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"Time creates the sky and the earth. Time creates the past and the future.
By Time the sun burns, through Time all beings exist, in Time the eyes see.
Time is the lord of all."  Atharva-veda (19.54)


(SEE END OF CALENDAR FOR DECODING)

IANVARIVS   2008
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1/02 (25) -BUDHA- DAKI- Yumka
1/07 (29) -Dharmapala Day
1/08 (30) -MANGALA- AMAVASYA 6:37 *-Night of fates (Tibetan)
1/15 (07) -MANGALA-  ASHTAMI 14:46  /Vajrakilaya Puja
1/17 (10) -BUDHA -DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa, Naga Puja Day
1/22 (15) -PURNIMA 08:35*
1/30 (23) -BUDHA- ASHTAMI 12:03 /Simhamukha Puja

FEBRVARIVS   2008
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2/01 (25) -SHUKRA- DAKI- Yumka
2/05 (29) -Gutor, averting the negativity of the old year * Dharmapala Day * (Shrove Tues)
2/06 (30) -BUDHA- AMAVASYA 22:44* (Ash Weds) /Troma Nagmo Puja * Losar/Chinese New Year/
                   Annular Solar Eclipse around 11:55pm

2/07 -BUDHA- AGNI Puja - (Second day of Losar)
2/08 -SHUKRA-   (Third day of Losar - Celebrated in US)
2/13 -BUDHA- ASHTAMI 22:33 /Vajrakilaya Puja
2/16 -SHANI- DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa 
2/20 -BUDHA- PURNIMA 22:30 / Total Lunar Eclipse 21st: 03:26:05 UT
2/24 -RAVI  - Drub
2/28 -BUDHA- ASHTAMI 09:18 /Simhamukha Puja

MARTIVS   2008
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3/02 -RAVI- DAKI- Yumka
3/07 -SHUKRA- AMAVASYA 12:14 /Troma Nagmo Puja/ Drub
3/14 -SHUKRA- ASHTAMI 06:46  /Vajrakilaya Puja
3/16 -RAVI- DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa
3/19 -BUDHA - AEQUINOCTIVM
3/21 -SHUKRA- PURNIMA  14:40
3/23 -RAVI - Drub
3/29 -SHANI- ASHTAMI 17:47 /Simhamukha Puja

APRILIS   2008
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4/01- MANGALA - DAKI- Yumka
4/05 -SHANI- AMAVASYA 23:55 /Troma Nagmo Puja
4/07 -CHANDRA - KALACHAKRA NEW YEAR
4/12 -SHANI- ASHTAMI 14:32 /Vajrakilaya Puja
4/15 -MANGALA- DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa
4/20 -RAVI- PURNIMA 06:25
4/23 -BUDHA - Drub
4/28 -CHANDRA- ASHTAMI 10:12 /Simhamukha Puja
4/30- BUDHA- DAKI- Yumka

MAIVS   2008
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5/05 -CHANDRA AMAVASYA 08:18 /Troma Nagmo Puja
5/11 -RAVI- ASHTAMI 23:47 /Vajrakilaya Puja
5/14 -BUDHA- DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa
5/19 -CHANDRA- PURNIMA  22:11 - Saga Dawa Duchen
5/27 -MANGALA- ASHTAMI 22:57 /Simhamukha Puja
5/30 -SHUKRA - DAKI- Yumka

IVNIVS   2008
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6/03 -MANGALA- AMAVASYA 13:23 /Troma Nagmo Puja
6/10 -MANGALA- ASHTAMI 11:04 //Vajrakilaya Puja
6/13 -SHUKRA- DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa
6/20 -SHUKRA - SOLSTITIVM
6/18 -BUDHA- PURNIMA 13:30 /Sagadawa
6/26 -BRIHASPATI- ASHTAMI 08:10 /Simhamukha Puja
6/27 -SHUKRA - Drub
6/28 -SHANI - DAKI- Yumka

QVINCTILIS-IVLIVS   2008
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7/01- MANGALA - Drub
7/02 -BUDHA- AMAVASYA 22:19  /Troma Nagmo Puja
7/10 -BRIHASPATI- ASHTAMI 00:35      /Vajrakilaya Puja
7/12 -SHANI- DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa - Padmasambhava Birthdate
7/18 -SHUKRA- PURNIMA 03:59
7/25 -SHUKRA- ASHTAMI 13:42 /Simhamukha Puja - Drub
7/26-SHANI - Drub

