Tibetan Calendar 2023

2023 spans the Tibetan Water Tiger and Water Rabbit years; Losar (Tibetan New Year) falls on February 21. 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 21 TueMonth 1 · Day 1Losar (Tibetan New Year)
March 7 TueMonth 1 · Day 15Chotrul Düchen
April 20 ThuMonth 2 · Day 30Hybrid solar eclipse
May 6 SatMonth 3 · Day 16Penumbral lunar eclipse
May 26 FriMonth 4 · Day 7Birth of Shakyamuni Buddha
June 4 SunMonth 4 · Day 15Saka Dawa Düchen
July 21 FriMonth 6 · Day 4Chökhor Düchen
August 1 TueMonth 6 · Day 15Conception of Shakyamuni Buddha
October 15 SunMonth 9 · Day 1Annular solar eclipse
October 29 SunMonth 9 · Day 16Partial lunar eclipse
November 4 SatMonth 9 · Day 22Lhabab Düchen
December 7 ThuMonth 10 · Day 25Ganden Ngamchö

Month by month

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

2023 January

Tibetan Month 11 · Month 12

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Holy days this month

Jan 1 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 11 · Day 10
Jan 6 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 15
Jan 9 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 11 · Day 18
Jan 13 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 21
Jan 17 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 11 · Day 25
Jan 21 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 11 · Day 30
Jan 22 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 1
Jan 29 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 8
Jan 31 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 12 · Day 10

2023 February

Tibetan Month 12 · Month 1

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Holy days this month

Feb 5 Sun
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 15
Feb 8 Wed
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 12 · Day 18
Feb 11 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 21
Feb 15 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 12 · Day 25
Feb 20 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 12 · Day 30
Feb 21 Tue
Losar (Tibetan New Year)Month 1 · Day 1
Feb 27 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 8

2023 March

Tibetan Month 1 · Month 2

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Holy days this month

Mar 1 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 1 · Day 10
Mar 7 Tue
Chotrul DüchenMonth 1 · Day 15
Mar 10 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 1 · Day 18
Mar 13 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 21
Mar 17 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 1 · Day 25
Mar 21 Tue
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 1 · Day 30
Mar 22 Wed
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 1
Mar 29 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 8
Mar 31 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 2 · Day 10

2023 April

Tibetan Month 2 · Month 3

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Holy days this month

Apr 5 Wed
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 15
Apr 9 Sun
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 2 · Day 18
Apr 11 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 2 · Day 21 (day 20 skipped)
Apr 15 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 2 · Day 25
Apr 20 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice day · Hybrid solar eclipseMonth 2 · Day 30
Apr 21 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 1
Apr 28 Fri
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 8
Apr 30 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 3 · Day 10

2023 May

Tibetan Month 3 · Month 4

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

Holy days this month

May 5 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 15
May 6 Sat
Penumbral lunar eclipseMonth 3 · Day 16
May 8 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 3 · Day 18
May 11 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 21
May 14 Sun
Dakini tsogMonth 3 · Day 25 (day 24 skipped)
May 19 Fri
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 3 · Day 30
May 20 Sat
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 1
May 26 Fri
Birth of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 4 · Day 7
May 27 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 8
May 30 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 4 · Day 10

2023 June

Tibetan Month 4 · Month 5

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Holy days this month

Jun 4 Sun
Saka Dawa DüchenMonth 4 · Day 15
Jun 6 Tue
Chenrezig practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 4 · Day 17
Jun 9 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 21
Jun 13 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 4 · Day 25
Jun 18 Sun
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 4 · Day 30
Jun 19 Mon
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 1
Jun 26 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 8
Jun 28 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 5 · Day 10

2023 July

Tibetan Month 5 · Month 6

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Holy days this month

Jul 3 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 15
Jul 6 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 5 · Day 18
Jul 8 Sat
Kshitigarbha practice day (moved for a skipped day)Month 5 · Day 20
Jul 12 Wed
Dakini tsogMonth 5 · Day 25
Jul 17 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 5 · Day 30
Jul 18 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 1
Jul 21 Fri
Chökhor DüchenMonth 6 · Day 4
Jul 26 Wed
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 8
Jul 28 Fri
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 6 · Day 10

2023 August

Tibetan Month 6 · Month 7

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Holy days this month

Aug 1 Tue
Conception of Shakyamuni BuddhaMonth 6 · Day 15
Aug 4 Fri
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 6 · Day 18
Aug 7 Mon
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 21
Aug 11 Fri
Dakini tsogMonth 6 · Day 25
Aug 16 Wed
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 6 · Day 30
Aug 17 Thu
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 1
Aug 24 Thu
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 8
Aug 26 Sat
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 7 · Day 10
Aug 31 Thu
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 15

2023 September

Tibetan Month 7 · Month 8

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Holy days this month

Sep 2 Sat
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 7 · Day 18
Sep 5 Tue
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 21
Sep 9 Sat
Dakini tsogMonth 7 · Day 25
Sep 14 Thu
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 7 · Day 30
Sep 15 Fri
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 1
Sep 23 Sat
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 8
Sep 24 Sun
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 8 · Day 10 (day 9 skipped)
Sep 29 Fri
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 15

2023 October

Tibetan Month 8 · Month 9

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Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1Day 17	2Day 18Chenrezig practice day	3Day 19	4Day 20	5Day 21Kshitigarbha 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 9Samadhi King Buddha practice day	16Day 2	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 14−	28Day 15Amitabha Buddha practice day
29Day 16Partial lunar eclipse	30Day 17	31Day 18Chenrezig practice day

Holy days this month

Oct 2 Mon
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 8 · Day 18
Oct 5 Thu
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 21
Oct 9 Mon
Dakini tsogMonth 8 · Day 25
Oct 14 Sat
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 8 · Day 30
Oct 15 Sun
Samadhi King Buddha practice day · Annular solar eclipseMonth 9 · Day 1
Oct 22 Sun
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 8
Oct 24 Tue
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 9 · Day 10
Oct 28 Sat
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 15
Oct 29 Sun
Partial lunar eclipseMonth 9 · Day 16
Oct 31 Tue
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 9 · Day 18

2023 November

Tibetan Month 9 · Month 10

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Holy days this month

Nov 3 Fri
Kshitigarbha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 21
Nov 4 Sat
Lhabab DüchenMonth 9 · Day 22
Nov 7 Tue
Dakini tsogMonth 9 · Day 25
Nov 13 Mon
Shakyamuni Buddha practice dayMonth 9 · Day 30
Nov 14 Tue
Samadhi King Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 1
Nov 20 Mon
Medicine Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 8
Nov 22 Wed
Guru Rinpoche tsogMonth 10 · Day 10
Nov 27 Mon
Amitabha Buddha practice dayMonth 10 · Day 15
Nov 30 Thu
Chenrezig practice dayMonth 10 · Day 18

2023 December

Tibetan Month 10 · Month 11

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Holy days this month

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

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

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

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

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

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