Tibetan Calendar 2002

2002 spans the Tibetan Iron Snake and Water Horse years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 13. 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 13 WedMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
February 27 WedMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
May 19 SunMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
May 26 SunMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen · Penumbral lunar eclipse
June 11 TueMonth 5 · Day 1Annular solar eclipse
June 25 TueMonth 5 · Day 16Penumbral lunar eclipse
July 14 SunMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
July 24 WedMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
October 28 MonMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
November 20 WedMonth 10 · Day 16Penumbral lunar eclipse
November 29 FriMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö
December 4 WedMonth 10 · Day 30Total solar eclipse

Month by month

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

2002 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 2 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Jan 4 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
Jan 8 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 13 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 14 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Jan 21 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 23 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Jan 28 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Jan 31 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18

2002 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 3 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 7 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
Feb 12 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 13 Wed
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
Feb 20 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Feb 22 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Feb 27 Wed
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15

2002 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 2 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Mar 4 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 8 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 13 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 14 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 22 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 24 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Mar 28 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Mar 31 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18

2002 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 3 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Apr 7 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25
Apr 12 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 13 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 20 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
Apr 22 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
Apr 27 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
Apr 29 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)

2002 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Holy days this month

May 2 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 6 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 12 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 13 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 19 Sun
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
May 20 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 21 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 4 · Day 9
May 26 Sun
Saka Dawa Düchen · Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 15
May 29 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18

2002 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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

Holy days this month

Jun 1 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
Jun 5 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 10 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 11 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Annular solar eclipseMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 18 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 20 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jun 24 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
Jun 25 Tue
Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 5 · Day 16
Jun 27 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jun 30 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21

2002 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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Holy days this month

Jul 5 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 10 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 11 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 14 Sun
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 17 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 19 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
Jul 24 Wed
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Jul 27 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Jul 30 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21

2002 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 3 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25
Aug 8 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 9 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 16 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Aug 17 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Aug 22 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Aug 25 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Aug 29 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21

2002 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 2 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
Sep 7 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 8 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Sep 14 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Sep 16 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Sep 21 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Sep 24 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Sep 27 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21

2002 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Oct 1 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 6 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 7 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Oct 13 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Oct 15 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Oct 21 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Oct 24 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Oct 27 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Oct 28 Mon
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Oct 31 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25

2002 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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Holy days this month

Nov 4 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 5 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
Nov 12 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Nov 14 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Nov 19 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 15
Nov 20 Wed
Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 10 · Day 16
Nov 22 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18
Nov 25 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
Nov 29 Fri
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25

2002 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Leap Month 10

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Holy days this month

Dec 4 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseMonth 10 · Day 30
Dec 5 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayLeap Month 10 · Day 1
Dec 12 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayLeap Month 10 · Day 8
Dec 14 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogLeap Month 10 · Day 10
Dec 19 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayLeap Month 10 · Day 15
Dec 22 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayLeap Month 10 · Day 18
Dec 25 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayLeap Month 10 · Day 21
Dec 29 Sun
Dakini tsogLeap Month 10 · Day 25

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1Day 26	2Day 27
3Day 29−	4Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	5Month 10Samadhi 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 16Penumbral lunar eclipse	21Day 17	22Day 18Chenrezig practice day	23Day 19
24Day 19+	25Day 21−Kshitigarbha practice day	26Day 22	27Day 23	28Day 24	29Day 25Ganden Ngamchö	30Day 26

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1Day 27	2Day 28	3Day 29	4Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	5Leap Month 10Samadhi King Buddha practice day	6Day 2	7Day 4−
8Day 5	9Day 6	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 27−	31Day 28