Jain Calendar 1985
A month-by-month list of the significant Jain festivals and fasting (upvas) days - Paryushan and Samvatsari, Mahavir Jayanti, the twelve Rohini Vrats, the Ashtahnika and Navpad Oli parvas, the Chaumasi Chaudas, Varshi Tap and Mahavir Nirvana - with the date and tithi of each.
The Jain Calendar lists 45 dates in 1985, from Rohini Vrat on 4 January through Rohini Vrat on 25 December. November holds the most with 10 dates. The year runs through Vikram Samvat 2041 – 2042. 1985 carries an Adhik Maas (Shravana (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several dates later than usual. Mahavir Jayanti fell on 3 April, Paryushan began on 11 September, Samvatsari fell on 18 September and Mahavir Nirvana fell on 12 November.
Jain Festivals & Fasting Days
January 1985 Pausha – Magha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 7:22 AM, Jan 3 – 8:15 AM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Parshvanath Janma Kalyanak
Tithi 2:06 PM, Jan 15 – 12:31 PM
The birth anniversary (Janma Kalyanak) of Bhagwan Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, on Pausha Krishna Dashami - kept with the Uvasaggaharam Stotra jaap and fasting.
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Meru Trayodashi
Tithi 9:43 AM, Jan 18 – 8:53 AM
The nirvana (moksha) day of the first Tirthankara, Bhagwan Rishabhadeva (Adinatha), venerated with worship of the sacred Mount Meru.
February 1985 Magha – Phalguna
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:36 AM – 2:25 AM, Feb 2
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Phalguna Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 2:04 PM, Feb 26 – 4:17 PM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:21 PM, Feb 27 – 6:00 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
March 1985 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Phalguna Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 2:08 PM, Mar 5 – 11:03 AM
The Chaturmasic Chaudas closing one of the three four-month periods, marked by Pratikraman, fasting and penance.
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Phalguna Ashtahnika Ends Vrat
Tithi 11:09 AM, Mar 6 – 7:43 AM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Varshitapa Arambha Vrat
Tithi 11:26 AM, Mar 13 – 10:37 AM
The beginning of Varshi Tap - a year-long penance of alternate-day fasting commemorating Bhagwan Rishabhadeva's long fast before his first alms.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:10 AM – 8:19 AM, Mar 28
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Chaitra Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 8:21 AM, Mar 28 – 9:20 AM
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
April 1985 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Mahavir Swami Jayanti
Tithi 3:37 AM – 12:35 AM, Apr 4
The birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, on Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi - celebrated with processions, abhishek and charity.
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Chaitra Navapada Oli Ends Vrat
Tithi 8:50 PM, Apr 4 – 5:03 PM
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
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Varshitapa Parana
Tithi 3:58 PM, Apr 22 – 6:10 PM
The breaking (parana) of the year-long Varshi Tap with sugarcane juice on Akshaya Tritiya, as Bhagwan Rishabhadeva broke his fast.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:11 PM, Apr 23 – 8:03 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Mahavira Swami Kevalagyan
Tithi 8:10 PM, Apr 29 – 6:09 PM
The day Bhagwan Mahavira attained Kevala Jnana - infinite knowledge and omniscience.
May 1985 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:07 AM – 6:52 AM, May 22
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Shruta Panchami
Tithi 8:36 AM, May 24 – 8:31 AM
The Digambara festival venerating the Jain scriptures (Shruta) on Jyeshtha Shukla Panchami - commemorating the day the Shatkhandagama was first written down.
June 1985 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:38 PM, Jun 16 – 4:18 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Ashadha Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 3:06 PM, Jun 24 – 1:21 PM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
July 1985 Ashadha – Shravana – Shravana (Adhik)
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Ashadha Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 10:34 PM, Jun 30 – 7:56 PM
The Chaturmasic Chaudas closing one of the three four-month periods, marked by Pratikraman, fasting and penance.
