Updated 2026-09-20

Tibetan lunar calendar — April 2027

Every day of April 2027 in the Tibetan-Mongolian tradition (zurkhai): the lunar day by the Phugpa school, the element and animal of the day, the traditional haircut reading and the holy days. Computed from the same data as the Zurkhai app.

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Date	Lunar day	Element · animal	Haircut
1 Thu	25 · dakini day	Metal Dog	to weakening eyesight
2 Fri	26	Metal Pig	to peace
3 Sat	27	Water Rat	to joy
4 Sun	28	Water Ox	to quarrels
5 Mon	29	Wood Tiger	to loss of vital energy
6 Tue	30 · new moon	Wood Rabbit	to meeting an enemy
7 Wed	1	Fire Dragon	to shortened life
8 Thu	2	Fire Snake	to illness and quarrels
9 Fri	3	Earth Horse	to wealth
10 Sat	4	Earth Sheep	to increased virtue
11 Sun	5	Metal Monkey	to increased property
12 Mon	6	Metal Rooster	to worsened appearance
13 Tue	7	Water Dog	to quarrels and lawsuits
14 Wed	8 · Medicine Buddha day	Water Pig	to longevity
15 Thu	9	Wood Rat	to mild illness
16 Fri	10 · Guru Rinpoche day	Wood Ox	to joy
17 Sat	11	Fire Tiger	to gaining wisdom
18 Sun	13	Fire Rabbit	to happiness
19 Mon	14	Earth Dragon	to prosperity and luck
20 Tue	15 · full moon	Earth Snake	to good luck
21 Wed	16	Metal Horse	to obstacles
22 Thu	17	Metal Sheep	to weakening eyesight
23 Fri	18	Water Monkey	to loss of property
24 Sat	19	Water Rooster	to meeting a good person
25 Sun	20	Wood Dog	to hunger and thirst
26 Mon	21	Wood Pig	to illness
27 Tue	21	Fire Rat	to illness
28 Wed	22	Fire Ox	to abundance of food
29 Thu	23	Earth Tiger	to prosperity
30 Fri	24	Earth Rabbit	to eye disease

Best haircut days in 2 April, 3 April, 9 April, 10 April, 11 April, 14 April, 16 April, 17 April, 18 April, 19 April, 20 April, 24 April, 28 April, 29 April.

Holy days of 1 April — dakini day; 6 April — new moon; 14 April — Medicine Buddha day; 16 April — Guru Rinpoche day; 20 April — full moon.

How to read the table

The lunar day is not the calendar date: in the Tibetan calendar some days are doubled and some are skipped, which is why a month can start on the 18th lunar day and hold two “8th days”. The element and animal follow the 60-day cycle and colour what the day is good for — Wood days favour study and beginnings, Water days travel and healing, Earth days contracts and property, Fire days medicine, Metal days decisive completion. The haircut column follows the lunar-day tradition: the 8th day for longevity, the 10th for joy, the 15th for luck, while the 1st and 12th are avoided. For the full 30-day meanings see the calendar hub; for today’s reading see the daily pages.

Frequently asked

Which days are good for a haircut in April 2027?

In April 2027 the favourable haircut days by zurkhai are: 2 April, 3 April, 9 April, 10 April, 11 April, 14 April, 16 April, 17 April, 18 April, 19 April, 20 April, 24 April, 28 April, 29 April. Their lunar days traditionally bring longevity, joy, luck or prosperity.

What is the lunar day today?

Today’s lunar day, element and animal are on the daily page “Is today a good day to cut your hair?”; this table covers the whole of April 2027.

Why does the lunar day jump or repeat?

Because the Tibetan lunar day (tithi) is tied to the Moon’s motion, not to midnight: in a year about seven lunar days are doubled and thirteen are skipped, so the count is read from the Phugpa almanac rather than computed by simple counting.

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Traditional belief, for cultural and reference interest — not advice. Dates follow the Phugpa school; other schools may differ by a day.