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Tibetan New Year and the Hindu Calendar

Today is Losar, the Tibetan New Year 2150. Wishing you all a happy New Year! Losar marks the beginning of spring and is a harvest festival.

Observe the following table:

Losar date Sidereal Lunar date Tropical Lunar date Tropical solar month
2008–02–07 Māgha S1 Phālguṇa S1 Kumbha
2009–02–25 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2010–02–14 Phālguṇa S1 Phālguṇa S1 Kumbha
2011–03–05 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2012–02–22 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2013–02–11 Māgha S1 Phālguṇa S1 Kumbha
2014–03–02 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2015–02–19 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 [Adhika] Mīna
2016–02–09 Māgha S1 Phālguṇa S1 Kumbha
2017–02–27 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2018–02–16 Phālguṇa S1 Phālguṇa S1 Kumbha
2019–02–05 Māgha S1 Phālguṇa S1 Kumbha
2020–02–24 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2021–03–14 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2022–03–03 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2023–02–20 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2024–02–10 Māgha S1 Phālguṇa S1 Kumbha
2025–02–28 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna
2026–02–18 Phālguṇa S1 Phālguṇa S1 Kumbha/Mīna transit
2027–02–07 Māgha S1 Phālguṇa S1 Kumbha
2028–02–26 Phālguṇa S1 Caitra S1 Mīna

Losar always occurs on the ṡukla-pakṣa pratipadā (S1) of Hindu Phālguṇa month, sometimes Māgha/Caitra, adjusted for the intercalary month (adhika-māsa).