Tibetan Calendar 2020

2020 spans the Tibetan Earth Pig and Iron Mouse years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 24. 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 11 SatMonth 11 · Day 16Penumbral lunar eclipse
February 24 MonMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
March 9 MonMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
May 29 FriMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
June 5 FriMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
June 6 SatMonth 4 · Day 16Penumbral lunar eclipse
June 21 SunMonth 4 · Day 30Annular solar eclipse
July 5 SunMonth 5 · Day 15Penumbral lunar eclipse
July 24 FriMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
August 3 MonMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
November 7 SatMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
November 30 MonMonth 10 · Day 15Penumbral lunar eclipse
December 10 ThuMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö
December 15 TueMonth 11 · Day 1Total solar eclipse

Month by month

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

2020 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 3 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 8
Jan 5 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
Jan 10 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
Jan 11 Sat
Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 11 · Day 16
Jan 13 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Jan 16 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21
Jan 19 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 24 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 25 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1

2020 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 2 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Feb 4 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Feb 9 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Feb 11 Tue
Chenrezig practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 12 · Day 17
Feb 14 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 18 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
Feb 23 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 24 Mon
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1

2020 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 2 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Mar 4 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Mar 9 Mon
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Mar 12 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Mar 15 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 18 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 24 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 25 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1

2020 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 1 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Apr 3 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Apr 8 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Apr 10 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
Apr 13 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Apr 17 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25
Apr 22 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 23 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1

2020 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
					1Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day	2Day 9Guru 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 24
17Day 25Dakini tsog	18Day 26	19Day 27	20Day 28	21Day 29	22Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	23Month 4Samadhi King Buddha practice day
24Day 2	25Day 3	26Day 4	27Day 5	28Day 6	29Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha	30Day 8Medicine Buddha practice day
31Day 9

Holy days this month

May 1 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
May 2 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 3 · Day 9
May 7 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
May 10 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
May 13 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 17 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 22 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 23 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 29 Fri
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
May 30 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8

2020 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 1 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10
Jun 5 Fri
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15
Jun 6 Sat
Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 16
Jun 8 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
Jun 11 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
Jun 15 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 21 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Annular solar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 22 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 28 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 30 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10

2020 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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Holy days this month

Jul 5 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 5 · Day 15
Jul 8 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jul 11 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21
Jul 15 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 20 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 21 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 24 Fri
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 28 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 29 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)

2020 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 3 Mon
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Aug 6 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Aug 9 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
Aug 14 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25
Aug 19 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 20 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 26 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Aug 28 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10

2020 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 2 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Sep 5 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Sep 8 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Sep 12 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
Sep 17 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 18 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Sep 24 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Sep 26 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10

2020 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Oct 1 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Oct 4 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Oct 8 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
Oct 12 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 16 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 17 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Oct 24 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Oct 26 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Oct 31 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15

2020 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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Holy days this month

Nov 3 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Nov 6 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 7 Sat
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 10 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
Nov 15 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 16 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
Nov 22 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Nov 24 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Nov 30 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 10 · Day 15

2020 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

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Holy days this month

Dec 3 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18
Dec 6 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
Dec 10 Thu
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · Day 25
Dec 14 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 30
Dec 15 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseMonth 11 · Day 1
Dec 22 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 8
Dec 24 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
Dec 29 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15

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 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 16Penumbral lunar eclipse
12Day 17	13Day 18Chenrezig practice day	14Day 19	15Day 20	16Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day	17Day 22	18Day 24−
19Day 25Dakini tsog	20Day 26	21Day 27	22Day 28	23Day 29	24Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	25Month 12Samadhi King Buddha practice day
26Day 2	27Day 3	28Day 4	29Day 5	30Day 5+	31Day 6

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

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

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

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

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 15Amitabha Buddha practice day	9Day 17−	10Day 18Chenrezig practice day	11Day 19
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 3Samadhi King Buddha practice day	24Day 2	25Day 2+
26Day 3	27Day 4	28Day 5	29Day 6	30Day 7

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

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

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