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Dharma Practice

Calendar150-Year Buddhist Lunar Calendar

By

Michael Erlewine


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A book from

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First published 2008

2008 Michael Erlewine / StarTypes.com

ISBN 9781440453632.

All rights reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced,

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This book is dedicated

to

Ven. Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche


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Table of Contents

How to Use This Calendar .................................... 7Eclipses .............................................................. 12The Vision of the Eclipse .................................... 13The Lunation Cycle: East and West.................... 14East and West .................................................... 14Gaps in the Clouds ............................................. 14The Thirty Lunar Days ........................................ 15The Four Quarters .............................................. 16Protector Days .................................................... 17Days of Observation ........................................... 17Health and Healing ............................................. 18Purification Days ................................................. 18Insight Moments ................................................. 19Open Channels ................................................... 19East and West .................................................... 20Summary ............................................................ 20The Lunation Cycle ............................................. 22Earth's Aura ........................................................ 22Rainfall ................................................................ 23Thunderstorms and Cosmic Radiation ................ 24The Moon and Geomagnetic Activity .................. 24Polar Cap Absorption (PCA) ............................... 25Solar Sectors ...................................................... 26Solar Magnetic Field ........................................... 27Lunar Variations.................................................. 27Father-line Deities ............................................... 28Solar Flares ........................................................ 28Summary ............................................................ 28Exoteric References ........................................... 29Esoteric References ........................................... 30Lunar Phenomena .............................................. 31Moon Up / Moon Down ....................................... 31The Moon in the Signs ........................................ 31Geographic Latitude ........................................... 32Moon on the Horizon .......................................... 32Gravitational Force ............................................. 32New and Full Moons ........................................... 33The Tidal Vector ................................................. 33Radial component ............................................... 33


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Horizontal component ......................................... 34East/West horizontal component ........................ 34North/South horizontal component ..................... 34The Declination Cycle ......................................... 34Perigee/Apogee .................................................. 35Lunar Speed ....................................................... 35The Nodal Cycle. ................................................ 35Major Tide-related Phenomena .......................... 35Solar Wind .......................................................... 37Moon In and Moon Out ....................................... 38First Quarter ....................................................... 39Full Moon ............................................................ 40Last Quarter ........................................................ 41Mind Practice ...................................................... 42Sitting and Looking ............................................. 42The Techniques .................................................. 43Sadhanas and Anniversary Practice Dates ........ 44Rituals Practiced on the All Months .................... 45Rituals Practiced on the First Lunar Month ......... 47Rituals Practiced on the Second Lunar Month .... 48Rituals Practiced on the Third Lunar Month ........ 49Rituals Practiced on the Fourth Lunar Month ..... 50Rituals Practiced on the Fifth Lunar Month ......... 51Rituals Practiced on the Sixth Lunar Month ........ 52Rituals Practiced on the Seventh Lunar Month ... 53Rituals Practiced on the Eighth Lunar Month ...... 54Rituals Practiced on the Ninth Lunar Month ....... 55Rituals Practiced on the Tenth Lunar Month ....... 56Rituals Practiced on the Eleventh Lunar Month .. 57Rituals Practiced on the Twelfth Lunar Month .... 58The 150-Year Lunar Tables ................................ 58


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How to Use This Calendar

Tibetan practice calendars are based on precise lunar events the

changing relationship of the Moon relative to the Sun each month. Ifyou are using this calendar for your personal practice, there should beno problem. However, there are certain problems with designing apractice calendar for groups. Let me explain:

A lunar event (such as the Full Moon) happened at 2:30 AM inRumtek, Sikkim on January 1st, 1991. The same event (same momentin time) simultaneously occurred at 4:00 PM of December 31, 1990for those living at KTD Monastery in New York. Rumtek is 10.5 hoursahead of KTD. Those in Rumtek would be celebrating the event at a

different time zone, a different day and, in this case, a different year!Still the moment for all would be the same. This is due to the fact thatwe have different time zones around to world. The point of this is that,while we can list the exact time for any person to start a lunar day, it ishard to make a general calendar that will serve all groups and timezones.

In order to overcome this problem, no attempt has been made in thiscalendar to declare on which calendar date a given lunar day shouldbe celebrated by a group. There is nothing special about any specific

date for lunar events. They happen when they happen. Instead, weprovide the date and time for all events according to Eastern StandardTime (EST).

Those of you living in other time zones have only to add or subtractthe difference in hours for your time zone to arrive at the correct timeand date for events in your location. For example, those living in SanFrancisco (Pacific Standard Time) would subtract three house fromthe times listed to get your local standard time. Those in Great Britainwould add five hours, and so forth. It is generally agreed that it is best

to celebrate a lunar day as close to the time that it begins, as possible.It may not always be possible, like it a lunar day begins at threeoclock in the morning.

There may be more information here than most of you, at first, require.And there is not room here to explain in detail how to use thisinformation. In brief, the idea is that different times of the lunar cycle(lunar days) are considered appropriate or auspicious for certaintypes of dharma practice. My teacher, Ven. Khenpo Karthar,Rinpoche pointed out that on certain of these days there is great


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opportunity to observe our minds on that particular day. Setting asidetime for inner observation is the key point here.

Aside from the New and Full Moon, the major auspicious times are

the 10th (Daka Day) and 25th (Dakini Day) lunar days of each month.

This lunar calendar is pretty straight forward and easy to use. Belowis an explanation of each column.


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Here is a breakdown of a sample line:

LD WD Date EST KM DM EC K D TF

01|Mo|1900-01-01 8:52|12|12| | | |91%02|Tu|1900-01-02 6:04|12|12| | | |89%

LD 01 = Lunar Day (1 to 30)

WD = Day of Week

Date 1900-01-01 (Jan. 1, 1900)

EST 8:42 = 8:52 AM

KM 12 = 12th Lunar Month (Karmapa style)

DM 12 = 12th Lunar Month (Dalai Lama style)

EC = Eclipse (if any)

K = Tibetan New Year (Karmapa Style)D = Tibetan New Year (Dalai Lama style)

TF 91% = Tidal Force Percentage

LD (Lunar Day of Month)

The lunar month is divided into 30 lunar days, which represent theangular separation of the Moon from the Sun by 12-degreeincrements. In other words, the solunar angle is zero at New Moon

and the angle from zero to 12-degrees degrees marks the first lunarday, the angle from 12-degrees to 24-degrees is the second lunar day,and so all around the 360-degrees of the lunar cycle.

WD (Weekday)

This is the common or standard day of the week, but note that whenthat weekday starts depends on the time zone you are in. Thiscalendar weekdays are listed for EST, Eastern Standard Time.

Date (Standard Calendar Date)

This is the common or standard Gregorian calendar date which theentire world uses. Not that this calendar list the date for EST, EasternStandard Time, so take note.

EST (Time of Event)

This is the clock time of the lunar event in EST (Eastern Standard

Time) expressed in 24-hour time from zero as Midnight, through Noon


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as 12 hours, and on around. Thus 6 P.M. would be listed as 18 hoursand forth. Times give here are accurate to approximately one minuteof time.

Lunar Months

Note: There are two main calendars used in Tibetan Buddhism today,that of the Dalai Lama lineage, which is called the Phugpa calendarand that of the Karmapa, called the Tsurphu calendar. The DalaiLama is the head of the Gelugpa Lineage and the Karmapa is thehead of the Karma Kagyu lineage. This calendars usually agree withone another, but some years they are one month apart. We list bothstyles here.The different style calendars and missing and double days can beconfusing. Here we list the two styles of months as well as when theirNew Years begin. However, many Western students are onlyinterested in the exact times when the various lunar practice daysbegin and these times are the same for all lineages and all Buddhistor Vedic practitioners. For example, New Moon, and all 30 lunar days,are experience by everyone in the world at the same moment, butvarious lineages name these times as, for example, the first lunar day,while other lineages may call it the second lunar day, and so on. More

details are provided in the articles at the end of this book for thoseinterested. Look for the KM or DM in the column header at the topof each page.

KM Lunar Month (1 to 12) - Karmapa styleDM Lunar Month (1 to 12) Dalai Lama style

EC Eclipses Noted

Eclipses, obviously, only occur at either the New Moon or the FullMoon. If there is an eclipse, it will be marked in this column as follows:

TS = Total Solar EclipseAS = Annular Solar EclipsePS = Partial Solar EclipseTU = Total Umbral EclipseTP = Total Penumbral EclipsePU = Partial Umbral EclipsePP = Partial Penumbral Eclipse"K = Tibetan New Year Begins (Karmapa Style)


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Tibetan New Year

The first day of the Tibetan New Year can be different for the two

main Tibetan Buddhist lineages, the Gelugpa Lineage with the DalaiLama as head, which uses the Phugpa Calendar, and the KarmaKagyu Lineage with the Karmapa as head, which uses the TsurphuCalendar. Look at the header at the top of each page for the lineageyou follow.

Column HeadersD = Tibetan New Year Begins (Dalai Lama Style)K = Tibetan New Year Begins (Karmapa Style)

In either case the moment of the New Moon in that column is markedwith an L.

PLEASE NOTE: In this practice calendar, the New Year can begin atthe moment of the New Moon, which is when the Chinese celebratethe New Year. In general, the Tibetans celebrate Tibetan New Year(called Losar) on the NEXT calendar day AFTER the New Moon.Therefore, if you want to celebrate New Year on the calendar date onwhich the actual New Moon falls, look for the L in the appropriate

column, either D for The Dalai Lama style (Phugpa) or K for theKarmapa style (Tsurphu), BUT THEN Celebrate on the next calendardate.

For example, on the first page of the calendar (1900), the New Moonin the Karmapa tradition falls on the Wednesday, January 30, 1900,at 020:23 (08:23 P.M.) Easter Standard Time, which is marked by Lin the Karmapa column. So you would celebrate Losar or New Yearon January 31, 1900. Please note this and adjust your celebrationaccordingly, either on the day of the New Moon or as the Tibetans do,

on the calendar day after the New Moon.

