Tibetan Calendar 2011

2011 spans the Tibetan Iron Tiger and Iron Rabbit years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on March 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 4 TueMonth 11 · Day 30Partial solar eclipse
March 5 SatMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
March 19 SatMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
June 2 ThuMonth 4 · Day 1Partial solar eclipse
June 8 WedMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
June 15 WedMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
June 16 ThuMonth 4 · Day 16Total lunar eclipse
July 1 FriMonth 4 · Day 30Partial solar eclipse
August 3 WedMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
August 13 SatMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
November 17 ThuMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
November 25 FriMonth 9 · Day 30Partial solar eclipse
December 10 SatMonth 10 · Day 15Total lunar eclipse
December 20 TueMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

2011 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Leap Month 11

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Holy days this month

Jan 4 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 5 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayLeap Month 11 · Day 1
Jan 12 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayLeap Month 11 · Day 8
Jan 14 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogLeap Month 11 · Day 10
Jan 19 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayLeap Month 11 · Day 15
Jan 22 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayLeap Month 11 · Day 18
Jan 25 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayLeap Month 11 · Day 21
Jan 28 Fri
Dakini tsogLeap Month 11 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)

2011 February

Tibetan Leap Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Feb 2 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayLeap Month 11 · Day 30
Feb 3 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Feb 11 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Feb 13 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Feb 18 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Feb 20 Sun
Chenrezig practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 12 · Day 17
Feb 23 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 27 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25

2011 March

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Mar 4 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Mar 5 Sat
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
Mar 13 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Mar 15 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Mar 19 Sat
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Mar 22 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Mar 25 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 29 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25

2011 April

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Apr 3 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Apr 4 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Apr 11 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Apr 13 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Apr 18 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Apr 20 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Apr 23 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Apr 27 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25

2011 May

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

May 3 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
May 4 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
May 11 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
May 12 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 3 · Day 9
May 17 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
May 20 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
May 23 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 27 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25

2011 June

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Holy days this month

Jun 1 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
Jun 2 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 1
Jun 8 Wed
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
Jun 9 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
Jun 11 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10
Jun 15 Wed
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15
Jun 16 Thu
Total lunar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 16
Jun 18 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
Jun 21 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
Jun 26 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25

2011 July

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5 · Month 6

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	2Month 5Samadhi King Buddha practice day
3Day 2	4Day 3	5Day 4	6Day 5	7Day 7−	8Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	9Day 9
10Day 10Guru Rinpoche tsog	11Day 11	12Day 12	13Day 13	14Day 14	15Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	16Day 16
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 28	29Day 29	30Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day
31Month 6Samadhi King Buddha practice day

Holy days this month

Jul 1 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 30
Jul 2 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jul 8 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jul 10 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jul 15 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
Jul 18 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jul 21 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21
Jul 25 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 30 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 31 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1

2011 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 3 Wed
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Aug 7 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Aug 8 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Aug 13 Sat
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Aug 16 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Aug 19 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
Aug 24 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25
Aug 29 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 30 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1

2011 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 5 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Sep 7 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Sep 12 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Sep 15 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Sep 18 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Sep 22 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
Sep 27 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 28 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1

2011 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Oct 4 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Oct 6 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Oct 11 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Oct 15 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Oct 18 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
Oct 22 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 26 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 27 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1

2011 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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Holy days this month

Nov 3 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Nov 5 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Nov 10 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Nov 13 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Nov 16 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 17 Thu
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 20 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
Nov 25 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 26 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1

2011 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

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Holy days this month

Dec 2 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Dec 4 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Dec 10 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Total lunar eclipseMonth 10 · Day 15
Dec 13 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18
Dec 16 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
Dec 20 Tue
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
Dec 24 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30
Dec 25 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 27
2Day 28	3Day 29	4Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	5Leap Month 11Samadhi 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 25−Dakini tsog	29Day 26
30Day 27	31Day 28

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

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

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

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
				1Day 4	2Day 5	3Day 6
4Day 7	5Day 8Medicine 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 25Dakini tsog	23Day 26	24Day 27
25Day 28	26Day 29	27Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	28Month 8Samadhi King Buddha practice day	29Day 2	30Day 3

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

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

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