Tibetan lunar calendar
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The Tibetan lunar calendar is a traditional lunisolar system used in Tibet to determine religious festivals, astrological calculations, and the timing of the Tibetan New Year, Losar.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tibetan calendar | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lunisolar calendar
ⓘ
traditional calendar system ⓘ |
| alignsWith | solar year using leap months ⓘ |
| associatesYearWith |
animal sign
GENERATED
ⓘ
element GENERATED ⓘ gender (male or female) GENERATED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
lunar cycles
ⓘ
solar cycles ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Tibetan astrological manuals ⓘ |
| determinesFestival |
Chotrul Düchen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lhabab Düchen NERFINISHED ⓘ Losar NERFINISHED ⓘ Monlam Chenmo NERFINISHED ⓘ Saga Dawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLengthOfYear | about 365 days ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
leap months
ⓘ
months ⓘ years ⓘ |
| hasCycle | 60-year cycle ⓘ |
| hasMonthLength | 29 or 30 days ⓘ |
| hasNewYearFestival | Losar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMonthsPerYear | 12 or 13 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Indian astronomical texts
ⓘ
Kalachakra tantra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tibetan culture ⓘ |
| leapMonthFrequency | every 2 or 3 years ⓘ |
| regionallyVariesIn |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himalayan regions ⓘ Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chinese calendar
ⓘ
Indian calendrical astronomy ⓘ |
| timeReckoningStartsAt | lunar new moon ⓘ |
| usedBy | Tibetan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
astrological calculations
ⓘ
determining auspicious dates ⓘ determining religious festivals ⓘ determining the date of Losar ⓘ divination ⓘ medical astrology ⓘ monastic observances ⓘ |
| usedIn | Tibet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInReligion |
Bon religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDayCount | lunar days (tshes) ⓘ |
| usesElementCycle | 5-element cycle ⓘ |
| usesLeapMonth | yes ⓘ |
| usesOmittedDays | yes ⓘ |
| usesRepeatedDays | yes ⓘ |
| usesZodiac | 12-animal cycle ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Tibetan language ⓘ |
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Tibetan calendar