Tidal Force

This is a purely modern calculation that I include because it isinherently interesting and may be something we should be looking at.In the last 20 years or so, scientists too have become more aware oflunar effects on the earth and its inhabitants. In general, much of thisresearch may be summed up and is expressed in the combined

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This unique measure includes both terrestrial and solar gravitationalinfluence in a single indicator, incorporating the effects of the

accelerated orbital motion of the moon and the closeness of theseparation-interval at perigee-syzygy, the consequence of acoincident sun-Moon alignment in celestial latitude or declination, andthe perturbed motion of perigee subject to increased solargravitational force when perigee-syzygy occurs near the time ofperihelion. In brief, this is the most accurate single indicator for lunargravitational forces that are exerted on us each moment of the day andnight.

As listed here, this is a number from 0% (lowest force) to 100%(highest force). This number represents a number of solunar forcesmentioned above in their somewhat complex interplay. The resultingtotal force creates the tides and whatever pressures and forces theSun and Moon exert on the Earth and ourselves. This represents ascientifically calculated number that actually gives a good idea of howthese combined forces wax and wane throughout the year.

Eclipses

Eclipses are simply New or Full Moons with extraordinary alignment

or focus. They have been considered for centuries to be astrologicalevents of the first magnitude. If we consider New and Full Moons tobe important, then eclipses represent the keys to the lunar cycle forany year.Astrologers East and West have written for centuries about the NewMoon containing an impulse or insight that grows to fruition at the FullMoon. Eclipses, then, provide moments when extraordinary insight orvision are available to us. It is possible for some of us, at least atcertain times in our lives, to experience what has been called the

"vision of the eclipse," and to remember or keep that vision in mind.There appears to be a theme or principal insight connected with majoreclipses (and Full and New Moons for that matter). Let me make clearjust what we mean here by the word vision."Vision" does not mean the fairytale dream picture we might conjureup as appearing in the sky above us -- but it is related. A vision is amoment of extreme clarity or understanding, when 'in a flash' weknow or experience something in its entirety. A vision is an imprintinto our deep consciousness We take it in. There are times in each of


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our lives when we have vision or see some intrinsic truth about ourlives -- about life itself.

The Vision of the Eclipse

As mentioned above, there appears to be a common or communalvision that occurs around the time of major eclipses. While each of usinterprets the insight or vision in a personal way, the theme oressence of the vision is a common experience. And it is possible toshare that vision. Although we all experience it at once, only some ofus are capable of remembering the experience in a conscious fashion.It seems that we are privileged to be consciously aware of the visionof an eclipse at special or crucial moments in our lifetimes -- timeswhen we are particularly aware.The message or vision or any given eclipse will tend to dominate ourdeeper or subconscious minds for months surrounding that eclipse. Itis a peculiarity of these eclipse moments that they can happen daysor even weeks before or after the actual moment of an eclipse. That is:the eclipse theme pervades the time prior to and after the actualphysical event like a process up to the event an one away from it.Sometimes eclipses happen in pairs, two weeks apart. These areparticularly powerful, and the whole time between these events canbe a kind of waking dream - a vision.

Learning to recognize a moment of vision and taking advantage ofthese enhanced moments of vision surrounding and eclipse can beimportant. Astrologers feel that the point in the zodiac where aneclipse occurs is in high focus in your natal chart may have specialimportance for you.In general, eclipses of the Sun (New Moons) represent vision into thenature of our life (ideas about life), while eclipses of the Moon (FullMoons) represent a waking experience or sensational event -- living inour own dream.


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The Lunation Cycle: East and West

The lunar cycle and its gaps are available to everyone, all the time. If

we don't observe these special times, it is because we have set notime aside to observe, to check it out for ourselves. In the East, mostpeople are introduced to basic observation techniques or mindpractice from an early age. It is unfortunate that mind practice is notmuch known of here in the West. I mean how many people do youknow who practice observing or using their mind anyway? Most of usassume that the mind is perfectly usable just as we find it, and doesn'trequire any practice.In the Tibet mind practice is not only acceptable, it is pretty muchobligatory. This is true for countries like Tibet, Nepal, much of India,and even parts of China and Japan. Over there, the mind isconsidered by nature to be unruly and hard to manage. No one wouldthink of trying to do much with it without considerable practice. Mindpractice or mind preparation or training, as it is sometimes called, isstandard fare in the orient.

East and West

We might wonder why this style of mind practice has never caught onin North America. In part, this is due to our whole take on meditation

and what we think that is. Meditation in the West has come to meansomething almost like relaxation therapy, a way to relax and get awayfrom it all -- to escape the worries of the world in the contemplation ofsome inner landscape. Somewhere, perhaps early in this century, theword meditation lost any semblance to its Eastern counterpart andbecame what most understand as meditation today -- a way to relaxand get rid of tension.Of course this is nothing like the Tibetan concept of mind practice ormind preparation, which involves the intense use of the mind. It is

unfortunate that this very active mind practice has also come underthe general label of meditation here in the West.

Gaps in the Clouds

Having pointed this out, it may be helpful to clarify and describe whatit is that the Tibetan Buddhists (and other groups too) do when theysit down on their cushions. In general, if you ask them what they aredoing on their cushions, the answer is likely as not that they are"practicing", or they are "sitting". Indeed, that is what takes place.They sit and observe.


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There are many Tibetan words for the different kinds of mind practicethat are possible, while in the West we have just the one word:meditation. What then is mind practice?

The most important difference between sitting practice (mind practice)and meditation as it is understood in this country is that mind practiceis seldom anything but relaxing or passive, at least for beginners. It isvery active.

The Thirty Lunar Days

The actual technique is quite simple, taking only a few minutes tolearn. And it is worth getting this instruction from someone authorizedto give it. Most Buddhist and some Hindu groups offer this type ofmind practice. When looking for training in mind practice, be sure toask for a technique that emphasizes concentration on the presentmoment -- being present, and not some of the more dreamy

relaxation techniques. What you need in order to use lunar gaps is tobecome very alert and observant. The technique is called Shamatatraining in Tibetan Buddhism and Zazen in Zen Buddhism. I would behappy to send a list of well-respected centers to anyone who writesme at [email protected]. It can be important that you receiveinstruction from someone trained and empowered in the technique,and thus get an authentic connection with a tradition.Even the non-practitioner cannot help but notice the time of the FullMoon each month -- when the full disk of the Moon passes overhead

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Full Moon makes this overhead transit in the middle of the night.Often sleep will not come until the Moon finishes rising, transitsoverhead, and begins to set. This has been used by some as a way to

determine whether a late-night party or a bout of TV watching will be asatisfying experience. In general, you can plan on building tension(and attention) while the Full Moon is rising and an easing of thatstate just after the Moon crests overhead. After the Moon crests andbegins to set is a good time to bring activities to a close. Sleep oftenwill come with ease at this point.Learning to get in step with and to make use of the Moon cycle is partof astrological basic training. There has been general agreementamong astrologers for thousands of years as to how the lunar cyclefunctions and the uses to which it can be put.

The Four QuartersIt seems that, although East and West agree on the importance ofnew and full moons, there is less congruence when it comes to thequarter moons. Here in the West, the lunar quarters are next inimportance after the new and full moon times. However, in the Eastthere are other days that are considered of greater importance, suchas the 10th and 25th lunar days.In both traditions, there is agreement that the 2 or 3 days precedingthe moment of the new moon are difficult ones, which require special

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Moon, or devil's days, days when the darker forces have power. Bothtraditions affirm that we sort of survive these final days each month.Check it out for yourself. The three days before new moon can be a

hard time. The East is in total agreement on this point, and the daysprior to new moon are set aside for invoking the fierce dharmaprotectors, those energies that ward off harm and protect us duringthe worst of times.

Protector Days

In particular, the 29th day (the day before new moon) is calleddharma protector day. It is a time given over to purification andpreparation for the moment of new moon. Ritual fasting, confession oferrors, and the like are common practices. In a similar vein, the daysjust prior to the full moon (the 13th and 14th) are also days ofpurification, days in which the various guardian and protector deitiesare again invoked, but in a somewhat more restrained way. Forexample, the 14th day is often given over to fire puja -- a ritualpurification. In summary, during days prior to full and new moon, thereis some attempt at purification, both physical and mental, inpreparation for those auspicious events.It is clear from the literature that the times of the new and full moonare considered of great importance. These days are set aside for

special rituals and worship. As pointed out, full and new moon (fullmore than new) are times of collective worship and public confession.In many traditions, the monks and priests assemble for a day ofspecial observance. In the East, the full moon celebration and theentire waxing lunar fortnight are oriented to the masculine element inconsciousness, what are called the father-line deities. The new moonand the waning fortnight are given over to the mother-line deities andthe feminine element. The full moon completes the masculine, oractive, waxing phase of the cycle, and the new moon completes the

feminine, waning phase of the month. To my knowledge, this kind ofanalysis does not exist in the West.

Days of Observation

Aside from the new and full moon, the two most auspicious lunar daysin the East are the 10th and the 25th. The 10th day (108 to 120),called Daka Day, is considered auspicious for invoking the father-linedeities -- the masculine. The 25th day (288 to 300), called DakiniDay, is given over to the feminine principle and the mother line deities,in general. These two days, the 10th and the 25th, are formal feast


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days, days of observation when extra offerings are made andincreased attention given to what is happening. There is some senseof celebration at these points in the month. In many respects, these

two days even rival the new and full moon days in importance. Thefact is that these four days (new, full, 10th, 25th) are the primaryauspicious days as practiced in many Eastern rituals.