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Ashadha Ashtahnika Ends Vrat
Tithi 7:57 PM, Jul 1 – 5:35 PM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:38 AM – 4:28 AM, Jul 15
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
August 1985 Shravana (Adhik) – Bhadrapada
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:33 PM, Aug 10 – 5:16 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
September 1985 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:40 AM – 6:56 AM, Sep 8
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Paryushana Parvarambha
Tithi 9:03 AM, Sep 10 – 8:33 AM
The start of Paryushan - the holiest eight-day festival of the Jains - of fasting, scriptural study, penance and forgiveness.
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Samvatsari Parva
Tithi 3:28 PM, Sep 17 – 12:31 PM
The final and holiest day of Paryushan - of Pratikraman and Michhami Dukkadam, seeking forgiveness from every living being.
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Das Lakshana Parva Begins
Tithi 12:25 PM, Sep 18 – 9:47 AM
The ten-day Digambara festival of the ten supreme virtues (dharma), from Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami to Chaturdashi - the Digambara counterpart of Paryushan.
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Anant Chaturdashi Vrat
Tithi 2:51 AM – 3:51 AM, Sep 28
The closing day of Das Lakshana, when the fourteen-knot thread of Ananta is worshipped and the Ananta Vrat is observed on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturdashi.
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Kshamavani Parva
Tithi 4:01 AM – 5:27 AM, Sep 29
The Digambara day of universal forgiveness, the day after Das Lakshana - Jains seek and grant pardon with the words Uttam Kshama and Michhami Dukkadam.
October 1985 Ashwina – Kartika
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:19 PM, Oct 3 – 5:54 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 3:32 PM, Oct 19 – 2:09 PM
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
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Ashwina Navapada Oli Ends Vrat
Tithi 8:34 PM, Oct 27 – 11:05 PM
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
November 1985 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:33 AM, Oct 31 – 7:02 AM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
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Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali)
Tithi 11:35 PM, Nov 11 – 7:51 PM
Diwali marks the nirvana (final liberation) of Bhagwan Mahavira at Pavapuri; Jains keep it with fasting, the Nirvana Laddu and recitation of his last sermon.
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Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat)
Tithi 7:49 PM, Nov 12 – 4:05 PM
The first day of the Jain Vira Nirvana Samvat year - the morning after Mahavira's nirvana, also the day Gautam Swami attained Kevala Jnana.
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Bhai Dooj (Bhratri Dwitiya)
Tithi 4:02 PM, Nov 13 – 12:31 PM
Sisters honour their brothers on Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, the day Gautam Swami is said to have visited his sister, closing the Diwali observances.
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Jnan Panchami (Labh Panchami)
Tithi 6:34 AM – 4:08 AM, Nov 17
Knowledge (Jnan) Panchami - Jain scriptures and the gift of knowledge are venerated; in Gujarat it is also kept as Labh Panchami.
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Kartika Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 3:05 AM – 2:14 AM, Nov 19
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Kartika Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 12:52 PM, Nov 25 – 3:35 PM
The Chaturmasic Chaudas closing one of the three four-month periods, marked by Pratikraman, fasting and penance.
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Kartika Ratha Yatra
Tithi 3:36 PM, Nov 26 – 6:12 PM
The Kartik Purnima chariot procession (Ratha Yatra) and the great pilgrimage to Shatrunjaya (Palitana), reopened after the Chaturmas.
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Kartika Ashtahnika Ends Vrat
Tithi 3:36 PM, Nov 26 – 6:12 PM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:13 PM, Nov 27 – 8:38 PM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
December 1985 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Maun Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:56 AM – 3:40 AM, Dec 23
The great silent (Maun) fast of Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi, on which 150 Kalyanaks of the Tirthankaras are commemorated - kept with silence, fasting and Posaha.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:34 AM, Dec 24 – 8:59 AM
A fasting day observed when the Rohini nakshatra prevails - kept mainly by Jain women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. There are twelve Rohini fasting days in a year.
Tithi start and end times are shown in your local time. Festival dates follow the standard Indian (sunrise) calendar and may vary by a day in other regions, and may differ slightly from regional almanacs (especially around an Adhik Maas).
