Updated 2026-11-12
The next 30 days, today at the top: green is favourable, hollow red is best avoided, dark is neutral. Tap a day to open its month.
Haircut reminder
The evening before a good day for a haircut we'll send a notification, around 7 pm Ulaanbaatar time.
Is Today a Good Day to Cut your hair?
Today, Thursday, 12 November 2026, in the Tibetan-Mongolian (zurkhai) tradition.
Yes — a favourable day
Today is the 3rd lunar day. Cutting hair on it is traditionally said to lead "to wealth".
Today is the 3rd lunar day. Cutting hair on it is traditionally said to lead "to wealth".
On a Metal day the tradition favours: protective rituals, equipment repair. and cautions against: buying sharp objects, conflict.
Upcoming favourable days
| 2026-11-12 | to wealth |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | to increased virtue |
| 2026-11-14 | to increased property |
| 2026-11-17 | to longevity |
| 2026-11-19 | to joy |
| 2026-11-20 | to gaining wisdom |
Tibetan hair cutting days, month by month
Every favourable day for a haircut from November 2026 to the end of the calendar, with the traditional result. Tap a month for its full calendar.
| November 2026 | 1 (to abundance of food), 2 (to prosperity), 5 (to peace), 6 (to joy), 12 (to wealth), 13 (to increased virtue), 14 (to increased property), 17 (to longevity), 19 (to joy), 20 (to gaining wisdom), 22 (to happiness), 23 (to prosperity and luck), 24 (to good luck), 28 (to meeting a good person), 30 (to abundance of food) |
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| December 2026 | 1 (to prosperity), 4 (to peace), 5 (to joy), 11 (to wealth), 12 (to wealth), 13 (to increased virtue), 14 (to increased property), 17 (to longevity), 19 (to joy), 20 (to gaining wisdom), 22 (to happiness), 23 (to prosperity and luck), 27 (to meeting a good person), 30 (to abundance of food), 31 (to prosperity) |
| January 2027 | 3 (to peace), 4 (to joy), 10 (to wealth), 11 (to increased virtue), 12 (to increased property), 15 (to longevity), 17 (to joy), 18 (to gaining wisdom), 20 (to happiness), 21 (to prosperity and luck), 22 (to good luck), 26 (to meeting a good person), 28 (to abundance of food), 29 (to prosperity) |
| February 2027 | 2 (to peace), 3 (to joy), 9 (to wealth), 10 (to increased virtue), 11 (to increased property), 14 (to longevity), 16 (to joy), 17 (to gaining wisdom), 19 (to happiness), 20 (to good luck), 24 (to meeting a good person), 27 (to abundance of food), 28 (to prosperity) |
| March 2027 | 3 (to peace), 4 (to joy), 11 (to wealth), 12 (to increased virtue), 13 (to increased property), 17 (to joy), 18 (to gaining wisdom), 20 (to happiness), 21 (to prosperity and luck), 22 (to good luck), 26 (to meeting a good person), 29 (to abundance of food), 30 (to prosperity) |
| April 2027 | 2 (to peace), 3 (to joy), 9 (to wealth), 10 (to increased virtue), 11 (to increased property), 14 (to longevity), 16 (to joy), 17 (to gaining wisdom), 18 (to happiness), 19 (to prosperity and luck), 20 (to good luck), 24 (to meeting a good person), 28 (to abundance of food), 29 (to prosperity) |
| May 2027 | 2 (to peace), 3 (to joy), 9 (to wealth), 10 (to increased virtue), 11 (to increased property), 13 (to longevity), 15 (to joy), 16 (to gaining wisdom), 18 (to happiness), 19 (to prosperity and luck), 20 (to good luck), 24 (to meeting a good person), 27 (to abundance of food), 28 (to prosperity), 31 (to peace) |
| June 2027 | 1 (to joy), 7 (to wealth), 8 (to increased virtue), 9 (to increased property), 12 (to longevity), 14 (to gaining wisdom), 16 (to happiness), 17 (to prosperity and luck), 18 (to good luck), 23 (to meeting a good person), 26 (to abundance of food), 27 (to prosperity), 30 (to peace) |
| July 2027 | 1 (to joy), 6 (to wealth), 7 (to increased virtue), 8 (to increased property), 11 (to longevity), 13 (to joy), 14 (to gaining wisdom), 16 (to happiness), 17 (to prosperity and luck), 18 (to good luck), 22 (to meeting a good person), 25 (to abundance of food), 26 (to prosperity), 29 (to peace), 30 (to joy) |
| August 2027 | 5 (to wealth), 6 (to increased virtue), 9 (to longevity), 11 (to joy), 12 (to gaining wisdom), 14 (to happiness), 15 (to happiness), 16 (to prosperity and luck), 17 (to good luck), 21 (to meeting a good person), 24 (to abundance of food), 25 (to prosperity), 28 (to peace), 29 (to joy) |
| September 2027 | 3 (to wealth), 4 (to increased virtue), 5 (to increased property), 8 (to longevity), 10 (to joy), 11 (to gaining wisdom), 13 (to happiness), 14 (to prosperity and luck), 15 (to good luck), 19 (to meeting a good person), 22 (to abundance of food), 23 (to prosperity), 26 (to peace), 27 (to joy) |
