Jain Calendar 2007
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 2007, from Rohini Vrat on 1 January through Rohini Vrat on 22 December. November holds the most with 9 dates. The year runs through Vikram Samvat 2063 – 2064. 2007 carries an Adhik Maas (Jyeshtha (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several dates later than usual. Mahavir Jayanti fell on 31 March, Paryushan began on 8 September, Samvatsari fell on 15 September and Mahavir Nirvana fell on 9 November.
Jain Festivals & Fasting Days
January 2007 Pausha – Magha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:28 PM, Dec 31 – 9:45 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 10:01 AM, Jan 13 – 11:30 AM
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 12:57 PM, Jan 16 – 12:17 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 1:53 PM, Jan 27 – 12:36 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.
February 2007 Magha – Phalguna
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Phalguna Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 4:09 AM – 2:02 AM, Feb 24
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 12:44 AM – 11:41 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 2007 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Phalguna Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 1:18 AM – 2:43 AM, Mar 3
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 2:51 AM – 4:39 AM, Mar 4
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 8:54 PM, Mar 11 – 9:54 PM
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 3:28 PM, Mar 23 – 1:31 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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Chaitra Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 1:21 PM, Mar 24 – 12:09 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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Mahavir Swami Jayanti
Tithi 3:31 PM, Mar 30 – 5:44 PM
The birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, on Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi - celebrated with processions, abhishek and charity.
April 2007 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Chaitra Navapada Oli Ends Vrat
Tithi 8:11 PM, Apr 1 – 10:44 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 1:11 PM, Apr 18 – 9:39 AM
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 9:26 AM, Apr 19 – 6:25 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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Mahavira Swami Kevalagyan
Tithi 1:34 AM – 3:12 AM, Apr 27
The day Bhagwan Mahavira attained Kevala Jnana - infinite knowledge and omniscience.
May 2007 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha – Jyeshtha (Adhik)
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:31 PM, May 17 – 6:25 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.
June 2007 Jyeshtha (Adhik) – Ashadha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:36 PM, Jun 13 – 11:33 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 2:32 AM – 2:33 AM, Jun 20
The Digambara festival venerating the Jain scriptures (Shruta) on Jyeshtha Shukla Panchami - commemorating the day the Shatkhandagama was first written down.
July 2007 Ashadha – Shravana
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:32 PM, Jul 11 – 9:11 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 8:25 PM, Jul 20 – 10:43 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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Ashadha Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 7:55 AM, Jul 28 – 7:15 AM
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 7:29 AM, Jul 29 – 6:17 AM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
August 2007 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:30 AM, Aug 7 – 9:37 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.
September 2007 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:01 PM, Sep 3 – 7:03 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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Paryushana Parvarambha
Tithi 3:52 PM, Sep 7 – 3:48 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 12:12 AM – 2:38 AM, Sep 16
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 2:40 AM – 5:11 AM, Sep 17
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 9:43 AM, Sep 24 – 7:14 AM
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 4:27 AM – 1:24 AM, Sep 27
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 2007 Ashwina – Kartika
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:14 AM, Sep 30 – 8:30 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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Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 12:24 AM – 1:50 AM, Oct 19
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 2:14 PM, Oct 25 – 10:21 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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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:03 PM, Oct 28 – 7:54 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.
November 2007 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali)
Tithi 2:00 AM – 4:33 AM, Nov 10
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 4:33 AM – 7:03 AM, Nov 11
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 7:05 AM, Nov 11 – 9:21 AM
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 1:27 PM, Nov 14 – 2:50 PM
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 3:54 PM, Nov 16 – 4:10 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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Kartika Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 3:40 AM – 11:56 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 11:52 PM, Nov 23 – 7:59 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 11:52 PM, Nov 23 – 7:59 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 7:58 PM, Nov 24 – 4:12 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 2007 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Maun Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:54 PM, Dec 19 – 8:06 PM
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 4:52 PM, Dec 21 – 1:27 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.
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 2007
Beyond the dates the Jain Calendar lists, 2007 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Jyeshtha, running from 17 May 2007 to 15 June 2007. Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) fell on 10 November, 19 days later in the year than in 2006 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2007
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Hindu date | Seen from India |
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| 4 Mar 4:50 AM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Phalguna Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 19 Mar 8:01 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Chaitra Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 28 Aug 4:07 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Bhadrapada Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 11 Sep 6:01 PM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 3 days after Paryushana Parvarambha | Bhadrapada Amavasya | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these.
Guru and Shani in 2007
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
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| 10 Jan 6:10 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Simha → Karka re-entry while retrograde |
| 16 Jul 4:50 AM | Shani (Saturn) | Karka → Simha |
| 22 Nov 5:10 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Vrishchika → Dhanu |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half.
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Frequently asked questions about the Jain Calendar 2007
How many festivals and vrats does the Jain Calendar list in 2007?
The Jain Calendar lists 45 dates in 2007, of which 30 are vrats. The first is Rohini Vrat on Monday, 1 January 2007, and the last is Rohini Vrat on Saturday, 22 December 2007.
When was Paryushan in 2007?
Paryushan began on Saturday, 8 September 2007 and closed on Samvatsari, Saturday, 15 September 2007.
The Digambara Das Lakshana Parva began on Sunday, 16 September 2007.
When was Mahavir Jayanti in 2007?
Mahavir Swami Jayanti fell on Saturday, 31 March 2007 (Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi), the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira.
When was Mahavir Nirvana in 2007?
Mahavir Nirvana was observed on Friday, 9 November 2007, the same day as Diwali.
The Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) began the next morning, Saturday, 10 November 2007.
What are the main festival dates in the Jain Calendar for 2007?
The main observances in 2007 are:
- Mahavir Jayanti - Saturday, 31 March 2007
- Paryushan - Saturday, 8 September 2007
- Samvatsari - Saturday, 15 September 2007
- Mahavir Nirvana - Friday, 9 November 2007
Which month of 2007 has the most observances in the Jain Calendar?
November 2007 is the fullest month with 9 dates, including 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, Kartika Ratha Yatra.
Which traditional year does 2007 correspond to in the Jain Calendar?
The Gregorian year 2007 spans Vikram Samvat 2063 – 2064. 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 2007 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 2007 carried an Adhik Maas (Jyeshtha (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 2007 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 2007?
2007 had 4 eclipses:
- 4 March 2007 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 19 March 2007 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 28 August 2007 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 11 September 2007 - Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
Sutak Kaal is observed only for an eclipse actually visible where you are, so 3 of these were kept in India.
Did Guru or Shani change sign in 2007?
Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2007:
- Shani (Saturn) entered Karka on 10 January 2007, moving retrograde
- Shani (Saturn) entered Simha on 16 July 2007
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Dhanu on 22 November 2007
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 2007 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.
