Updated 2026-09-20

Tibetan lunar calendar — January 2027

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

Best haircut days in 3 January, 4 January, 10 January, 11 January, 12 January, 15 January, 17 January, 18 January, 20 January, 21 January, 22 January, 26 January, 28 January, 29 January.

Holy days of 2 January — dakini day; 7 January — new moon; 15 January — Medicine Buddha day; 17 January — Guru Rinpoche day; 22 January — 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 January 2027?

In January 2027 the favourable haircut days by zurkhai are: 3 January, 4 January, 10 January, 11 January, 12 January, 15 January, 17 January, 18 January, 20 January, 21 January, 22 January, 26 January, 28 January, 29 January. 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 January 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.