Health and Healing

There are many other days of lesser importance, which might alsointerest Western astrologers. Health and healing are important inEastern ritual, and the 8th and 23rd days of the lunar month areauspicious for this purpose. It is these days that straddle the first andlast lunar quarters. The 8th day (84 to 96) is often called MedicineBuddha Day. Again this occurs in the male, or father-line, half of themonth. The 23rd day (264 to 276), occurring in the feminine half ofthe month, is dedicated to Tara practice. Tara is the female deityconnected to health, long life, and healing in general.

Purification Days

Earlier we mentioned the days given over to purification, mostprominently the 13th and the 29th. In addition, on a lesser scale, the9th and the 19th days are also noted as days when the protector

deities should be invoked and kept in mind. These, too, are days ofpurification. And there are more, still finer subdivisions that are made.In this brief article, these major observance days are enough to giveus the idea of how Eastern astrologers approach the lunar cycle. Itshould be kept in mind that, in the East, astrology is practiced by thegeneral public. So it is not just astrologers who are using the lunardays; everyone observes these days.Next, we might ask ourselves how this Eastern approach to thelunation cycle might be of value in the West? As mentioned earlier, a

major fact is that the lunar cycle is perceived as having a variety ofgaps, joints, or points of articulation that can be used. They can beseen as chinks in the armor of our particular obscurations. ManyWestern mystery traditions also observe the times of the full (andsometimes the new) moon. full moon meditations are common. Thequarter moons are given less attention, and few Western rituals exist(to my knowledge) for these events.


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Insight Moments

It is an intuitive fact that moments of clarity and insight (gaps) docome in the course of living. We all benefit from this kind of insight.What Eastern astrology seems to suggest to us is that many of thesegaps are not just random events that occur in our life, haphazardly.They are regular opportunities, joints in the nick of time, when insightsare somehow more possible than at other times. Therefore, it iscommon practice to set aside some portion of these special days forobservance, for meditation.It is unfortunate that the concept of meditation entertained by thepublic here in the West amounts to some kind of relaxation therapy --a quiet time. This is very far from the truth of what is considered

meditation in India, Japan, Tibet, and other Eastern countries. In fact,meditation is a form of observation. It is observation of what is, and ofwhat is happening in one's mind and environment. When the Easternmind meditates on special lunar days, it sets aside a time to observewith great care the nature of that particular day. Meditation as taughtin Tibet and Japan is a technique that increases our abilities toobserve. The meditator is not lost in deep inner space; that is ourWestern take on the concept of meditation. In the East, the meditatoris right here, now, observing the mind and life. This is why it is said

that these special days are days set aside for observation.Open Channels

Here in the West, we are beginning to learn these techniques ofobservation. By setting aside a time on these special lunar days forobservation, we can be open and aware to the possibilities of insight.This kind of awareness appears to be what is required to pick up onthese natural events. If we have an insight at one of these time, wemight be more willing to give it credence, knowing that it is happeningon such-and-such a lunar day. And so on.It is quite clear from the Eastern teachings that the moments of fulland new moon are times when the various channels in thepsychophysical body are somehow aligned. This is not to say the newor full moon days are days of peace and quiet. It is taught in the Eastthat, although a new or full moon day may tend to be wild or hectic.Any patience or forbearance we can muster at that time will be muchrewarded. In other words, there can be deep insights available to usat these times. According to these same teachings, an eclipse at thefull or new moon is even more auspicious. In the teachings it is said

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(channels) are in simultaneous alignment -- the ultimate opportunity.The lunar cycle and its effects and opportunities have been analyzedin great detail in the Eastern teaching.

East and West

In summary, the major difference between Eastern and Westernastrology as related to the lunation cycle is that in the East any lunartheory is put to the test. It exists as a guide to practice. In other words,they practice what they preach. Here in the West, it would appear thatwe are somewhat more theoretical. We read about and discuss ideason the lunar cycle, but very few astrologers that I have met make useof the lunar-phase cycle as a guide to day-to-day practice. As asociety, we don't even observe the full or new moon, much less thequarters or any of the other possible lunar days. It is true that mostastrologers are aware of the zodiac sign the Moon is in, but here weare not examining that part of the tradition; we are looking at the cycleof the lunar phases. Or, here in the West we may know that it is newor full moon, but we do nothing out of the ordinary in response to thatinformation. And, of course, the general public seldom even takesnote of lunar events.The Eastern approach to the lunar cycle is quite ancient and verydetailed. East or West, I assume that both astrological traditions have

been engaged in recording something rather than nothing all of thesecenturies. In other words, I assume that the existing lunar tradition,East and West, is a reflection of reality rather than something we havemade up. After all, that is what astrology is all about and why wepractice it.Here we have concentrated on the synodic cycle of the sun, moon,and earth -- the lunation cycle. We have ignored the use byastrologers of the Moon in the signs and houses, something practicedboth here and in the East.

Summary

On a personal note, my study of the lunation cycle has led me fromWestern to Eastern texts in an attempt to obtain more practicalinformation for day-to-day living. When I ran out of new texts to study,I sought out some of the living Eastern meditators who observe thelunar cycle on a regular basis. For example, we have had a widevariety of Eastern astrologers living and working at our center inrecent years. In addition, one individual skilled in Sanskrit and Tibetan


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astrology spent almost two years here, translating various Buddhisttexts on the subject.From my experience with these sources, the primary piece of

information that stays with me is that reading about or listening tosomeone with experience in this area is, by definition, preliminary.Both text and teachers (however fine they may be) can but pointbeyond themselves to the lunar cycle itself. Through any differencesthat exist, all sources seem united in this one maxim: go and see foryourself. Check it out. The purpose of the teachings is the experienceitself that waits to be known. They are telling us: Observe these days.Call it meditation or observation (whatever), but observe with care andattention if these insight gaps are there. Stop reading and talkingabout it and start actually looking at the nature of each moment.


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The Lunation Cycle

In other sections, we have presented thoughts from both sides of the

world, the East and the west, on lunar astrology. Is there any scientificevidence to back this up?

Scientific research into the lunation cycle over the last 15-20 years isfascinating from an astrologer's perspective. It was not very manyyears ago that science gave little or no credence to the possibility of alunar effect on life here on earth. Today it is no longer a question of"is there an effect?" but rather one of "let me count the ways." In fact,the research at this point is so extensive that in this brief article wecan only mention some of the high points in the existing literature.It should go without saying, but I will repeat it here, that science stillhas little or nothing to say about psychological or personal eventsconnected with lunar activity. Instead, it has discussed how the moonrelates to such things as rainfall, weather, and atmosphere. Moreimportant to astrologers, and a step closer to the psychological, is thegrowing evidence for a hard connection between lunar activity andgeomagnetic activity. It is this connection that we will detail here.

Earth's Aura

Geomagnetic activity coming from beyond the earth's aura oratmosphere has been linked to all kinds of mundane activities rangingfrom radio reception to the aurora borealis type displays and so on.The picture that emerges from modern research is one where eachbody (the earth, the, sun, and perhaps even each of us) is surroundedby some sort of magnetic field. We radiate, and this radiationsurrounds us and even keeps some things out -- our aura or mandala.The earth's aura (or magnetosphere as it is called) keeps at bayenormous amounts of radiation coming from the sun and from the

galaxy in which our solar system is a part. Very energetic particlescan penetrate our magnetosphere and find their way through theatmosphere to the surface of the earth itself. For the most part, theseparticles funnel in from the north and south polar caps via field lines ofhigh geomagnetic declination. During times of increased solar activitysuch as solar flares, or during the peak of the sunspot cycle (like thisyear), very much more solar radiation reaches the earth than at othertimes. The weaker cosmic radiation must wait for the years of sunspotminimum to reach their maximum penetration. Please examine the


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diagrams of the magnetosphere shown below as we examine some ofthe scientific evidence that relates to the lunation cycle -- lunar power.

Auroras

Although we have long studied oceanic tides, we know now that thereare atmospheric tides as well that move in response to the position ofthe Moon. For example, auroras are caused by the excitation ofatmospheric molecules by energetic charged particles penetrating theatmosphere along geomagnetic field lines. Although the mechanismof this phenomenon is still being examined, it is generally understoodthat auroras are associated with the arrival of solar corpuscular

radiation in the magnetosphere, 1 to 3 days after a solar flare. Theseparticles (depending on their intrinsic energy and the current densityof the atmosphere) penetrate the atmosphere.It has now been shown that these auroral peaks and valleys aremodulated by the position of the Moon. This lunar auroral tidal effectin the upper atmosphere can be correlated with flood and ebb tides onearth, thus linking its rise and fall to the position of the Moon in itsmonthly cycle.

RainfallIt has been well documented that rainfall is correlated with the Moon'sposition in its monthly cycle. According to many studies, rainfallmaximizes midway through the 1st and Third Quarters of the lunarsynodic month. In other words, about a half week after new and fullmoon rainfall reaches a peak. Correspondingly, a low point in rainfalloccurs during the 2nd and Fourth Quarters with the lowest point of alloccurring some three days before new or full moon.In addition, it was found that increased rainfall at these two peak

times in the month was greater at solar minimum than at solarmaximum. The lunar cycle accounts for 65 percent of the varianceduring years of solar minimum, but only 14 percent during the yearsurrounding solar maximum. It has been suggested that cosmicradiation may be a factor, since this form of radiation penetrates moredeeply into the solar system during years of low solar activity. Duringthe years of high solar activity, a more powerful solar wind helps tokeep out cosmic radiation.


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Thunderstorms and Cosmic Radiation

Thunderstorms and Cosmic Radiation. It has been shown that themaximum in thunderstorms coincides with the maximum in galacticcosmic radiation and vice versa, that minimum thunderstorm activitycoincides with the minimum in galactic cosmic ray radiation. Therehave been many studies on the relationship of cosmic radiation tolunar activity. Cosmic radiation consists of energetic particles enteringour solar system from beyond its aura, or magnetosphere. Asmentioned, there is an inverse relationship between cosmic radiationand solar activity. In other words, the increased solar wind at sunspotmaximum keeps cosmic radiation out of the solar system and awayfrom the earth. During the years of sunspot minimum, cosmic

radiation is strong enough to penetrate the solar aura and reach theearth's atmosphere.Thunderstorms and the Moon -- It has been shown that the maximumin thunderstorms coincides with maximum geomagnetic activity. Inaddition, it has been shown that thunderstorm activity is modulated bylunar position. The greatest number of thunderstorms occur aftereither new or full moon. Thunderstorm frequency reaches a maximumtwo days after full moon and remains high for most of the third quarter.

