Tibetan Calendar 2015

2015 spans the Tibetan Wood Horse and Wood Sheep years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 19. 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 19 ThuMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
March 5 ThuMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
March 20 FriMonth 1 · Day 30Total solar eclipse
April 4 SatMonth 2 · Day 15Total lunar eclipse
May 25 MonMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
June 2 TueMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
July 20 MonMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
July 31 FriMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
September 13 SunMonth 7 · Day 30Partial solar eclipse
September 28 MonMonth 8 · Day 15Total lunar eclipse
November 3 TueMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
December 5 SatMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

2015 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 4 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
Jan 8 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Jan 11 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21
Jan 15 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 20 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 21 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Jan 27 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 29 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10

2015 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 3 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Feb 6 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
Feb 10 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 14 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
Feb 18 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 12 · Day 29
Feb 19 Thu
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
Feb 26 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Feb 28 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10

2015 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 5 Thu
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Mar 8 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Mar 11 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 15 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 20 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 21 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 27 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 29 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10

2015 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 4 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Total lunar eclipseMonth 2 · Day 15
Apr 7 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
Apr 10 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Apr 14 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25
Apr 18 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 19 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 26 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
Apr 28 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10

2015 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Holy days this month

May 3 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
May 7 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
May 9 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 3 · Day 20
May 13 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 18 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 19 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 25 Mon
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
May 26 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 28 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10

2015 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 2 Tue
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15
Jun 5 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
Jun 8 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
Jun 11 Thu
Dakini tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 4 · Day 24
Jun 16 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 17 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 24 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 26 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10

2015 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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

Holy days this month

Jul 2 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
Jul 4 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Jul 7 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21
Jul 11 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 16 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 17 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 20 Mon
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 24 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 26 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
Jul 31 Fri
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15

2015 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 3 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Aug 5 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
Aug 9 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25
Aug 14 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 15 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 22 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Aug 25 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Aug 29 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15

2015 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 1 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Sep 4 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Sep 7 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
Sep 13 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 14 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Sep 21 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Sep 23 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Sep 28 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Total lunar eclipseMonth 8 · Day 15
Sep 30 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18

2015 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Oct 3 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
Oct 7 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 12 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 13 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Oct 21 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Oct 22 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Oct 27 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Oct 30 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18

2015 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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Holy days this month

Nov 2 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 3 Tue
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 6 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
Nov 11 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 12 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
Nov 19 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Nov 21 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Nov 25 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 15
Nov 28 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18

2015 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

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Holy days this month

Dec 1 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
Dec 5 Sat
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
Dec 11 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30
Dec 12 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 1
Dec 18 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 8 (day 7 skipped)
Dec 20 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
Dec 25 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
Dec 28 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Dec 31 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21

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

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1Day 12	2Day 13	3Day 14	4Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day
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 29−	18Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day
19Month 3Samadhi 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

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

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

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

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

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