What happened in the sky in 1985
Beyond the dates the Jain Calendar lists, 1985 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 2 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Shravana, running from 18 July 1985 to 16 August 1985. Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) fell on 13 November, 18 days later in the year than in 1984 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1985
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Hindu date | Seen from India |
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| 5 May 1:26 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Vaishakha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 20 May 2:58 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Jyeshtha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 28 Oct 11:12 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Kartika Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 12 Nov 7:40 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali) | Kartika Amavasya | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 2 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1985
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
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| 10 Jan 2:40 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Dhanu → Makara |
| 1 Jun 2:40 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Vrishchika → Tula re-entry while retrograde |
| 17 Sep 5:20 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Tula → Vrishchika |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Mesha on 29 January 1985, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Jain Calendar 1985
How many festivals and vrats does the Jain Calendar list in 1985?
The Jain Calendar lists 45 dates in 1985, of which 30 are vrats. The first is Rohini Vrat on Friday, 4 January 1985, and the last is Rohini Vrat on Wednesday, 25 December 1985.
When was Paryushan in 1985?
Paryushan began on Wednesday, 11 September 1985 and closed on Samvatsari, Wednesday, 18 September 1985.
The Digambara Das Lakshana Parva began on Thursday, 19 September 1985.
When was Mahavir Jayanti in 1985?
Mahavir Swami Jayanti fell on Wednesday, 3 April 1985 (Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi), the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira.
When was Mahavir Nirvana in 1985?
Mahavir Nirvana was observed on Tuesday, 12 November 1985, the same day as Diwali.
The Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) began the next morning, Wednesday, 13 November 1985.
What are the main festival dates in the Jain Calendar for 1985?
The main observances in 1985 are:
- Mahavir Jayanti - Wednesday, 3 April 1985
- Paryushan - Wednesday, 11 September 1985
- Samvatsari - Wednesday, 18 September 1985
- Mahavir Nirvana - Tuesday, 12 November 1985
Which month of 1985 has the most observances in the Jain Calendar?
November 1985 is the fullest month with 10 dates, including Rohini Vrat, Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali), Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat), Bhai Dooj (Bhratri Dwitiya), Jnan Panchami (Labh Panchami), Kartika Ashtahnika Begins, Kartika Chaumasi Chaudas, Kartika Ashtahnika Ends.
Which traditional year does 1985 correspond to in the Jain Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1985 spans Vikram Samvat 2041 – 2042. The traditional year does not begin on 1 January, so one Gregorian year usually covers the end of one era year and the start of the next.
Did 1985 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1985 carried an Adhik Maas (Shravana (Adhik)), the extra lunar month inserted roughly every third year to keep the lunar calendar in step with the solar one. Festivals falling after it shift later in the Gregorian year, which is why 1985 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1985?
1985 had 4 eclipses:
- 5 May 1985 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 20 May 1985 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 28 October 1985 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 12 November 1985 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 2 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1985?
Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1985:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Makara on 10 January 1985
- Shani (Saturn) entered Tula on 1 June 1985, moving retrograde
- Shani (Saturn) entered Vrishchika on 17 September 1985
Jupiter takes about a year to cross one sign and Saturn about two and a half, so these transits colour the whole year rather than a single week.
Are these 1985 dates the same everywhere?
The dates follow the standard Indian sunrise-based calendar. Because a tithi begins and ends at a fixed moment rather than at midnight, an observance can fall a day earlier or later where sunrise differs - most noticeably outside India. Set your city in the box at the top to see the start and end times in your own local time, and check the daily Panchang for the exact window on the day.
About the Jain Calendar
A month-by-month list of the significant Jain festivals and fasting (upvas) days - Paryushan and Samvatsari, Mahavir Jayanti, the twelve Rohini Vrats, the Ashtahnika and Navpad Oli parvas, the Chaumasi Chaudas, Varshi Tap and Mahavir Nirvana - with the date and tithi of each.
Each entry lists the festival or vrat with its date, the prevailing tithi, and a short note on the observance. Use the year links to plan ahead into the coming years or to look up a date from the archive.
This list is the festival dates, not the daily five limbs. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and the day's yoga, open the Panchang. Other calendars are on the Calendars index. The story of a fast is under Vrat Katha.
