Tibetan calendar is based on the Moon phases and it is not possible to transfer it directly into Gregorian system, because due to precise calculation every year, certain days are omitted (e.g. after the third lunar day, the fifth one follows), or doubled (e.g. there are two forth days, one after another). Consequently, the tenth day after the new moon (calculated according to western calendar), for instance, not always corresponds to the tenth day of the lunar calendar; it may be the eighth or the eleventh day – depending on omitted or doubled day before.
Below, there are dates of favourable and unfavourable days for hair cutting. The dates were taken from the calendar by Tibetan astrologists, including changes (omitted or doubled days) mentioned above.
Year of the Wooden Dragon (2024 / 2025)
FAVOURABLE days of the lunar month for cutting the hair are:
the 8th to bring longevity
18 January 2024, 17 February 2024, 17 March, 16 April, 16 May, 14 June, 14 July, 12 August, 11 September, 10 October, 9 November, 8 December,
the 9th to bring attractive energy
19 January 2024, 18 February 2024, 18 March, 17 April, 17 May, 15 June, 15 July, 13 August, 12 September, 11 October, 10 November, 9 December, 8 January 2025, 6 February 2025
the 10th to bring magnetism
20 January 2024, 19 February 2024, 19 March, 18 April, 18 May, 16 June, 16 July, 14 August, 13 September, 12 October, 11 November, 10 December, 9 January 2025, 7 February 2025
the 11th to bring intelligence
21 January 2024, 20 February 2024, 20 March, 19 April, 19 May, 17 June, 17 July, 15 August, 14 September, 13 October, 12 November, 11 December, 10 January 2025, 8 February 2025
the 26th and 27th to bring happiness
7 i 8 January 2024, 6 i 7 February 2024, 6 i 7 March, 5 i 6 April, 4 i 5 May, 2 i 3 June, 2 i 3 July, 31 July i 1 August, 29 i 30 August, 28 i 29 September, 28 i 29 October, 26 i 27 November, 26 i 27 December, 25 i 26 January 2025, 24 i 25 February 2025
UNFAVOURABLE days are:
the 1st, 2nd, 7th, 12th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 25th, 28th and 29th days of the lunar month. Cutting one’s hair on these days will lead to a loss of vitality.
January 2024: 2, 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 22, 26, 28, 31
February 2024: 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 21, 25, 27
March: 1, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 21, 26, 28, 31
April: 4, 7, 9, 10, 15, 20, 24, 26, 29
May: 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 20, 24, 26, 29
June: 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 23, 24, 27
July: 1, 4, 6, 7, 13, 18, 22, 24, 27, 30
August: 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 16, 20, 22, 25, 28, 31
September: 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 19, 20, 23, 27, 30
October: 1, 3, 4, 9, 14, 18, 20, 22, 26, 30, 31
November: 2, 3, 8, 13, 16, 18, 21, 25, 28, 29
December: 2, 3, 12, 16, 18, 21, 25, 28, 29, 31
January 2025: 1, 6, 11, 14, 16, 19, 24, 27, 28, 30
February 2025: 1, 4, 9, 13, 15, 18, 22, 26, 27
RESULTS OF CUTTING HAIR ON DIFFERENT DAYS OF LUNAR MONTH:
1st day - short life
2nd day - slander
3rd day - wealth
4th day - increase in virtue
5th day - increase in wealth
6th day - increased sensory clarity
7th day - lawsuit
8th day - long life
9th day - attractive energy
10th day - greater wang tang
11th day - intelligence
12th day - poverty
13th day - increased longevity
14th day - increased comfort and wealth
15th day - auspiciousness
16th day - obstacles
17th day - virtue
18th day - loss
19th day - increase in longevity
20th day - wealth
21st day - fear of sickness
22nd day - gaining clothes and food
23rd day - increase in comfort and wealth
24th day - happiness
25th day - sickness
26th day - well being
27th day - joy and happiness
28th day - strife and quarrels
29th day - bad food
30th day - purification of negative actions and obscurations.