The Moon and Geomagnetic Activity

The Kp-geomagnetic index varies with the lunar phases. When theMoon is less than 3 1/2 degrees from the plane of the ecliptic,geomagnetic activity reaches a minimum during the 2nd lunar quarterand a maximum during 3rd lunar quarter. Lunar modulation while nearthe ecliptic suggests that the Moon is influencing the solar corpuscularflux which, guided by the solar magnetic field, approaches the earthgenerally from close to the plane of the ecliptic. Some of theseparticles become trapped in the magnetosphere.There is a thin, neutral-sheet region close to the ecliptic plane in thetail of the earth's magnetosphere that the Moon might be modulatingwhen it is traveling near the plane of the ecliptic. The high density offield lines near the ecliptic would make this region particularlysensitive to a magnetic perturbation, which could modulate the flux ofparticles reaching our atmosphere. In short, there is evidence that themoon has a magnetohydrodynamic wake with an enhanced magneticfield, which, when in the magnetospheric tail, causes magneticdisturbances on the earth.


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Polar Cap Absorption (PCA)

PCA happens when solar protons from solar flares enter the earth'supper atmosphere in high geomagnetic latitudes, often causing radioblackouts and increased auroral activity. These periods of severe

ionospheric disturbance are often marked by Forbush decreases,when the counting rate of background galactic cosmic radiation has asudden anomalous decrease which might take hours to days torecover to normal levels.In effect, it is as if there were a magnetic screening of galactic cosmicradiation by the enhanced solar plasma. It has been noted, butunexplained, that PCA events and Forbush decreases seem to beordered with the lunar synodic period (29.5 days). When this researchwas begun, it was expected that a 27.3-day period would be found,indicating a link with solar rotation. It was a surprise to scientists when,

instead, results fingered the lunar synodic period (29.5 days).Therefore, it is possible that the moon somehow controls solarcorpuscular radiation streaming toward the earth. The mechanism isstill undetermined at this time.


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Solar Sectors

Solar sectors and the geometry of the solar magnetic field representimportant areas for research. The solar wind is a plasma of chargedparticles endlessly being ejected from the surface of the sun. These

particles tend to concentrate in the plane of the ecliptic. All of theplanets are within the aura or atmosphere of the sun, the solar wind.Each charged particle moves away from the sun in a straight line;however, since the sun itself is rotating, these particle streams getbent into a spiral of the type made famous by Archimedes. In addition,this plasma contains a frozen-in magnetic region constituting thesun's magnetic field that conforms to this spiral. This is theinterplanetary magnetic field.

Because of this spiral effect, at the distance of the earth the magnetic

field is oriented about 45 degrees west of the earth-sun line, on themorning side of the earth. Both the slow (4 days) and fast (10 minutesto several hours), charged, solar particles approach the earth guidedby the solar magnetic field. They come in from the western side of thesun (morning side of earth) at about a 45-degree angle to the earth,although this angle fluctuates from moment to moment, based on thechanges in the solar plasma. The fact is that each of us are exposedto this general direction around 9 AM each morning. We are mostshielded from this direction around 9 P.M. each night.


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Solar Magnetic Field

The great rotating disk of the solar magnetic field itself is divided intofour primary sectors, each with an alternating polarity. The magneticfield direction is either positive (away from the sun) or negative(toward the sun). These sectors are tied into definite regions on thesurface of the sun, which are of corresponding magnetic signs. It hasbeen suggested that this may be thought of as a rigid disk in the planeof the ecliptic with four quadrants connected to the sun and rotatingwith it in its 27-day rotation cycle -- the co-rotating sector structure.It has been found that geomagnetic and cosmic ray activity, as well asthe velocity and number density of the solar wind flux, vary as afunction of position within the solar sectors; thus there is a weeklyfluctuation in the Kp-geomagnetic index. Studies show a maximum inthunderstorm activity when the earth passes from a positive sectorinto a negative sector. These four great sectors like a great pinwheelrotate past the earth exposing our planet to alternating positive andnegative solar phases.

Lunar Variations

A study of the lunar position in relation to the Kp-geomagnetic index,

PCA, and Forbush decreases shows that PCA and Forbushdecreases reach a minimum during the middle of the 4th lunar quarterwhen the moon is near the 45 axis and thus between the earth andthe spot where the charged particles arrive from the sun. A maximumfor these values is reached when the moon is in the Second Quarter,unable to block the particle advance. It has been shown that the moonhas an electrical charge of at least 100 V/m, which means that themoon has a positive electrical charge that can deflect solar protons.There is also a minimum in the Kp-geomagnetic index during Second

Quarters when PCA and Forbush decreases are at a maximum. It hasbeen suggested that at Second Quarter the moon may least disturbthe geomagnetic field, which is, at that time, most active.

There is a sharp rise in the Kp index just prior to full moon andcontinuing into third quarter. It has been suggested that this might bedue to the magnetohydrodynamic wake of the moon interacting withthe tail of the magnetosphere or modulating the flow of solar particlesto the tail.


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Father-line Deities

It is interesting to note that around that the Second Quarter, 10th/11thday are the maximum for PCP activity. This is when the father-linedeities are observed in Eastern astrology. The 25th/26th days arewhen the Moon somehow block or inhibits the solar magnetic field.This is when the mother-line deities are celebrated in that tradition.Thus the time of greatest activity (male) has some scientific backup,and the same for least activity and greatest calm (female).

The western portion of the sun is strongly magnetically linked to theearth, while the eastern portion of the sun is not. This is due to thefact that solar corpuscular radiation approaches the earth from the

west, guided by the solar magnetic field. As pointed out, theseparticles come in from the Western side of the sun at about a 45angle to the morning side of earth. Statistical studies show that solarflares occurring on the eastern portion of the sun are much lessfrequently associated with geomagnetic storms than those occurringnear the central or western portion.

Solar Flares

Flares occur during periods of solar activity, which typically last a few

days. These regions of activity (near sunspots) travel from east towest across the face of the sun, with a sunspot taking about sevendays to travel from the central meridian to the western limb. Thusactive solar regions (generating particles capable of reaching theearth) move into and through the western section of the sun, which ismagnetically linked to the earth. During this period, recurrent particlestreams from an active sunspot region can reach the earth. Someperiods when solar protons have bombarded the upper atmospherehave lasted over ten days.

SummaryThis has been a very brief description of some of the geophysicalresearch that has been performed in the last 20 years and that mightbe of interest to astrologers. It seems that all bodies have a field oraura around them. The earth and the sun radiate, and that radiation isswept along behind whatever trajectory the object travels. It isfascinating to see scientific evidence emerging that seems to conformwith the astrological tradition.As pointed out in the another article on the lunation cycle, the 10th

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periods within the month, where some kind of change or transitiontakes place. It is interesting to note that, these points are more or lessin line with the 45 vector along which solar corpuscular radiation

reaches the earth.

The Moon in its monthly cycle appears to (somehow) modulate thisstream of radiation when it reaches the area surrounding a solunarphase angle of some 315. At this point the moon (perhaps due to itsmagnetic field) effectively blocks and cuts off some of the radiationstemming from the sun. At the opposite point in its orbit (around 135),the Moon reaches a point of least blockage, where the most solarradiation can penetrate and reach the earth.

It is this point in the lunar Second Quarter, during which the greatestamount of radiation is available to the earth, that the Easternastrologers have set aside as a time for the masculine (active)element. The fourth quarter, where the Moon effectively blocks thesolar radiation, is the point when the feminine energies are mostobserved.

It is interesting that, on the surface at any rate, ancient tradition andmodern science appear to have some general agreement.

Exoteric References

B. Bell and R.J. Defouw, Dependence of the lunar modulation ofgeomagnetic activity on the celestial latitude of the moon, J. Geophys.Res. 71 (1966), 1951-957.D. A. Bradley, M.A. Woodbury and G. W. Brier, Lunar synodicalperiod and widespread precipitation, Science 137 (1962), 748-749.G.W. Brier and D.A. Bradley, Lunar synodical period and precipitation

in the United States, J. Atmos. Sci. 21 (1964), 386-395.H.W. Dodson and E.R. Hedeman, 1964: An unexpected effect in solarcosmic ray data related to 29.5 days, J. Geophys. Res. 69, 3965-3972.L. Harang, The Aurorae (John Wiley and Sons, New York 1951),44 B.Haurwitz, Atmospheric Tides, Science 144 (1964), 1415-1422.J.R. Herman and R.A. Goldberg, Sun, weather and climate, NationalAeronautics and Space Administration (1978)M. Lethbridge, Solar-Lunar variables, thunderstorms and tornadoes,Dept. of Meteor. Report, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn.State Univ., University Park (1969), 58 pp.


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W.I. Linlor, Electric fields in space and on the lunar surface, in S.Coroniti and J. Hughes (eds), Planetary Electrodynamics, Vol. 2(Gordone and Breach New York 1969), 369

R. Markson, Considerations regarding solar and lunar modulation ofgeophysical parameters, atmospheric electricity and thunderstorms,Pure and Applied Physics 84 (1971), 161-200.F.F. Ness, The magnetohydrodynamic wake of the moon, J. Geophys.Res. 70 (1965), 517-534.H.L Stolov, Further investigations of a variation of geomagneticactivity with lunar phase, J. Geophys. Res. 70 (1965), 77-82.J.M. Wilcox and N.F. Ness, The interplanetary magnetic field, solarorigin and terrestrial effects, Space Sci. Rev. 8 (1968), 258-328

Esoteric ReferencesMichael Erlewine, Astrology of the Heart: Astro-Shamanism, 2006N.P. Subramania Iyer, Kalaprakasika, Ranjan Publications, 1982Ven. Khenpo Karthar, Rinpoche. From a teaching on BuddhistFestivals, given Big Rapids, MI in 198?D. Bahadur L.D. Swamikannuu Pillai, Panchang and Horoscope,Asian Educational Services1985. D. Bahadur L.D. Swamikannuu Pillai, Indian Chronology, AsianEducational Services, 1982.

