Jain Calendar 1992
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 44 dates in 1992, from Rohini Vrat on 17 January through Rohini Vrat on 9 December. October holds the most with 7 dates. The year runs through Vikram Samvat 2048 – 2049. Mahavir Jayanti fell on 15 April, Paryushan began on 24 August, Samvatsari fell on 31 August and Mahavir Nirvana fell on 25 October.
Jain Festivals & Fasting Days
January 1992 Pausha – Magha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:17 PM, Jan 16 – 1:30 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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Parshvanath Janma Kalyanak
Tithi 9:52 AM, Jan 28 – 11:41 AM
The birth anniversary (Janma Kalyanak) of Bhagwan Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, on Pausha Krishna Dashami - kept with the Uvasaggaharam Stotra jaap and fasting.
February 1992 Magha – Phalguna
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Meru Trayodashi
Tithi 4:21 PM, Jan 31 – 7:05 PM
The nirvana (moksha) day of the first Tirthankara, Bhagwan Rishabhadeva (Adinatha), venerated with worship of the sacred Mount Meru.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:35 AM, Feb 12 – 7:55 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.
March 1992 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Phalguna Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 9:48 PM, Mar 10 – 8:51 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 9:48 PM, Mar 10 – 8:51 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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Phalguna Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 6:02 AM – 2:49 AM, Mar 18
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 2:50 AM – 11:43 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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Varshitapa Arambha Vrat
Tithi 6:54 PM, Mar 25 – 9:05 PM
The beginning of Varshi Tap - a year-long penance of alternate-day fasting commemorating Bhagwan Rishabhadeva's long fast before his first alms.
April 1992 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:58 AM, Apr 6 – 8:56 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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Chaitra Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 7:52 AM, Apr 8 – 6:16 AM
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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Mahavir Swami Jayanti
Tithi 4:53 PM, Apr 14 – 2:24 PM
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 12:00 PM, Apr 16 – 10:11 AM
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
May 1992 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Varshitapa Parana
Tithi 8:33 PM, May 4 – 6:47 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 8:33 PM, May 4 – 6:47 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 8:05 AM, May 10 – 5:59 AM
The day Bhagwan Mahavira attained Kevala Jnana - infinite knowledge and omniscience.
June 1992 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:34 AM, May 31 – 9:27 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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Shruta Panchami
Tithi 10:54 PM, Jun 4 – 8:10 PM
The Digambara festival venerating the Jain scriptures (Shruta) on Jyeshtha Shukla Panchami - commemorating the day the Shatkhandagama was first written down.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:24 AM – 11:35 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.
July 1992 Ashadha – Shravana
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Ashadha Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 11:01 PM, Jul 5 – 8:53 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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Ashadha Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 8:53 PM, Jul 12 – 10:31 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 10:35 PM, Jul 13 – 12:31 AM, Jul 15
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 3:08 PM, Jul 25 – 1:23 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.
August 1992 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 3:18 AM – 2:36 AM, Aug 23
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 12:37 AM – 10:24 PM
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 9:32 PM, Aug 30 – 6:52 PM
The final and holiest day of Paryushan - of Pratikraman and Michhami Dukkadam, seeking forgiveness from every living being.
September 1992 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Das Lakshana Parva Begins
Tithi 6:54 PM, Aug 31 – 5:02 PM
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 3:10 AM – 5:37 AM, Sep 11
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 5:34 AM – 7:52 AM, Sep 12
The Digambara day of universal forgiveness, the day after Das Lakshana - Jains seek and grant pardon with the words Uttam Kshama and Michhami Dukkadam.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:28 PM, Sep 18 – 1:53 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.
October 1992 Ashwina – Kartika
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Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 5:54 AM – 6:32 AM, Oct 3
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 10:10 PM, Oct 10 – 11:38 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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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 1:17 AM – 12:53 AM, Oct 17
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 4:37 AM – 1:55 AM, Oct 26
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 2:03 AM – 11:46 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 11:54 PM, Oct 26 – 10:13 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 9:22 PM, Oct 29 – 9:58 PM
Knowledge (Jnan) Panchami - Jain scriptures and the gift of knowledge are venerated; in Gujarat it is also kept as Labh Panchami.
November 1992 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Kartika Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 11:30 PM, Oct 31 – 1:24 AM, Nov 2
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 2:05 PM, Nov 8 – 2:40 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 2:45 PM, Nov 9 – 2:51 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 2:45 PM, Nov 9 – 2:51 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 PM, Nov 11 – 1:53 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 1992 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Maun Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 5:10 AM – 6:43 AM, Dec 6
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 6:23 AM – 5:25 AM, Dec 10
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 1992
Beyond the dates the Jain Calendar lists, 1992 brought 5 eclipses - 3 solar and 2 lunar - of which 1 was above the horizon somewhere in India. Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) fell on 26 October, 10 days earlier in the year than in 1991 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1992
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Hindu date | Seen from India |
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| 5 Jan 4:34 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Pausha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 15 Jun 10:26 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Ashadha Purnima | Not visible |
| 30 Jun 5:40 PM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ashadha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 10 Dec 5:14 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Margashirsha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 24 Dec 6:00 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Pausha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these.
Guru and Shani in 1992
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
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| 11 Sep 6:50 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Simha → Kanya |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Vrishchika on 30 October 1992, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Jain Calendar 1992
How many festivals and vrats does the Jain Calendar list in 1992?
The Jain Calendar lists 44 dates in 1992, of which 29 are vrats. The first is Rohini Vrat on Friday, 17 January 1992, and the last is Rohini Vrat on Wednesday, 9 December 1992.
When was Paryushan in 1992?
Paryushan began on Monday, 24 August 1992 and closed on Samvatsari, Monday, 31 August 1992.
The Digambara Das Lakshana Parva began on Tuesday, 1 September 1992.
When was Mahavir Jayanti in 1992?
Mahavir Swami Jayanti fell on Wednesday, 15 April 1992 (Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi), the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira.
When was Mahavir Nirvana in 1992?
Mahavir Nirvana was observed on Sunday, 25 October 1992, the same day as Diwali.
The Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) began the next morning, Monday, 26 October 1992.
What are the main festival dates in the Jain Calendar for 1992?
The main observances in 1992 are:
- Mahavir Jayanti - Wednesday, 15 April 1992
- Paryushan - Monday, 24 August 1992
- Samvatsari - Monday, 31 August 1992
- Mahavir Nirvana - Sunday, 25 October 1992
Which month of 1992 has the most observances in the Jain Calendar?
October 1992 is the fullest month with 7 dates, including Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins, Ashwina Navapada Oli Ends, Rohini Vrat, Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali), Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat), Bhai Dooj (Bhratri Dwitiya), Jnan Panchami (Labh Panchami).
Which traditional year does 1992 correspond to in the Jain Calendar?
The Gregorian year 1992 spans Vikram Samvat 2048 – 2049. 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 1992 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 1992 had twelve lunar months with no Adhik Maas, so its festival dates fall in their usual Gregorian window rather than being pushed later by an intercalary month.
Were there any eclipses in 1992?
1992 had 5 eclipses:
- 5 January 1992 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 15 June 1992 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 30 June 1992 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 10 December 1992 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 24 December 1992 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 1 of these was kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 1992?
Yes - 1 sign change among the slow grahas in 1992:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kanya on 11 September 1992
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 1992 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.
