Tibetan Astrology

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[edit] Animals

The animals cycle in an archetypal progression or continuüm:

Hare Dragon Snake Horse Sheep Ape Bird Dog Pig Mouse Bull Tiger

[edit] Hare

[edit] Dragon

[edit] Snake

[edit] Horse

[edit] Sheep

[edit] Ape/Monkey

[edit] Bird/Garuda/Rooster

[edit] Dog

[edit] Pig

[edit] Mouse/Rat

[edit] Bull/Elephant/Ox

[edit] Tiger

[edit] Tibetan calendar

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 8 - February 10 male earth rat
2009 2135 January 27 - January 29 female earth ox
* Note: The start date of Losar depends on what time zone one is in. For example, in 2005, Losar started on February 8 in U.S. time zones and February 9 in Asia time zones. Some people began celebrating Losar on February 9 in the US.


[edit] See also

Astrology Portal

[edit] External links

[edit] Further reading

  • Cornu, Philippe Tibetan Astrology. Shambhala, 1997. ISBN 1570622175.
  • Desi Sangye Gyatso, Lochen Dharmasri and Gyurme Dorje White Beryl: Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings. Eskenazi, 2001. ISBN 0953994104
  • Berzin, A Tibetan Astrology and Astronomy. in Maitreya Magazine (Emst, Holland), vol. 11, no. 4 (1989).
  • Berzin, A Tibetan Astro Studies. in Chö-Yang, Year of Tibet Edition (Dharamsala, India), (1991).