Jain Calendar 2010
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 2010, from Parshvanath Janma Kalyanak on 9 January through Rohini Vrat on 20 December. November holds the most with 9 dates. The year runs through Vikram Samvat 2066 – 2067. 2010 carries an Adhik Maas (Vaishakha (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several dates later than usual. Mahavir Jayanti fell on 28 March, Paryushan began on 4 September, Samvatsari fell on 11 September and Mahavir Nirvana fell on 5 November.
Jain Festivals & Fasting Days
January 2010 Pausha – Magha
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Parshvanath Janma Kalyanak
Tithi 3:26 AM – 3:32 AM, Jan 10
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 5:55 AM, Jan 12 – 7:58 AM
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 2:48 AM – 1:02 AM, Jan 27
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 2010 Magha – Phalguna
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Phalguna Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 6:31 PM, Feb 20 – 6:31 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 6:32 PM, Feb 21 – 5:52 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 5:30 AM – 1:55 AM, Feb 28
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 1:50 AM – 10:07 PM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
March 2010 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Varshitapa Arambha Vrat
Tithi 8:24 AM, Mar 7 – 9:53 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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Chaitra Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 6:04 AM – 5:23 AM, Mar 23
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 6:04 AM – 5:23 AM, Mar 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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Mahavir Swami Jayanti
Tithi 5:38 PM, Mar 27 – 2:21 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 10:58 AM, Mar 29 – 7:55 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 2010 Chaitra – Vaishakha (Adhik)
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:47 PM, Apr 17 – 4:58 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.
May 2010 Vaishakha (Adhik) – Jyeshtha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:46 AM, May 14 – 5:33 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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Varshitapa Parana
Tithi 4:10 AM – 2:37 AM, May 17
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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Mahavira Swami Kevalagyan
Tithi 1:53 PM, May 22 – 11:46 AM
The day Bhagwan Mahavira attained Kevala Jnana - infinite knowledge and omniscience.
June 2010 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 6:37 PM, Jun 11 – 4:48 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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Shruta Panchami
Tithi 9:20 AM, Jun 15 – 6:37 AM
The Digambara festival venerating the Jain scriptures (Shruta) on Jyeshtha Shukla Panchami - commemorating the day the Shatkhandagama was first written down.
July 2010 Ashadha – Shravana
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 9:53 AM, Jul 8 – 8:24 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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Ashadha Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 8:57 AM, Jul 16 – 6:36 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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Ashadha Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 3:38 AM – 5:02 AM, Jul 25
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 5:12 AM – 6:57 AM, Jul 26
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
August 2010 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 10:50 PM, Aug 4 – 10:16 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 2010 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 11:04 AM, Sep 1 – 10:43 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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Paryushana Parvarambha
Tithi 10:08 AM, Sep 3 – 8:14 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 5:14 AM – 2:16 AM, Sep 12
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 2:33 AM – 12:20 AM, Sep 13
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 10:05 AM, Sep 21 – 12:30 PM
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 12:32 PM, Sep 22 – 2:47 PM
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 9:59 PM, Sep 28 – 10:16 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.
October 2010 Ashwina – Kartika
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Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 1:07 PM, Oct 13 – 2:11 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 5:35 AM – 7:16 AM, Oct 23
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 9:10 AM, Oct 25 – 9:26 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.
November 2010 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali)
Tithi 3:55 PM, Nov 4 – 1:01 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 12:55 PM, Nov 5 – 10:21 AM
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 10:08 AM, Nov 6 – 8:06 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 5:12 AM – 5:25 AM, Nov 11
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 6:52 AM, Nov 12 – 9:00 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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Kartika Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 9:49 PM, Nov 19 – 10:43 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 10:38 PM, Nov 20 – 11:03 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 10:38 PM, Nov 20 – 11:03 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 10:51 PM, Nov 22 – 10:22 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 2010 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Maun Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 1:11 PM, Dec 16 – 2:27 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 3:27 PM, Dec 19 – 2:50 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 2010
Beyond the dates the Jain Calendar lists, 2010 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 3 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Vaishakha, running from 15 April 2010 to 14 May 2010. Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) fell on 6 November, 19 days later in the year than in 2009 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2010
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Hindu date | Seen from India |
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| 1 Jan 12:52 AM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Pausha Krishna Pratipada | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 15 Jan 12:36 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 2 days after Meru Trayodashi | Magha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 26 Jun 5:08 PM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Ashadha Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 12 Jul 1:03 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ashadha Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
| 21 Dec 1:46 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Pausha Purnima | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these.
Guru and Shani in 2010
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
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| 2 May 8:10 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kumbha → Meena |
| 1 Nov 1:00 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Meena → Kumbha re-entry while retrograde |
| 6 Dec 9:20 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Kumbha → Meena |
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 2010
How many festivals and vrats does the Jain Calendar list in 2010?
The Jain Calendar lists 44 dates in 2010, of which 29 are vrats. The first is Parshvanath Janma Kalyanak on Saturday, 9 January 2010, and the last is Rohini Vrat on Monday, 20 December 2010.
When was Paryushan in 2010?
Paryushan began on Saturday, 4 September 2010 and closed on Samvatsari, Saturday, 11 September 2010.
The Digambara Das Lakshana Parva began on Sunday, 12 September 2010.
When was Mahavir Jayanti in 2010?
Mahavir Swami Jayanti fell on Sunday, 28 March 2010 (Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi), the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira.
When was Mahavir Nirvana in 2010?
Mahavir Nirvana was observed on Friday, 5 November 2010, the same day as Diwali.
The Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) began the next morning, Saturday, 6 November 2010.
What are the main festival dates in the Jain Calendar for 2010?
The main observances in 2010 are:
- Mahavir Jayanti - Sunday, 28 March 2010
- Paryushan - Saturday, 4 September 2010
- Samvatsari - Saturday, 11 September 2010
- Mahavir Nirvana - Friday, 5 November 2010
Which month of 2010 has the most observances in the Jain Calendar?
November 2010 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 2010 correspond to in the Jain Calendar?
The Gregorian year 2010 spans Vikram Samvat 2066 – 2067. 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 2010 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 2010 carried an Adhik Maas (Vaishakha (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 2010 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 2010?
2010 had 5 eclipses:
- 1 January 2010 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 15 January 2010 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 26 June 2010 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 12 July 2010 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 21 December 2010 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra 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 2010?
Yes - 3 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2010:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Meena on 2 May 2010
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Kumbha on 1 November 2010, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Meena on 6 December 2010
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 2010 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.
