Tibetan Calendar 2018

2018 spans the Tibetan Fire Bird and Earth Dog years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 16. 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 31 WedMonth 12 · Day 15Total lunar eclipse
February 16 FriMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year) · Partial solar eclipse
March 1 ThuMonth 1 · Day 14Chotrul Düchen
May 21 MonMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
May 29 TueMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
July 13 FriMonth 5 · Day 30Partial solar eclipse
July 16 MonMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
July 27 FriMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
July 28 SatMonth 6 · Day 16Total lunar eclipse
August 11 SatMonth 6 · Day 30Partial solar eclipse
October 31 WedMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
December 2 SunMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

2018 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 1 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 11 · Day 14
Jan 4 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Jan 7 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21
Jan 11 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 16 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 17 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Jan 25 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 26 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Jan 31 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Total lunar eclipseMonth 12 · Day 15

2018 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 3 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
Feb 6 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 10 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
Feb 15 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 16 Fri
Losar (Tibetan New Year) · Partial solar eclipseMonth 1 · Day 1
Feb 23 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Feb 25 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10

2018 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 1 Thu
Chotrul Düchen (moved for a skipped day)Month 1 · Day 14
Mar 4 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Mar 7 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 11 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 17 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 18 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 25 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 26 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Mar 31 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15

2018 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 3 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
Apr 6 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Apr 10 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25
Apr 15 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 16 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 23 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
Apr 25 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
Apr 29 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15

2018 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Holy days this month

May 2 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
May 6 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 10 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 15 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 16 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 21 Mon
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7 (day 6 skipped)
May 22 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 24 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10
May 29 Tue
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15

2018 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 1 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
Jun 4 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
Jun 9 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 13 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30 (day 29 skipped)
Jun 14 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 21 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 23 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jun 28 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15

2018 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1Day 18Chenrezig practice day	2Day 19	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 6Samadhi King Buddha practice day
15Day 3−	16Day 4Chökhor Düchen	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 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha	28Day 16Total lunar eclipse
29Day 17	30Day 18Chenrezig practice day	31Day 19

Holy days this month

Jul 1 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jul 4 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21
Jul 8 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 13 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 14 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 16 Mon
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 20 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 22 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
Jul 27 Fri
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Jul 28 Sat
Total lunar eclipseMonth 6 · Day 16
Jul 30 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18

2018 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 3 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
Aug 6 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
Aug 11 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Partial solar eclipseMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 12 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 18 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Aug 20 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Aug 26 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Aug 29 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18

2018 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 1 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Sep 5 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
Sep 9 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 10 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Sep 17 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Sep 19 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Sep 24 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Sep 28 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Sep 30 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21

2018 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Oct 4 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 9 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 10 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Oct 17 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Oct 19 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Oct 24 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Oct 27 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Oct 30 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Oct 31 Wed
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22

2018 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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Holy days this month

Nov 2 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
Nov 7 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 8 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
Nov 15 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Nov 17 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Nov 23 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 15
Nov 25 Sun
Chenrezig practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 10 · Day 17
Nov 28 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21

2018 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

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Holy days this month

Dec 2 Sun
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
Dec 7 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30
Dec 8 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 1
Dec 15 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 8
Dec 17 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
Dec 22 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
Dec 25 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Dec 28 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21
Dec 31 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · 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 14Amitabha Buddha practice day	2Day 16−	3Day 17	4Day 18Chenrezig 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 12Samadhi King Buddha practice day	18Day 2	19Day 3	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 26	12Day 27	13Day 28	14Day 29	15Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	16Month 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)	17Day 2
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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