Updated 2026-09-20

Tibetan lunar calendar — August 2027

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

Best haircut days in 5 August, 6 August, 9 August, 11 August, 12 August, 14 August, 15 August, 16 August, 17 August, 21 August, 24 August, 25 August, 28 August, 29 August.

Holy days of 2 August — new moon; 9 August — Medicine Buddha day; 11 August — Guru Rinpoche day; 17 August — full moon; 27 August — dakini day; 31 August — new 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 August 2027?

In August 2027 the favourable haircut days by zurkhai are: 5 August, 6 August, 9 August, 11 August, 12 August, 14 August, 15 August, 16 August, 17 August, 21 August, 24 August, 25 August, 28 August, 29 August. 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 August 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.