Tibetan Calendar 1997

1997 spans the Tibetan Fire Mouse and Fire Ox 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 SatMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
February 22 SatMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
March 9 SunMonth 2 · Day 1Total solar eclipse
March 24 MonMonth 2 · Day 16Partial lunar eclipse
May 13 TueMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
May 22 ThuMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
August 7 ThuMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
August 18 MonMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
September 2 TueMonth 7 · Day 1Partial solar eclipse
September 17 WedMonth 7 · Day 16Total lunar eclipse
November 21 FriMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
December 24 WedMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

1997 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 4 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 9 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Samadhi King Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 11 · Day 30
Jan 16 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 18 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Jan 23 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Jan 26 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
Jan 29 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21

1997 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 2 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
Feb 7 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 8 Sat
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
Feb 14 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8 (day 7 skipped)
Feb 16 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Feb 22 Sat
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Feb 25 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Feb 28 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21

1997 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 4 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 8 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 1 · Day 29
Mar 9 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 16 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 18 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Mar 23 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Mar 24 Mon
Partial lunar eclipseMonth 2 · Day 16
Mar 27 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
Mar 30 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21

1997 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 2 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
Apr 7 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 8 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 15 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
Apr 17 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
Apr 22 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
Apr 25 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
Apr 28 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21

1997 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Holy days this month

May 2 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 6 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 7 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 13 Tue
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
May 14 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 16 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10
May 22 Thu
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15
May 25 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
May 28 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
May 31 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25

1997 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 5 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 6 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 13 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 15 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jun 20 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
Jun 23 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jun 26 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21
Jun 29 Sun
Dakini tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 5 · Day 24

1997 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Leap Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jul 4 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 5 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayLeap Month 5 · Day 1
Jul 13 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayLeap Month 5 · Day 8
Jul 15 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogLeap Month 5 · Day 10
Jul 20 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayLeap Month 5 · Day 15
Jul 22 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayLeap Month 5 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Jul 25 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayLeap Month 5 · Day 21
Jul 29 Tue
Dakini tsogLeap Month 5 · Day 25

1997 August

Tibetan Leap Month 5 · Month 6

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Holy days this month

Aug 3 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayLeap Month 5 · Day 30
Aug 4 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Aug 7 Thu
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Aug 11 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Aug 13 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
Aug 18 Mon
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Aug 21 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Aug 23 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
Aug 27 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25

1997 September

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Sep 1 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Sep 2 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 7 · Day 1
Sep 10 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Sep 12 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Sep 16 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Sep 17 Wed
Total lunar eclipseMonth 7 · Day 16
Sep 19 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Sep 22 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Sep 26 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25

1997 October

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Oct 1 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Oct 2 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Oct 9 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Oct 11 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Oct 16 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Oct 18 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Oct 21 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
Oct 25 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 31 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30

1997 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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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 9Guru Rinpoche tsog	10Day 11−	11Day 12	12Day 13	13Day 14	14Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	15Day 16
16Day 17	17Day 18Chenrezig practice day	18Day 19	19Day 20	20Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	21Day 22Lhabab Düchen	22Day 23
23Day 24	24Day 25Dakini tsog	25Day 26	26Day 27	27Day 28	28Day 29	29Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day
30Month 10Samadhi King Buddha practice day

Holy days this month

Nov 1 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Nov 8 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Nov 9 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 9 · Day 9
Nov 14 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Nov 17 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Nov 20 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 21 Fri
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 24 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
Nov 29 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 30 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1

1997 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

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Holy days this month

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

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

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

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	2Month 8Samadhi 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 14	16Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	17Day 17−	18Day 18Chenrezig practice day
19Day 19	20Day 20	21Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	22Day 22	23Day 23	24Day 24	25Day 25Dakini tsog
26Day 26	27Day 27	28Day 27+	29Day 28	30Day 29	31Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1Day 2	2Day 3	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 15−Amitabha Buddha practice day
14Day 16	15Day 17	16Day 18Chenrezig practice day	17Day 19	18Day 20	19Day 20+	20Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day
21Day 22	22Day 23	23Day 24	24Day 25Ganden Ngamchö	25Day 26	26Day 27	27Day 28
28Day 29	29Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	30Month 11Samadhi King Buddha practice day	31Day 2