Tibetan 
Calendar
The Elemental 
New Year
The Kalachakra New Year
and the Tibetan Sun Signs
Table of Years 
1027-1566
Table of Years 
1567-2046
Table of 
the Element of the Year

Table of Years 1027-1566

This table shows Tibetan and Gregorian calendar equivalents. 

 

The Tibetan astronomical system and calendar making is based on the Sri Kalachakra Tantra (Wheel of Time Tantra), which was translated into Tibetan from Sanskrit in 1027 A.D. Therefore Tibetan calendar also began year 1027, which was a Fire-Rabbit Year. The Tibetan calendar operates with a 60-year cycle of five elements and twelve animals. This cycle is called Rab-byung and it runs from a Fire-Rabbit year to a Fire-Tiger year. At present, in the year 2001, we are in the 17th Rab-byung and undergoing its 15th year, Iron-Snake (this you can see in the next table, years 1567-2046). Please remember that the Tibetan New Year is around February, while the Elemental New Year is two to three months earlier in December.

 

 

 

Rab-byung 1-9

Year

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

Fire-Rabbit

1027

1087

1147

1207

1267

1327

1387

1447

1507

2

Earth-Dragon

1028

1088

1148

1208

1268

1328

1388

1448

1508

3

Earth-Snake

1029

1089

1149

1209

1269

1329

1389

1449

1509

4

Iron-Horse

1030

1090

1150

1210

1270

1330

1390

1450

1510

5

Iron-Sheep

1031

1091

1151

1211

1271

1331

1391

1451

1511

6

Water-Monkey

1032

1092

1152

1212

1272

1332

1392

1452

1512

7

Water-Bird

1033

1093

1153

1213

1273

1333

1393

1453

1513

8

Wood-Dog

1034

1094

1154

1214

1274

1334

1394

1454

1514

9

Wood-Pig

1035

1095

1155

1215

1275

1335

1395

1455

1515

10

Fire-Mouse

1036

1096

1156

1216

1276

1336

1396

1456

1516

11

Fire-Ox

1037

1097

1157

1217

1277

1337

1397

1457

1517

12

Earth-Tiger

1038

1098

1158

1218

1278

1338

1398

1458

1518

13

Earth-Rabbit

1039

1099

1159

1219

1279

1339

1399

1459

1519

14

Iron-Dragon

1040

1100

1160

1220

1280

1340

1400

1460

1520

15

Iron-Snake

1041

1101

1161

1221

1281

1341

1401

1461

1521

16

Water-Horse

1042

1102

1162

1222

1282

1342

1402

1462

1522

17

Water-Sheep

1043

1103

1163

1223

1283

1343

1403

1463

1523

18

Wood-Monkey

1044

1104

1164

1224

1284

1344

1404

1464

1524

19

Wood-Bird

1045

1105

1165

1225

1285

1345

1405

1465

1525

20

Fire-Dog

1046

1106

1166

1226

1286

1346

1406

1466

1526

21

Fire-Pig

1047

1107

1167

1227

1287

1347

1407

1467

1527

22

Earth-Mouse

1048

1108

1168

1228

1288

1348

1408

1468

1528

23

Earth-Ox

1049

1109

1169

1229

1289

1349

1409

1469

1529

24

Iron-Tiger

1050

1110

1170

1230

1290

1350

1410

1470

1530

25

Iron-Rabbit

1051

1111

1171

1231

1291

1351

1411

1471

1531

26

Water-Dragon

1052

1112

1172

1232

1292

1352

1412

1472

1532

27

Water-Snake

1053

1113

1173

1233

1293

1353

1413

1473

1533

28

Wood-Horse

1054

1114

1174

1234

1294

1354

1414

1474

1534

29

Wood-Sheep

1055

1115

1175

1235

1295

1355

1415

1475

1535

30

Fire-Monkey

1056

1116

1176

1236

1296

1356

1416

1476

1536

31

Fire-Bird

1057

1117

1177

1237

1297

1357

1417

1477

1537

32

Earth-Dog

1058

1118

1178

1238

1298

1358

1418

1478

1538

33

Earth-Pig

1059

1119

1179

1239

1299

1359

1419

1479

1539

34

Iron-Mouse

1060

1120

1180

1240

1300

1360

1420

1480

1540

35

Iron-Ox

1061

1121

1181

1241

1301

1361

1421

1481

1541

36

Water-Tiger

1062

1122

1182

1242

1302

1362

1422

1482

1542

37

Water-Rabbit

1063

1123

1183

1243

1303

1363

1423

1483

1543

38

Wood-Dragon

1064

1124

1184

1244

1304

1364

1424

1484

1544

39

Wood-Snake

1065

1125

1185

1245

1305

1365

1425

1485

1545

40

Fire-Horse

1066

1126

1186

1246

1306

1366

1426

1486

1546

41

Fire-Sheep

1067

1127

1187

1247

1307

1367

1427

1487

1547

42

Earth-Monkey

1068

1128

1188

1248

1308

1368

1428

1488

1548

43

Earth-Bird

1069

1129

1189

1249

1309

1369

1429

1489

1549

44

Iron-Dog

1070

1130

1190

1250

1310

1370

1430

1490

1550

45

Iron-Pig

1071

1131

1191

1251

1311

1371

1431

1491

1551

46

Water-Mouse

1072

1132

1192

1252

1312

1372

1432

1492

1552

47

Water-Ox

1073

1133

1193

1253

1313

1373

1433

1493

1553

48

Wood-Tiger

1074

1134

1194

1254

1314

1374

1434

1494

1554

49

Wood-Rabbit

1075

1135

1195

1255

1315

1375

1435

1495

1555

50

Fire-Dragon

1076

1136

1196

1256

1316

1376

1436

1496

1556

51

Fire-Snake

1077

1137

1197

1257

1317

1377

1437

1497

1557

52

Earth-Horse

1078

1138

1198

1258

1318

1378

1438

1498

1558

53

Earth-Sheep

1079

1139

1199

1259

1319

1379

1439

1499

1559

54

Iron-Monkey

1080

1140

1200

1260

1320

1380

1440

1500

1560

55

Iron-Bird

1081

1141

1201

1261

1321

1381

1441

1501

1561

56

Water-Dog

1082

1142

1202

1262

1322

1382

1442

1502

1562

57

Water-Mouse

1083

1143

1203

1263

1323

1383

1443

1503

1563

58

Wood-Mouse

1084

1144

1204

1264

1324

1384

1444

1504

1564

59

Wood-Ox

1085

1145

1205

1265

1325

1385

1445

1505

1565

60

Fire-Tiger

1086

1146

1206

1266

1326

1386

1446

1506

1566

 

 


Tibetan 
Calendar
The Elemental 
New Year
The Kalachakra New Year
and the Tibetan Sun Signs
Table of Years 
1027-1566
Table of Years 
1567-2046
Table of 
the Element of the Year