Swami Prakashananda, personal communicationShyam Sundar Das, personal communicationSange Wangchug, personal communication and translation of Tibetantexts.Conversations on astrology and/or dharma with high lamas in theKarma Kagyu lineage including: H.H. the 17th Karmapa, H.E. JomgonKongtrul Rinpoche, H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche, H.E. Gyaltsap Rinpoche,H.E. Shamar Rinpoche, Ven. Bokar, Rinpoche, Ven. Thrangu,Rinpoche, Ven. Khenpo Karthar, Rinpoche, Ven. Bardor Tulku,

Rinpoche, and others.


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Lunar Phenomena

Here are some very interesting facts about the moon and its

relationship to the earth. A lot of this was programmed and releasedin a program called Time Cycles(written by myself) some years ago.No longer available, it is important that these concepts be madeavailable again in terms of a computer program. Technically orientedastrologers may want to consider the following and what it couldmean. Here are the ideas:

The Pull of the Moon

The Moon's pull is strongest when it is nearest, and that happenswhen it is straight up or overhead (Moon up). This point is called thezenith. A second strong point occurs when the Moon is at theopposite point or beneath us at a point called the nadir (Moon down).The Moon is weakest in radial upward force when it is on eitherhorizon, rising or setting. At these times the radial force is directeddownwards toward the center of the Earth.

Moon Up / Moon Down

When the Moon is at the zenith, or overhead, gravitational force is atits strongest and it pulls us up, ever so slightly. When the Moon is at

the nadir (on the other side of the Earth from us), a special form ofcentrifugal force, stronger than gravity, and pushes us out or awayfrom the surface of the Earth. In other words, the effect of the Moon atzenith or nadir is to lift us up or away from the surface of the Earth,but for different reasons.

The two points during the day when the Moon is up or down are whenthe radial lunar force is at a maximum. However, sometimes the pullof Moon up is greater than that for Moon down, and vice versa. Thisvariation depends upon what is called the diurnal inequality, which

varies during the course of a month. This diurnal inequality isresponsible for the difference in the height of successive high tidesand depends upon which part of the ecliptic the Moon is located.

The Moon in the Signs

When the Moon is in the equinoctial signs, Aries and Libra, the pull ofMoon up is the same as that of Moon down for a given day. However,when the Moon is in the solstitial signs, Cancer and Capricorn, thepull is unequal. When the Moon is above the equator and in the signCancer, the pull at Moon up is always stronger than the pull at Moondown. When the Moon is below the equator and in the sign Capricorn,


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Although the Sun is much more massive, its greater distance resultsin the gravitational pull of the Moon being almost twice that of the Sun.In any case, we experience their combined effect rather than each

singly. This effect varies with the monthly lunar cycle.New and Full Moons

At New and Full Moons, the combined pull of the Sun and the Moon isgreatest. This pull is weakest at the lunar quarters. Therefore, this pullwaxes and wanes with the month. It is strongest at new moon, growsweaker at First Quarter, is strong again at the Full Moon and thenweak at Fourth Quarter, and on around. At New and Full Moon, theMoon's tidal effect is, in effect, added to the solar effect and theresultant tractive force is increased in the ration 3:2 , the tide-

generating force of the Sun being one half that of the Moon. Duringthe First and Last Quarters, when the Moon and Sun are some 90degrees apart, the resultant tractive force is roughly one half of thelunar force alone.

This combined solar/lunar force is subject to some variation (otherthan that already pointed out) due to the fact that the Moon can havelatitude above or below the ecliptic. The Moon's orbit can reach some5 degrees above or below the plane of the Earth's orbit, the ecliptic.Where the Moon crosses the ecliptic are what are called the

ascending and descending nodes of the Moon. At these points (twicea month), the combined force of the Sun and Moon is greatest.

The Tidal Vector

So far we have discussed something of the effects of the Moon as ittransits overhead, beneath our feet. Or on the horizon each day. Yet itis the combined vector force of the Sun and Moon that produces thestrongest pull that we feel during any 24 hour period. Keeping track ofthis vector force is a little complicated, and that is where a computerreally helps. It does it for us. In fact the program will keep track of the

Sun, Moon singly or their combined vector. In any case, here are thevarious components that the program will calculate and graph:

Radial component

This is the tidal component that lifts us away from the face of theEarth at zenith and nadir passage. You will note that there are twoperiods each day (zenith & nadir) when this component reaches amaximum value and that, depending on your geographic latitude,these are often unequal in magnitude. At the rising and setting pointsin the daily cycle, the effect is to push us down towards the center ofthe Earth. At all other points, aside from the above mentioned four,


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further be enhanced when the latitude of the Moon reaches itsmaximum value of some 5 degrees. Thus the total declination of theMoon can reach some 28 1/2 degrees above and below the ecliptic.

This happens (North or South) once in about 18.6 years.Perigee/Apogee

These are the points when the Moon, due to its non-circular orbit, isclosest and furthest (respectively) to the Earth. The Moon moves at itsgreatest speed when it is at perigee and at its slowest when furthestfrom the Earth at apogee. The gravitational pull of the Moon is muchstronger at perigee than at apogee.

The apogee/perigee points (the line of asides that connects them) are

not fixed along the ecliptic, but move slowly forward along the eclipticover a nine year period.

Lunar Speed

In addition, this line of apsides also fluctuates backwards andforwards in the ecliptic slightly with a period of 31.81 days. This is dueto the eccentricity of the Moon's orbit, and this fluctuation is calledevection. The resulting effect is the Moon speeds up and slows downat different rates in the four weeks from one perigee to the next.

The Moon's speed is also affected by the lunar phases, since theSun's pull on the Moon is different in the various lunar quadrants. TheMoon moves faster from the Last Quarter to the New Moon, andslower from the New Moon to the First Quarter. It also speeds up fromthe First Quarter to the Full Moon, and slows down from the Full Moonto the Last Quarter.

The Nodal Cycle.

The greatest possible astronomical tide-generating force occurs when,at the same time, the Sun is a perigee, the Sun and Moon are at Full

or New Moon and both the Sun and Moon have zero declination. Thishappens about once in 1600 years, 250 B.C., 1400 A.D, and it willhappen around 3300 A.D.

Major Tide-related Phenomena

Semi-Diurnal (12 hr., 25 min.) Time between Moon up and Moondown caused by the rotation of the Earth.

Diurnal (24 hr., 50 min.), time between succeeding upper and lowertransits of the Moon caused by rotation of the Earth and declination of

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Solar Wind

In recent year, the phenomenon of the solar wind has become ofmore interest to researchers. In brief, the Sun spews forth an endless

stream of charged particles in all directions -- the solar wind. Thissolar wind blows far out into the solar system and beyond. TheEarth's magnetic fields serve to shield us from direct contact with thesolar wind's charged particles. The Earth's magnetic field is roundedtoward the Suns, and stretches out in a long tail away from the Sun,just like a comet. The solar wind rushes around and past the Earthand on out into space. The Moon passes thru the different sections ofthe Earths magnetic sphere in its monthly orbit. At New Moon it isalways in the upstream portion of the magnetosphere, facing the Sunand downstream in the Earth's tail at Full Moon. At First Quarter, the

Moon is to the dusk side of Earth and at Fourth Quarter, the Moon isin the dawn side of the magnetosphere.

The interrelationship of the solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphereis receiving considerable attention in recent years. It has beensuggested that the passage of the Moon thru the Earths magneticshield may serve to trigger various weather and magnetic activity. Theinterrelationship of indicators like the geomagnetic index, solar fluxand other measures of solar activity with the Moon is just now in theprocess of being researched and understood.


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From First to Last Quarter, the Moon is traveling faster than the Earth,and from Last Quarter to First Quarter, slower.

Moon In and Moon Out

The New Moon

We know the Moon orbits the earth each month, shuttling between theearth and the Sun and between the Earth the outer planets, thenearest one which is Mars. It is useful to visualize how the Moonmoves in relationship to being inside and outside the position of theearth in its own orbit. Think on these diagrams.Above is a diagram of the moment of New Moon, when the Sun andMoon are aligned inside the earths orbit. Note that at the New Moonthe Moon is heading in the exact opposite direction to that of the earth,after plunging toward the Sun in the 4th Quarter. The Earth and Moon

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First Quarter

Here the Moon is balanced between the inside and the outer side ofthe earths orbit and moving toward the outward side at right angles tothe motion of the earth itself. The Moon is behind in the zodiac to theposition of the earth.


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Full Moon

Here the Moon is on the outermost side of its orbit, aligned with theearth and the Sun. Notice that the direction and momentum of theMoon is the same as that of the earth. The earth is in the samedegree of the zodiac as the Moon.


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Last Quarter

Here the Moon is balanced between the inside and the outer side ofthe earths orbit and moving toward the inward side of the earths orbit,at 90 degrees to the orbit of the earth. Also note that the Moon isahead of the earth in the zodiac at this point.


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Mind Practice

The lunar cycle and its gaps are available to everyone, all the time. If

we don't observe these special times, it is because we have set notime aside to observe, to check it out for ourselves. In the East, mostpeople are introduced to basic observation techniques or mindpractice from an early age. It is unfortunate that mind practice is notmuch known of here in the West. I mean how many people do youknow who practice observing or using their mind anyway? Most of usassume that the mind is perfectly usable just as we find it, and doesn'trequire any practice.

