21

1986 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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Holy days this month

Jul 1 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 7 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 8 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 11 Fri
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 15 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 16 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 6 · Day 9
Jul 21 Mon
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Jul 24 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Jul 27 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
Jul 31 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25

1986 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 5 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 6 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 13 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Aug 15 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Aug 19 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Aug 22 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Aug 25 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Aug 29 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25

1986 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Leap Month 7

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Holy days this month

Sep 4 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 5 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayLeap Month 7 · Day 1
Sep 11 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayLeap Month 7 · Day 8
Sep 13 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogLeap Month 7 · Day 10
Sep 18 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayLeap Month 7 · Day 15
Sep 21 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayLeap Month 7 · Day 18
Sep 24 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayLeap Month 7 · Day 21
Sep 28 Sun
Dakini tsogLeap Month 7 · Day 25

1986 October

Tibetan Leap Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Oct 3 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayLeap Month 7 · Day 30
Oct 4 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Hybrid solar eclipseMonth 8 · Day 1
Oct 11 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Oct 12 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Oct 17 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Oct 18 Sat
Total lunar eclipseMonth 8 · Day 16
Oct 20 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Oct 23 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
Oct 28 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25

1986 November

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Nov 2 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Nov 3 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Nov 9 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Nov 11 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Nov 16 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Nov 19 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Nov 22 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 23 Sun
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 26 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25

1986 December

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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

Holy days this month

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

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

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1Day 27	2Day 28	3Day 29	4Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	5Leap Month 7Samadhi King Buddha practice day	6Day 2
7Day 3	8Day 4	9Day 5	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 18Chenrezig practice day	22Day 19	23Day 20	24Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	25Day 22	26Day 23	27Day 24
28Day 25Dakini tsog	29Day 26	30Day 27

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
						1Day 29
2Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	3Month 9Samadhi King Buddha practice day	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 14
16Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	17Day 16	18Day 17	19Day 18Chenrezig practice day	20Day 19	21Day 20	22Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day
23Day 22Lhabab Düchen	24Day 23	25Day 24	26Day 25Dakini tsog	27Day 26	28Day 27	29Day 28
30Day 29