Updated 2026-09-20

Tibetan lunar calendar — October 2027

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

Best haircut days in 2 October, 3 October, 4 October, 7 October, 10 October, 11 October, 13 October, 14 October, 15 October, 19 October, 22 October, 23 October, 25 October, 26 October.

Holy days of 7 October — Medicine Buddha day; 10 October — Guru Rinpoche day; 15 October — full moon; 24 October — dakini day; 29 October — 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 October 2027?

In October 2027 the favourable haircut days by zurkhai are: 2 October, 3 October, 4 October, 7 October, 10 October, 11 October, 13 October, 14 October, 15 October, 19 October, 22 October, 23 October, 25 October, 26 October. 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 October 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.