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