Tibetan Calendar 1998

1998 spans the Tibetan Fire Ox and Earth Tiger years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 27. 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 27 FriMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year) · Total solar eclipse
March 12 ThuMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
March 13 FriMonth 1 · Day 15Penumbral lunar eclipse
June 1 MonMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
June 10 WedMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
July 27 MonMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
August 8 SatMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha · Penumbral lunar eclipse
August 22 SatMonth 6 · Day 30Annular solar eclipse
September 6 SunMonth 7 · Day 15Penumbral lunar eclipse
November 10 TueMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
December 13 SunMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

1998 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 5 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 11 · Day 7
Jan 7 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
Jan 12 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
Jan 15 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Jan 18 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21
Jan 23 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 28 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 29 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1

1998 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 4 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Feb 6 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Feb 11 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Feb 14 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
Feb 17 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 21 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
Feb 26 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 27 Fri
Losar (Tibetan New Year) · Total solar eclipseMonth 1 · Day 1

1998 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 5 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8 (day 7 skipped)
Mar 7 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Mar 12 Thu
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Mar 13 Fri
Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 1 · Day 15 (repeated day)
Mar 16 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Mar 19 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 23 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 28 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Samadhi King Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 1 · Day 30

1998 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 4 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Apr 6 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Apr 11 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Apr 14 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
Apr 18 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Apr 21 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
Apr 26 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 27 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1

1998 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Holy days this month

May 4 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
May 6 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
May 11 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
May 14 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
May 17 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 21 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 25 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30 (day 29 skipped)
May 26 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1

1998 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 1 Mon
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
Jun 2 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
Jun 4 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10
Jun 10 Wed
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15
Jun 13 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
Jun 16 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
Jun 19 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 24 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 25 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1

1998 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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

Holy days this month

Jul 2 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jul 4 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jul 9 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
Jul 12 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jul 15 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21
Jul 18 Sat
Dakini tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 5 · Day 24
Jul 23 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 24 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 27 Mon
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 31 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8

1998 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 2 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
Aug 8 Sat
Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha · Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 6 · Day 15
Aug 10 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Aug 13 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
Aug 17 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25
Aug 22 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Annular solar eclipseMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 23 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 30 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8

1998 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 1 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Sep 6 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 7 · Day 15
Sep 9 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Sep 11 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
Sep 15 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
Sep 20 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 21 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Sep 29 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8

1998 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Oct 1 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Oct 5 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Oct 8 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Oct 11 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
Oct 15 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 20 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 21 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Oct 28 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Oct 30 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10

1998 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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Holy days this month

Nov 4 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Nov 6 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Nov 9 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 10 Tue
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 13 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
Nov 18 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 19 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
Nov 27 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Nov 29 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10

1998 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

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Holy days this month

Dec 3 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 15
Dec 6 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18
Dec 9 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
Dec 13 Sun
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
Dec 18 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30
Dec 19 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 1
Dec 26 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 8
Dec 28 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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