| October 2027 | 2 (to wealth), 3 (to increased virtue), 4 (to increased property), 7 (to longevity), 10 (to joy), 11 (to gaining wisdom), 13 (to happiness), 14 (to prosperity and luck), 15 (to good luck), 19 (to meeting a good person), 22 (to abundance of food), 23 (to prosperity), 25 (to peace), 26 (to joy) |
| November 2027 | 1 (to wealth), 2 (to increased virtue), 3 (to increased property), 6 (to longevity), 8 (to joy), 9 (to gaining wisdom), 11 (to happiness), 12 (to prosperity and luck), 13 (to prosperity and luck), 14 (to good luck), 17 (to meeting a good person), 20 (to abundance of food), 21 (to prosperity), 24 (to peace), 25 (to joy) |
| December 2027 | 1 (to wealth), 2 (to increased virtue), 3 (to increased property), 6 (to longevity), 8 (to joy), 9 (to gaining wisdom), 11 (to happiness), 12 (to prosperity and luck), 13 (to good luck), 17 (to meeting a good person), 20 (to prosperity), 23 (to peace), 24 (to joy), 30 (to wealth), 31 (to increased virtue) |
Haircut by lunar day (all 30)
| 1st day | to shortened life |
|---|---|
| 2nd day | to illness and quarrels |
| 3rd day | to wealth |
| 4th day | to increased virtue |
| 5th day | to increased property |
| 6th day | to worsened appearance |
| 7th day | to quarrels and lawsuits |
| 8th day | to longevity |
| 9th day | to mild illness |
| 10th day | to joy |
| 11th day | to gaining wisdom |
| 12th day | to danger to life |
| 13th day | to happiness |
| 14th day | to prosperity and luck |
| 15th day | to good luck |
| 16th day | to obstacles |
| 17th day | to weakening eyesight |
| 18th day | to loss of property |
| 19th day | to meeting a good person |
| 20th day | to hunger and thirst |
| 21st day | to illness |
| 22nd day | to abundance of food |
| 23rd day | to prosperity |
| 24th day | to eye disease |
| 25th day | to weakening eyesight |
| 26th day | to peace |
| 27th day | to joy |
| 28th day | to quarrels |
| 29th day | to loss of vital energy |
| 30th day | to meeting an enemy |
Month by month: November 2026 · December 2026 · January 2027
Favourable & unfavourable activities by element
Each day's element shapes what it is traditionally good and poor for:
| Wood | ✓ taking office, planting trees, studying. ✗ logging, selling livestock. |
|---|---|
| Fire | ✓ crafts, sports, preparing medicine. ✗ laying foundations, starting large construction. |
| Earth | ✓ building a house, buying land, making deals. ✗ long-distance travel, digging earth. |
| Metal | ✓ protective rituals, equipment repair. ✗ buying sharp objects, conflict. |
| Water | ✓ starting treatment, traveling, trade. ✗ digging a well, moving house. |
Choosing a good day to cut your hair
Hair is cut on favourable lunar days — the 8th for longevity, the 14th for prosperity — and avoided on days that traditionally 'shorten life' (the 1st) or bring quarrels and loss. In zurkhai, timing an undertaking is a way of aligning it with the month's rhythm: the lunar day, the day's element and animal, the weekday and your own birth-sign all feed into the judgement — which is why two people can be given a different "good day" for the very same task. The reading above uses the day's element; the Zurkhai app adds your personal birth chart for a fuller answer. For a wedding, a long journey or a major move, many people still ask a zurkhai lama in person, who can weigh the full birth chart — year, month, day and hour.
Frequently asked
Is today a good day to cut your hair?
Yes — a favourable day. Today is the 3rd lunar day. Cutting hair on it is traditionally said to lead "to wealth".
How do you choose a good day to cut your hair in the Tibetan tradition?
Zurkhai weighs the lunar day, the day's element and animal, the weekday and your birth-sign. The Zurkhai app does this automatically for any date.
What is the worst day to cut your hair?
Hair-cutting is most avoided on the 1st lunar day (said to shorten life), the 12th (danger to life) and the days that bring quarrels or loss of property.
What are the best haircut days in the Tibetan calendar?
Tibetan-Mongolian almanacs give every one of the 30 lunar days its own result for cutting hair: the 8th brings longevity, the 10th joy, the 13th happiness, the 14th and 15th prosperity and luck, and the 22nd–23rd and 26th–27th abundance and peace. Avoided are the 1st (said to shorten life), the 12th (danger to life) and several waning days. The full 30-day table is above.
Is today a good day for a haircut?
Yes — a favourable day Today is the 3rd lunar day. Cutting hair on it is traditionally said to lead "to wealth".
What is zurkhai? → · Tibetan calendar 2026 →
Traditional belief, recomputed daily — not advice. Confirm important timing with a qualified zurkhai lama.