In the Tibet mind practice is not only acceptable, it is pretty muchobligatory. This is true for countries like Tibet, Nepal, much of India,and even parts of China and Japan. Over there, the mind isconsidered by nature to be unruly and hard to manage. No one wouldthink of trying to do much with it without considerable practice. Mindpractice or mind preparation or training, as it is sometimes called, isstandard fare in the orient.

We might wonder why this style of mind practice has never caught onin North America. In part, this is due to our whole take on meditation

and what we think that is. Meditation in the West has come to meansomething almost like relaxation therapy, a way to relax and get awayfrom it all -- to escape the worries of the world in the contemplation ofsome inner landscape. Somewhere, perhaps early in this century, theword meditation lost any semblance to its Eastern counterpart andbecame what most understand as meditation today -- a way to relaxand get rid of tension.Of course this is nothing like the Tibetan concept of mind practice ormind preparation, which involves the intense use of the mind. It is

unfortunate that this very active mind practice has also come underthe general label of meditation here in the West.

Sitting and Looking

Having pointed this out, it may be helpful to clarify and describe whatit is that the Tibetan Buddhists (and other groups too) do when theysit down on their cushions. In general, if you ask them what they aredoing on their cushions, the answer will not that they are "practicing",or they are "sitting". Indeed, that is what takes place. They sit andobserve.


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There are many Tibetan words for the different kinds of mind practicethat are possible, while in the West we have just the one word:meditation. What then is mind practice?

The most important difference between sitting practice (mind practice)and meditation as it is understood in this country, is that mind practiceis anything but relaxing or passive. It is very active.

The Techniques

The actual technique is quite simple, taking only a few minutes tolearn. And it is worth getting this instruction from someone authorizedto give it. Most Buddhist and some Hindu groups offer this type ofmind practice. When looking for training in mind practice, be sure toask for a technique that emphasizes concentration on the presentmoment -- being present, and not some of the more dreamyrelaxation techniques. What you need in order to use lunar gaps is tobecome very alert and observant. The technique is called Shamatatraining in Tibetan Buddhism and Zazen in Zen Buddhism. I would behappy to send a list of well-respected centers to anyone who writesme at 315 Marion Avenue, Big Rapids, MI 49307. It is important thatyou receive instruction from someone trained in the technique, andget an authentic connection with a tradition.

Even the non-astrologer cannot help but notice the time of the FullMoon each month -- when the full disk of the Moon passes overheadaround midnight. It is a fact that many have trouble sleeping when theFull Moon makes this overhead transit in the middle of the night.Often sleep will not come until the Moon finishes rising, transitsoverhead, and begins to set. This has been used by some as a way todetermine whether a late-night party or a bout of TV watching will be asatisfying experience. In general, you can plan on building tension(and attention) while the Full Moon is rising and an easing of that

state just after the Moon crests overhead. After the Moon crests andbegins to set is a good time to bring activities to a close. Sleep oftenwill come with ease at this point.

Learning to get in step with and to make use of the Moon cycle is partof astrological basic training. There has been general agreementamong astrologers for thousands of years as to how the lunar cyclefunctions and the uses to which it can be put.


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Sadhanas and Anniversary Practice Dates

The main value of observing the lunar calendar has to do with picking

an appropriate day for a particular kind of practice or event - electional.Some of the other articles in this book go into more detail. Whatfollows here is a simple list of some of the dharma anniversaries andpractices most observed in Tibetan astrology. This is not anexhaustive list, but just a good beginning and general overview ofwhat is observed.

There is a good mix of practices and events from the main lineages ofTibetan Buddhism: Karma Kagyu, Gelugpa, Nyinma, and Sakya. Theemphasis has more Kagyu events, as that is the lineage I happen to

find myself in.Another point, entries marked (B) indicate that this is the calendarbirthday for this individual, while those marked (A) is what is calledthe anniversary date, the day that the particular teacher died and wentinto paranirvana.

The first section contains events and practices that are celebrated (bysome) each month, rather than having a particular lunar month forcelebration. Again, there are more details in some of the other articlesincluded in this book on this topic.


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Rituals Practiced on the All Months

00|03|Yoga Tantra -- All Seeing

00|03|Dharmapala Tsiu Marpo

00|03|Five Dakinis Practice (afternoon)

00|03|White Tara Practice (morning)

00|05|Dakini Day (minor)

00|08|Guru Rinpoche Day (minor)

00|08|Medicine Buddha Day

00|08|Tara Puja

00|08|Shri Hevajra

00|08|Gyalwa Gyatso - Red Chenrezig (morning)

00|08|Milarepa Guru Yoga (afternoon)00|09|All Dharmapalas (dharma protectors) (minor)

00|10|Daka/Heruka Day (Male Deities) Feast Day

00|10|Heart Yoga Practice

00|10|Vajrayogini

00|10|Guru Rinpoche (afternoon)

00|13|12 Guardian Deity Offerings

00|13|Purification (minor) Prayer-Flag day

00|13|Fire Puja - Purification

00|14|Shri Hevajra

00|14|The Thousand and Two Buddhas

(Kshitagarbha Sutra)

00|14|Dharmapala Magzor Gyalmo,

Shri Devi, Rabtenma

00|14|Sojung (confession practice) (3 a.m.)

00|15|Amitabha Buddha Day/Full Moon Day

00|15|Chakrasamvara Practice (morning)

00|15|Full Moon Assembly

00|15|All Peaceful Deities

00|15|Amitabha Buddha00|15|Drikung Phowa Practice

00|15|Chakrasmvara (morning)

00|15|Thang Lha (local deity) Afternoon

00|18|One of the Four Guardian Kings

00|18|Mahakala

00|19|Medicine Buddha

00|19|All Dharmapalas (protectors) (minor)

00|21|Chenresik

00|23|Tara/Healing (major)

00|23|Vajravarahi Practice


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00|23|Shri Hevajra

00|23|Vairochana Buddha

00|23|Green Tara (long form) (morning)

00|23|Vajrayogini (short form) (afternoon)00|24|Kshitagarbha Sutra

00|25|Dakini Day (Female Deities) Feast Day

00|25|Heart Yoga Practice

00|25|Vajrayogini

00|25|Guru Rinpoche (morning)

00|25|Vajrayogini (long form) (afternoon)

00|27|Purification

00|28|Purification

00|28|Amitabha Buddha

00|29|Dharma Protector Day (major)00|29|Medicine Buddha

00|29|Shri Hevajra

00|29|All Dharmapalas (protectors)

00|29|Sojung (confession practice)

00|29|Dharmapala Day

00|29|Mahakala (all day)

00|29|Kunrik (purification practice) (3 a.m.)

00|30|30th Lunar Day New Moon

00|30|Buddha Day, Reading of Sutras00|30|Vairochana Practice

00|30|Shakyamuni Buddha (100-fold merit)

00|30|Sojung (confession practice)

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Rituals Practiced on the First Lunar Month

01|01|Losar, Tibetan New Year01|03|Dragshul Tinley Rinchen (A)

01|04|Monlam, 3 wks. Festival

01|05|Drikung Konchok Ratna

01|05|Rigdzin Kunzang Sherab

01|08|Rangjung Dorje, 3rd Karmapa (B)

01|08|H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche (B)

01|08|9th Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (A)

01|08|6th Karmapa, Tongwa Donden

01|08|Change all House Prayer Flags

01|09|Karmapa Long Life (9th through the 15th day)01|10|Cho Nga Chopa, 10th to 15th day

01|10|H.H. 12th Gyalwang Druchen (B)

01|13|7th Karmapa, Chodrak Gyatso (B)

01|13|Jikme Trinle Ozer, Dodrupchen

01|14|Milarepa's (A)

01|15|Chonga Chopa

Buddha Performance of miracles

01|15|7th Karmapa, Chodrak Gyatso (A)

01|15|Marpa (A)01|15|Buddha's Incarnation

01|15|Garab Dorje (B)

01|15|Magha Puja (Theravadin)

01|21|14th Karmapa, Thekchog Dorje (1868) (A)

01|21|1st Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, (A)

01|21|Gorampa Sonam Sengge (A)

01|23|Vajrayogini (23rd through 27th day)

01|24|13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1797) (A)

01|24|Drukchen Dungse

01|25|Mon Lam Ends (studies begin)

01|26|Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen (A)

01|28|9th Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje

01|28|Green Tara


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Rituals Practiced on the Second Lunar Month

02|02|Orgyen Terdak Lingpa02|03|White Tara (3rd through 9th days) (morning)

02|03|Five Dakinis (afternnoon)

(3rd through 9th day)

02|05|Jamyang Shepa

02|06|Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (A)

02|08|6th Karmapa, Thongwa Donden (1416) (B)

02|08|Sangye Yarjon

02|08|Yabje Kunga Rinchen of the Drolma Podrang (A)

02|12|1st Shamar, Trakpa Senge

02|12|Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen (A)02|15|10th Karmapa, Choying Dorje (A)

02|15|Gyalton Rinpoche

02|20|Do Khyentse

02|22|Hevajra (22nd through 28th day)

02|23|5th Shamarpa, Konchok Yenlag (A)

02|24|3th Jamgon Kontrul Rinpoche (1992) (A)

02|24|8th Tai Situ, Chokyi Jugne (1774) (A)

02|26|Khuwon Kunga Gyaltsen

02|26|Jetsun Taranata (A)02|29|2nd Shamarpa, Kacho Wangpo (A)

02|29|Expulsion of scapegoat demon

02|30|Loter Wangpo (A)

02|30|Khangsar Jampa Sonam Zangpo (A)

02|30|Tinley Rinpoche of the Phuntsok Podrang (A)


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Rituals Practiced on the Third Lunar Month

03|01|Kalachakra New Year03|02|Vajrakilaya (1st through 3rd day)

