Tibetan Calendar 2021

2021 spans the Tibetan Iron Mouse and Iron Ox years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 12. 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 12 FriMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
February 27 SatMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
May 19 WedMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
May 26 WedMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen · Total lunar eclipse
June 10 ThuMonth 4 · Day 30Annular solar eclipse
July 14 WedMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
July 24 SatMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
October 27 WedMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
November 19 FriLeap Month 9 · Day 15Partial lunar eclipse
December 4 SatLeap Month 9 · Day 30Total solar eclipse
December 29 WedMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

2021 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 1 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Jan 4 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21
Jan 8 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 13 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Samadhi King Buddha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 11 · Day 30
Jan 21 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 23 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10
Jan 28 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Jan 31 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18

2021 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 3 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 6 Sat
Dakini tsog (moved for a skipped day)Month 12 · Day 24
Feb 11 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 12 Fri
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
Feb 19 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8
Feb 22 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Feb 27 Sat
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15

2021 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 2 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Mar 4 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 8 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 13 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 14 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 21 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 23 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10
Mar 28 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Mar 31 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18

2021 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 3 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21
Apr 6 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25
Apr 11 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 12 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 20 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
Apr 22 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10
Apr 27 Tue
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
Apr 29 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)

2021 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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

Holy days this month

May 2 Sun
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 6 Thu
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25
May 11 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 12 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 19 Wed
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
May 20 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 21 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
May 26 Wed
Saka Dawa Düchen · Total lunar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 15
May 29 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 4 · Day 18
May 31 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 4 · Day 20

2021 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 4 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 10 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Annular solar eclipseMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 11 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 18 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 20 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10
Jun 24 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15 (day 14 skipped)
Jun 27 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jun 30 Wed
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 21

2021 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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Holy days this month

Jul 4 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 9 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 10 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 14 Wed
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 17 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 19 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10
Jul 24 Sat
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Jul 26 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18 (day 17 skipped)
Jul 29 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21

2021 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 3 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25
Aug 8 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 9 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 16 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Aug 17 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Aug 22 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15
Aug 25 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Aug 28 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21

2021 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 1 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
Sep 6 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 7 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Sep 14 Tue
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Sep 16 Thu
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10
Sep 20 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15
Sep 23 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Sep 27 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21

2021 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Holy days this month

Oct 1 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 6 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 7 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 1
Oct 13 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Oct 15 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Oct 20 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Oct 23 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18
Oct 26 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Oct 27 Wed
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Oct 31 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25

2021 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Leap Month 9

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Holy days this month

Nov 4 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 5 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayLeap Month 9 · Day 1
Nov 12 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayLeap Month 9 · Day 8
Nov 14 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogLeap Month 9 · Day 10
Nov 19 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice day · Partial lunar eclipseLeap Month 9 · Day 15
Nov 22 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayLeap Month 9 · Day 18
Nov 25 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayLeap Month 9 · Day 21
Nov 29 Mon
Dakini tsogLeap Month 9 · Day 25

2021 December

Tibetan Leap Month 9 · Month 10

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Holy days this month

Dec 4 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Total solar eclipseLeap Month 9 · Day 30
Dec 5 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
Dec 11 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Dec 13 Mon
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Dec 18 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 15
Dec 22 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18
Dec 25 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 21
Dec 29 Wed
Ganden NgamchöMonth 10 · 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 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 · Samadhi King Buddha practice day	14Month 12−	15Day 3	16Day 4
17Day 5	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
31Day 18Chenrezig practice day

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1Day 17	2Day 18Chenrezig practice day	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 2Samadhi 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	31Day 18Chenrezig practice day

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

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

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

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

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
	1Day 26	2Day 27	3Day 29−	4Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day	5Leap Month 9Samadhi 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 24	29Day 25Dakini tsog	30Day 26

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
			1Day 27	2Day 28	3Day 29	4Day 30Shakyamuni Buddha practice day
5Month 10Samadhi King Buddha practice day	6Day 2	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 16+	21Day 17	22Day 18Chenrezig practice day	23Day 19	24Day 20	25Day 21Kshitigarbha practice day
26Day 22	27Day 23	28Day 24	29Day 25Ganden Ngamchö	30Day 26	31Day 28−