Tibetan Calendar 2012

2012 spans the Tibetan Iron Rabbit and Water Dragon years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 22. 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 22 WedMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
March 8 ThuMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
May 21 MonMonth 4 · Day 1Annular solar eclipse
May 28 MonMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
June 4 MonMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen · Partial lunar eclipse
July 23 MonMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
August 2 ThuMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
November 6 TueMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
November 14 WedMonth 10 · Day 1Total solar eclipse
November 28 WedMonth 10 · Day 15Penumbral lunar eclipse
December 8 SatMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

2012 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Jan 1 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 8
Jan 3 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
Jan 9 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
Jan 12 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Jan 14 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
Jan 18 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 23 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 24 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Jan 31 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8

2012 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Feb 2 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Feb 7 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Feb 10 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
Feb 13 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 16 Thu
Dakini tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 12 · Day 24
Feb 21 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 22 Wed
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1

2012 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Mar 1 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Mar 3 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Mar 8 Thu
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Mar 11 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Mar 13 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 17 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 22 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 23 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 30 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8

2012 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Apr 2 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Apr 6 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Apr 9 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
Apr 12 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Apr 15 Sun
Dakini tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 2 · Day 24
Apr 21 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 22 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 29 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8

2012 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

Open in calendar

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 18−Chenrezig practice day	9Day 19	10Day 20	11Day 21Kshitigarbha 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 4Samadhi King Buddha practice day	22Day 2	23Day 3	24Day 3+	25Day 4	26Day 5
27Day 6	28Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha	29Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	30Day 9Guru Rinpoche tsog	31Day 11−

Holy days this month

May 1 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
May 6 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
May 8 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
May 11 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 15 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 20 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 21 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Annular solar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 1
May 28 Mon
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
May 29 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 30 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 4 · Day 9

2012 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Jun 4 Mon
Saka Dawa Düchen · Partial lunar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 15
Jun 7 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
Jun 10 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
Jun 14 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 19 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 20 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 27 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 29 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10

2012 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Jul 3 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
Jul 6 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jul 9 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21
Jul 13 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 19 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 20 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 23 Mon
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 26 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 28 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10

2012 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Aug 2 Thu
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Aug 5 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Aug 8 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
Aug 12 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25
Aug 17 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 18 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 25 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Aug 26 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Aug 31 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15

2012 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Sep 3 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Sep 6 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Sep 10 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
Sep 16 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Samadhi King Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 7 · Day 30
Sep 23 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Sep 25 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Sep 30 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15

2012 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Oct 3 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Oct 6 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
Oct 10 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 15 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 16 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Oct 22 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Oct 24 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Oct 29 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15

2012 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Nov 1 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Nov 5 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 6 Tue
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 9 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
Nov 13 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30 (day 29 skipped)
Nov 14 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseMonth 10 · Day 1
Nov 21 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Nov 23 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Nov 28 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 10 · Day 15

2012 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

Open in calendar

Holy days this month

Dec 1 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18
Dec 4 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
Dec 8 Sat
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
Dec 13 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30
Dec 14 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 1
Dec 20 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 8
Dec 22 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
Dec 28 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
Dec 31 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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