03|03|2nd Karmapa, Karma Pakshi

03|09|6th Karmapa, Thongwa Donden (B)

03|09|Kalachakra (9th through the 15th)

03|10|Tsechu: Eight Aspects of Guru Rinpoche

(3rd through 10th day)

03|12|4th Karmapa, Rolpe Dorje (B)

03|15|Kalachakra Tantra Revealed by Buddha

03|15|Magha Puja Day (Sangha Day)

03|16|Terton Mingjur Dorje03|18|Sazang Pagpa Shonnu Lodro (A)

03|18|Dezhung Rinpoche (A)

03|19|1st Shamarpa, Dragpa Senge

03|22|Tashi Paldrup

03|25|5th Dalai Lama (A)

03|26|15th Karmapa, Khakhyab Dorje (1922) (A)

03|26|Drikung Kyobpa Jigten Sumgon

03|28|10th Karmapa, Choying Dorje (B)

03|29|Tarlam Mahasiddha Kunga Namgyal (A)03|29|Luding Khenchen Jamyang Tupten

Lungtok Gyaltsen (A)

03|29|Jamgon Ngagwang Legpa (A)

03|30|Sangye Lingpa


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Rituals Practiced on the Fourth Lunar Month

04|04|Vajrakilaya (4th through 10th day)

(main practice)

04|07|7th-15th day Sakya summer festival

04|07|Birth of the Buddha

04|08|Jamgon Kongtrul II, Khyentse Ozer (A)

04|08|Kalu Rinpoche, (A)

04|08|Khenchen Ngagwang Chodag (A)

04|11|Vajrakilaya Practice (concludes)

04|12|Khenchen Dampa Dorje Chang04|12|Khangsar Khenchen Lama Dampa (A)

04|15|Sangyepa - Buddha attained Enlightenment (A)

04|15|Poson, Arhat Mahinda in Ceylon

04|15|Saga Dawa - Buddha Enlightened

04|15|Saga Dawa Dungdrup Puja (100 million mantras)

04|23|Mahasidda Virupa (A) (7-day celebration)

04|25|Ngorchen Kungpa Zangpo (A)

04|29|Mipham (A)

04|30|Nyala Pema Dudul


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Rituals Practiced on the Fifth Lunar Month

05|01|Chakrasamvara 7-days05|01|Chogyur Lingpa

05|02|Sachen Kunga Lodro

05|04|3rd Shamarpa, Chokyi Lodro

05|05|Medical Buddhas

05|06|Khyentse Chokyi Lodro (A)

05|09|Chakrasamvara (9th through 15 day)

05|14|Khedrup Tenpa Dhargyey

05|15|Auspicious Fire-Puja Day

05|15|Dzam Ling Chi Sang - Local Deities Day

05|15|Theravadin 1st Buddha teaching05|17|Lam Rim teaching (one month)

05|17|Nyoshul Lungtok

05|18|Khenpo Ngakchung

05|18|Shechen Gyaltsab Pema Namgyal

05|21|Jamyang Khyentse Wangchuk (A)

05|21|Magto Ludrop Gyatso (A)

05|23|Cho (23rd through 27th days)

05|24|Kungtok Shedrup Tenpe Nyima


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Rituals Practiced on the Sixth Lunar Month

06|04|Cho-Kor Duchen:

Buddha's 1st Teaching of four Noble Truths

06|04|Deer Park Teaching

06|05|Chod - Practice 5 days

06|10|Guru Padmasambhava (A)

06|10|Sakya Lotsawa Kunga Sonam (A)

06|14|3rd Karmapa, Ranjung Dorje (1339) (A)

06|15|Gampopa (A)

06|15|Varsha: Rain Retreat (45 days)

06|15|Begin of Summer Retreat06|18|5th Karmapa, Deshin Shegpa (1384) (B)

06|20|Buton Rinchen Drub (A)

06|20|Ngawang Tutop Wanchug (A)

06|23|Chos Cho (23rd-29th day)

06|25|Lama Sampa Sonam Gyaltsen (A)

06|29|Ngor Ponlop Jamyang Ngagwang Legdrub (A)


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Rituals Practiced on the Seventh Lunar Month

07|02|3rd Shamarpa, Konchok Yenlak

07|04|13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje

07|05|Rigdzin Kumaradza

07|05|Panchen Shakya Shribhadra (A)

07|07|9th Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje(1556) (B)

07|09|Rain of Wisdom Poetry (9th-15th day)

07|10|Jomo Menmo

07|12|11th Karmapa, Yeshe Dorje (1702) (A)

07|12|Sakyapa Ngag Chang Kunga Rinchen (A)

07|14|Ngag Chang Kunga Rinchen07|15|4th Karmapa, Rolpe Dorje (1383) (A)

07|15|Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen (A)

07|15|Kunkhyen Pema Karpo

07|15|Sacrifice for the dead (India)

07|15|Trapa Ngonshe discovers 4 medical tantras

07|15|Tsarchen Losal Gyaltso (A)

07|15|Zhuchen Tsultrim Rinchen (A)

07|21|Red Chenrezik Mandala (7 days)

07|23|5th Shamarpa (1383) (A)07|25|Pagmodrupa

07|29|2nd Shamarpa, Kha Chod Wangpo


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Rituals Practiced on the Eighth Lunar Month

08|01|5th Karmapa, Deshin Skekpa

08|03|H.E. 13th Shamarpa Rinpoche (1952) (B)

08|05|H.H. Sakya Trizin (B)

08|08|The Water Festival

08|08|Red Chenresik (8th-14th day)

08|10|15th Karmapa, Khakhyab Dorje (B)

08|10|5th Shamarpa, Konchok Yenlag (B)

08|15|5th Karmapa, Deshin Shegpa (1415) (A)

08|16|H.E. Gyaltshab Rinpoche (1954) (A)

08|19|Khyentse Rinpoche (1991) (A)08|21|Khyabgon Sakya Trizin (A)

08|23|8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje (A)

08|25|Rigdzin Kumaradza

08|25|Rigdzin Tsewang Norbu

08|30|13th Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1733) (A)

08|30|3rd Jamgon Kongtrul

Lodro Chokyi Senge (1733) (B)


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Rituals Practiced on the Ninth Lunar Month

09|03|Terton Karma Jigme Lingpa 5 days09|03|2th Karmapa, Karma Pakshi (1282) (A)

09|04|Dagchen Lodro Gyaltsen (A)

09|04|Tartse Jampa Kungpa Tenpai Gyaltsen (A)

09|08|Beginning of Jigche Choto

09|09|Khyungpo Naljor (A)

09|09|16th Karmapa, Rigpe Dorje (A)

09|09|Shi Tro or Pema Benza

(Guru Rinpoche) (9th-13th day)

09|10|Terton Sogyal

09|14|Bokar Rinpoche (1940) (B)09|14|Khyungpo Naljor

09|14|Khon Konchog Gyalpo (A)

09|14|Sachen Kungpa Nyingpo (A)

09|15|Katrina Puja

09|18|Gonma Jigdal Dagchen Sakya (A)

09|21|Jetsun Lorepa

09|21|Konchok Lhundrup

09|22|Founding of Karma Shri Nalanda, Rumtek

09|22|Lha Bab Duchen: Descent from Tushita Heaven09|22|Exorcism Tor-Dok

09|25|Adzom Drukpa

09|25|Tsangpa Gyare Yeshe Dorje

09|28|6th Shamarpa, Chokyi Wangchug


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Rituals Practiced on the Tenth Lunar Month

10|03|Sangdu Choto (Gyume)10|03|Vairochana (7 days)

10|04|8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje (B)

10|06|Dolpo Sangye

10|08|Muchen Sempa Chenpo (A)

10|10|Jamgon Kongtrul the Great

Lodro Thaye (1813) (B)

10|10|Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche (B)

10|15|Doring Kungpang Chenpo (A)

10|16|Pawo Tsuklag Trengwa (A)

10|20|Gyalse Togme (A)10|21|Ling Rinpoche

10|23|Kunrik (purificantion (23rd-27th day)

10|24|Chamchen Choje

10|25|Je Tsongkhpa (Ganden Ngamcho) (A)

10|30|12th Karmapa, Changchub Dorje (1732) (A)

10|30|Mitrukpa (purification) (30th-31st day)


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Rituals Practiced on the Eleventh Lunar Month

11|01|Tibetan New Year (old style)11|02|8th Shamarpa, Chokyi Tondrup

11|03|1st Karmapa, Dusem Khyenpa (A)

11|04|8th Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje (1507) (B)

11|06|Ngenpa Gu Dzom - 9 Bad Omens

11|09|14th Karmapa, Thekchog Dorje (B)

11|11|Lobpon Sonam Tsemo (A)

11|14|Panchen Sonam Drakpa

11|14|Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen (A)

11|15|10th Karmapa, Choying Dorje

11|16|8th Tai Situ, Chokyi Jungne (B)11|17|Winter Doctrine Festival Month

11|18|H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche

11|19|Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen

11|19|Talung Thangpa

11|22|Dragon Chogyal Phagpa

11|22|Dorje Bernagchen (9 days)

11|22|Wrathful Dorje Drolod (9 days)

11|22|Drogon Chogyal Pagpa (A)

11|22|Dezhung Ajam Rinpoche (A)11|26|Jamgon Kongtrul parinirvna the Great

11|29|Dharma Protector Offering Day (Gutor)

11|30|Night next year's deaths known

11|30|House Cleaning Day


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Rituals Practiced on the Twelfth Lunar Month

12|01|Sonam Losar (Farmer's New Year)12|02|Tormas begin to be made

12|03|3rd to 9th, Protector Worship

12|05|Beginning Demchok Choto

12|10|14th Karmapa, Thekchog Dorje (1799) (B)

12|14|Rongton Sheja Kunrig (A)

12|15|7th Shamarpa, Yeshe Nyingpo

12|15|Magha Puja, Sangha Day (Theravadin)