SEXTILIS-AVGVSTVS   2008
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8/01 -SHUKRA- AMAVASYA 06:13 / Total Solar Eclipse  10:21:07 UT Simhamukha Puja
8/08 -SHUKRA- ASHTAMI 16:20  /Vajrakilaya Puja
8/11 -CHANDRA - DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa
8/16 -SHANI- PURNIMA 17:16  /Partial Lunar Eclipse 21:10:09 UT
8/23 -SHANI- ASHTAMI 19:50  /Simhamukha Puja  - Drub
8/26 -MANGALA - DAKI - Yumka
8/28 -BRIHASPATI - Drub

8/30 -SHANI- AMAVASYA 15:58 /Troma Nagmo Puja

SEPTEMBER   2008
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9/07 -RAVI- ASHTAMI 10:04 /Vajrakilaya Puja
9/10 -BUDHA - DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa
9/15 -CHANDRA- PURNIMA 05:13
9/22 -CHANDRA- ASHTAMI 01:04  /Simhamukha Puja  AEQUNOCTIVM
9/24 -BUDHA DAKI - Yumka
9/25 -BRIHASPATI- Drub

9/29 -CHANDRA- AMAVASYA 04:12 /Troma Nagmo Puja

OCTOBER   2008
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10/07 -MANGALA- ASHTAMI 05:04 /Vajrakilaya Puja
10/09 -BRIHASPATI - DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa
10/14 -MANGALA- PURNIMA 16:02
10/21 -MANGALA- ASHTAMI 07:55 /Simhamukha Puja
10/23 -BRIHASPATI - DAKI - Yumka
10/28 -MANGALA- AMAVASYA 19:14 /Troma Nagmo Puja

NOVEMBER   2008
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11/05 -BUDHA- ASHTAMI 23:03 /Vajrakilaya Puja
11/08 -SHANI - DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa
11/13 -BRIHASPATI- PURNIMA  01:17
11/19 -BUDHA- ASHTAMI 16:31 /Simhamukha Puja
11/22 -SHANI - DAKI - Yumka
11/27 -BRIHASPATI- AMAVASYA 11:55 /Troma Nagmo Puja   (Thanksgiving)

DECEMBER   2008
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12/04 -BRIHASPATI - Drub
12/05 -SHUKRA- ASHTAMI 16:26 /Vajrakilaya Puja
12/08 -CHANDRA - DAKA - Rigdzin Dupa
12/12 -SHUKRA- PURNIMA 11:37
12/19 -SHUKRA- ASHTAMI 05:29 /Simhamukha Puja
12/21 -RAVI - BRUMA, drub
12/22 -CHANDRA - DAKI - Yumka
12/27 -SHANI- AMAVASYA 07:22 /Troma Nagmo Puja

The Number in quotes (if given) is the Tibetan day of the month

The names of Weekdays:

Ravi (Sun) - Sunday
Chandra (Moon) - Monday
Mangala (Mars) - Tuesday
Budha (Mercury) - Wednesday
Brihaspati (Jupiter) - Thursday
Shukra (Venus)- Friday
Shani (Saturn) - Saturday


Purnima ="Full Moon"
Amavasya ="Dark or New Moon"
Ashtami = "8ths" the first and last quarters of the moon.

Daka = Day for Padmasambhava (and the Dakas, Rigdzins, Vidyadharas)
Daki = Day for Yeshe Tsogyal (and the Dakinis, Matrkas, Yoginis) 

Six parvan days per month:

1.Amavasya (kuhUh) – new moon
2.Ashtami  - the eighth  (1st quarter)
3.14th
4.Purnima  - full moon
5.Ashtami  - the eigth (last quarter)
6.14th


Daily 6 sessions:

jagarika  "waking time" 4-8
purvahna  "fore-noon" 8-12
aparahna  "after-noon"  12-16
vikala    "evening/twilight"  16-20
purvaratra "dusk to midnight" 20-24
apararatra "last watch of night" 24-04







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