Losar
The Tibetan calendar is a lunisolar calendar. Losar is celebrated on the first three days of the first lunar month.
| Gregorian year | Tibetan year | Losar* | element and animal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2126 | February 5 - February 7 | male iron dragon |
| 2001 | 2127 | January 24 - January 26 | female iron snake (or metal serpent) |
| 2002 | 2128 | February 12 - February 14 | male water horse |
| 2003 | 2129 | February 1 - February 3 | female water sheep (or goat) |
| 2004 | 2130 | January 22 - January 24 | male wood monkey |
| 2005 | 2131 | February 9 - February 11* | female wood bird (or rooster) |
| 2006 | 2132 | January 30 - February 1 | male fire dog |
| 2007 | 2133 | February 18 - February 20 | female fire pig |
| 2008 | 2134 | February 7 - February 9 | male earth rat (some Gelukpa cite Tibetan Year 2135, starting 2008-02-07 at 03:44 GMT, also an annular solar eclipse) |
| 2009 | 2135 | January 25 - January 27 | female earth ox |
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