12|16|Phurbu Cycle Ritual

12|17|Lochen Rinchen Zangpo (A)

12|17|Tarlam Jamyang Losal (A)12|18|Longchenpa (A)

12|18|Rigdzin Chokyi Drakpa

12|21|Phurbu ritual (upper action+)

12|22|Phurbu ritual,(upper action+)

12|23|Phurbu cycle ritual

12|23|Great Mahakala (23rd-29th day)

12|25|4th Shamarpa, Chokyi Trakpa

12|25|Phurbu cycle ritual

12|25|Khenchen Shonnu Lodro (A)12|28|Phurbu ritual (lower action-)

12|29|Gutor (Exorcism)

12|29|Phurbu ritual, (lower action-)

12|29|Sacred Dances, followed by Losar

12|30|Festival of Good Omen begins

12|30|House Cleaning Day Tibet

12|30|Tashi (good luck ceremony) (in monasteries)

The 154-Year Lunar Tables (follow)


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01|Mo|1900-01-01 8:52|12|12| | | |91%

02|Tu|1900-01-02 6:04|12|12| | | |89%

03|We|1900-01-03 3:03|12|12| | | |88%

04|We|1900-01-03 23:57|12|12| | | |89%

05|Th|1900-01-04 20:56|12|12| | | |90%

06|Fr|1900-01-05 18:07|12|12| | | |88%

07|Sa|1900-01-06 15:37|12|12| | | |81%

08|Su|1900-01-07 13:32|12|12| | | |67%

09|Mo|1900-01-08 11:56|12|12| | | |49%

10|Tu|1900-01-09 10:50|12|12| | | |29%11|We|1900-01-10 10:15|12|12| | | |14%

12|Th|1900-01-11 10:09|12|12| | | | 4%

13|Fr|1900-01-12 10:32|12|12| | | | 0%

14|Sa|1900-01-13 11:20|12|12| | | | 3%

15|Su|1900-01-14 12:33|12|12| | | |11%

16|Mo|1900-01-15 14:07|12|12| | | |22%

17|Tu|1900-01-16 16:02|12|12| | | |31%

18|We|1900-01-17 18:14|12|12| | | |36%

19|Th|1900-01-18 20:39|12|12| | | |37%

20|Fr|1900-01-19 23:13|12|12| | | |37%

21|Su|1900-01-21 1:46|12|12| | | |40%

22|Mo|1900-01-22 4:07|12|12| | | |45%

23|Tu|1900-01-23 6:06|12|12| | | |53%

24|We|1900-01-24 7:30|12|12| | | |64%25|Th|1900-01-25 8:11|12|12| | | |76%

26|Fr|1900-01-26 8:03|12|12| | | |86%

27|Sa|1900-01-27 7:06|12|12| | | |93%

28|Su|1900-01-28 5:20|12|12| | | |95%

29|Mo|1900-01-29 2:51|12|12| | | |95%

30|Mo|1900-01-29 23:49|12|12| | | |94%

01|Tu|1900-01-30 20:23|01|01| |L| |93%

02|We|1900-01-31 16:43|01|01| | | |92%

03|Th|1900-02-01 13:01|01|01| | | |93%

04|Fr|1900-02-02 9:28|01|01| | | |94%

05|Sa|1900-02-03 6:14|01|01| | | |94%

06|Su|1900-02-04 3:29|01|01| | | |90%

07|Mo|1900-02-05 1:19|01|01| | | |81%

08|Mo|1900-02-05 23:51|01|01| | | |67%09|Tu|1900-02-06 23:06|01|01| | | |52%

10|We|1900-02-07 23:03|01|01| | | |36%

11|Th|1900-02-08 23:38|01|01| | | |23%

12|Sa|1900-02-10 0:47|01|01| | | |13%

13|Su|1900-02-11 2:23|01|01| | | | 8%

14|Mo|1900-02-12 4:18|01|01| | | | 7%

15|Tu|1900-02-13 6:29|01|01| | | |11%

16|We|1900-02-14 8:50|01|01| | | |15%

17|Th|1900-02-15 11:18|01|01| | | |18%

18|Fr|1900-02-16 13:48|01|01| | | |19%

19|Sa|1900-02-17 16:17|01|01| | | |20%

20|Su|1900-02-18 18:38|01|01| | | |23%

21|Mo|1900-02-19 20:43|01|01| | | |31%

22|Tu|1900-02-20 22:23|01|01| | | |42%23|We|1900-02-21 23:27|01|01| | | |55%

24|Th|1900-02-22 23:50|01|01| | | |69%

25|Fr|1900-02-23 23:24|01|01| | | |81%

26|Sa|1900-02-24 22:09|01|01| | | |91%

27|Su|1900-02-25 20:06|01|01| | | |98%

28|Mo|1900-02-26 17:21|01|01| | | |99%

29|Tu|1900-02-27 14:03|01|01| | | |99%

30|We|1900-02-28 10:20|01|01| | | |97%

01|Th|1900-03-01 6:25|02|01| | |L|96%

02|Fr|1900-03-02 2:29|02|01| | | |96%

03|Fr|1900-03-02 22:44|02|01| | | |97%

04|Sa|1900-03-03 19:22|02|01| | | |96%

05|Su|1900-03-04 16:32|02|01| | | |93%

06|Mo|1900-03-05 14:24|02|01| | | |86%

07|Tu|1900-03-06 13:02|02|01| | | |75%

08|We|1900-03-07 12:31|02|01| | | |63%

09|Th|1900-03-08 12:48|02|01| | | |50%

10|Fr|1900-03-09 13:49|02|01| | | |38%

11|Sa|1900-03-10 15:26|02|01| | | |27%

12|Su|1900-03-11 17:29|02|01| | | |20%

13|Mo|1900-03-12 19:49|02|01| | | |16%

14|Tu|1900-03-13 22:17|02|01| | | |16%

15|Th|1900-03-15 0:46|02|01| | | |17%

16|Fr|1900-03-16 3:12|02|01| | | |16%

17|Sa|1900-03-17 5:32|02|01| | | |13%

18|Su|1900-03-18 7:40|02|01| | | |11%19|Mo|1900-03-19 9:35|02|01| | | |12%

20|Tu|1900-03-20 11:09|02|01| | | |17%

21|We|1900-03-21 12:18|02|01| | | |28%

22|Th|1900-03-22 12:54|02|01| | | |41%

23|Fr|1900-03-23 12:53|02|01| | | |56%

24|Sa|1900-03-24 12:09|02|01| | | |71%

25|Su|1900-03-25 10:43|02|01| | | |84%

26|Mo|1900-03-26 8:35|02|01| | | |93%

27|Tu|1900-03-27 5:50|02|01| | | |97%

28|We|1900-03-28 2:35|02|01| | | |97%

29|Th|1900-03-28 24:00|02|01| | | |96%

30|Th|1900-03-29 19:15|02|01| | | |95%

01|Fr|1900-03-30 15:30|03|02| | | |95%

02|Sa|1900-03-31 11:57|03|02| | | |96%03|Su|1900-04-01 8:48|03|02| | | |97%

04|Mo|1900-04-02 6:11|03|02| | | |96%

05|Tu|1900-04-03 4:16|03|02| | | |91%

06|We|1900-04-04 3:08|03|02| | | |83%

07|Th|1900-04-05 2:51|03|02| | | |72%

08|Fr|1900-04-06 3:22|03|02| | | |59%

09|Sa|1900-04-07 4:38|03|02| | | |48%

10|Su|1900-04-08 6:28|03|02| | | |40%

11|Mo|1900-04-09 8:42|03|02| | | |34%

12|Tu|1900-04-10 11:09|03|02| | | |31%

13|We|1900-04-11 13:37|03|02| | | |30%

14|Th|1900-04-12 15:59|03|02| | | |30%

15|Fr|1900-04-13 18:09|03|02| | | |28%

16|Sa|1900-04-14 20:02|03|02| | | |21%17|Su|1900-04-15 21:36|03|02| | | |12%

18|Mo|1900-04-16 22:49|03|02| | | | 6%

19|Tu|1900-04-17 23:39|03|02| | | | 6%

20|Th|1900-04-19 0:03|03|02| | | |11%

21|Th|1900-04-19 23:59|03|02| | | |21%

22|Fr|1900-04-20 23:24|03|02| | | |36%

23|Sa|1900-04-21 22:18|03|02| | | |53%

24|Su|1900-04-22 20:40|03|02| | | |71%

25|Mo|1900-04-23 18:31|03|02| | | |84%

26|Tu|1900-04-24 15:56|03|02| | | |91%

27|We|1900-04-25 13:00|03|02| | | |92%

28|Th|1900-04-26 9:50|03|02| | | |91%

29|Fr|1900-04-27 6:35|03|02| | | |90%

30|Sa|1900-04-28 3:23|03|02| | | |91%01|Su|1900-04-29 0:23|04|03| | | |92%

02|Su|1900-04-29 21:46|04|03| | | |94%

03|Mo|1900-04-30 19:40|04|03| | | |95%

04|Tu|1900-05-01 18:13|04|03| | | |94%

05|We|1900-05-02 17:28|04|03| | | |90%

06|Th|1900-05-03 17:30|04|03| | | |81%

07|Fr|1900-05-04 18:17|04|03| | | |69%

08|Sa|1900-05-05 19:43|04|03| | | |57%

09|Su|1900-05-06 21:41|04|03| | | |50%

10|Mo|1900-05-07 23:58|04|03| | | |46%

11|We|1900-05-09 2:22|04|03| | | |46%

12|Th|1900-05-10 4:42|04|03| | | |48%

13|Fr|1900-05-11 6:46|04|03| | | |52%

14|Sa|1900-05-12 8:29|04|03| | | |54%

15|Su|1900-05-13 9:46|04|03| | | |49%

16|Mo|1900-05-14 10:36|04|03| | | |39%


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