Jain Calendar 2014
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 2014, from Rohini Vrat on 12 January through Rohini Vrat on 6 December. October holds the most with 8 dates. The year runs through Vikram Samvat 2070 – 2071. Mahavir Jayanti fell on 13 April, Paryushan began on 22 August, Samvatsari fell on 29 August and Mahavir Nirvana fell on 23 October.
Jain Festivals & Fasting Days
January 2014 Pausha – Magha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:50 AM – 2:54 AM, Jan 13
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 9:42 PM, Jan 25 – 8:00 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 2:28 PM, Jan 28 – 10:50 AM
The nirvana (moksha) day of the first Tirthankara, Bhagwan Rishabhadeva (Adinatha), venerated with worship of the sacred Mount Meru.
February 2014 Magha – Phalguna
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:59 PM, Feb 8 – 5:10 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 2014 Phalguna – Chaitra
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Phalguna Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 4:53 AM – 5:47 AM, Mar 8
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 6:05 AM – 7:39 AM, Mar 9
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 7:39 PM, Mar 14 – 9:23 PM
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 9:21 PM, Mar 15 – 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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Varshitapa Arambha Vrat
Tithi 8:14 PM, Mar 23 – 6:17 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 2014 Chaitra – Vaishakha
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 8:35 PM, Apr 3 – 9:19 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 10:53 PM, Apr 5 – 12:46 AM, Apr 7
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 11:45 AM, Apr 12 – 12:42 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 1:21 PM, Apr 14 – 1:13 PM
The nine-day Ayambil (Navpad) Oli - a semi-fast venerating the nine supreme entities (Navpad), observed twice a year in Chaitra and Ashwin.
May 2014 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
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Varshitapa Parana
Tithi 11:13 AM, May 1 – 12:02 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 11:13 AM, May 1 – 12:02 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 12:03 AM – 1:55 AM, May 10
The day Bhagwan Mahavira attained Kevala Jnana - infinite knowledge and omniscience.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 12:09 AM – 12:52 AM, May 30
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 2014 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
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Shruta Panchami
Tithi 6:00 AM, Jun 2 – 8:23 AM
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 10:02 AM, Jun 24 – 10:57 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.
July 2014 Ashadha – Shravana
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Ashadha Ashtahnika Begins Vrat
Tithi 3:01 AM – 5:00 AM, Jul 5
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 11:51 PM, Jul 10 – 8:40 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 8:35 PM, Jul 11 – 4:57 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 8:41 PM, Jul 22 – 10:03 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.
August 2014 Shravana – Bhadrapada
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:49 AM, Aug 18 – 6:57 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 10:11 AM, Aug 21 – 12:26 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 2:10 AM – 3:51 AM, Aug 30
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 3:42 AM – 4:59 AM, Aug 31
The ten-day Digambara festival of the ten supreme virtues (dharma), from Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami to Chaturdashi - the Digambara counterpart of Paryushan.
September 2014 Bhadrapada – Ashwina
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Anant Chaturdashi Vrat
Tithi 2:31 PM, Sep 7 – 10:48 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 10:44 AM, Sep 8 – 7:08 AM
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 6:34 PM, Sep 14 – 6:59 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 2014 Ashwina – Kartika
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Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins Vrat
Tithi 3:07 PM, Sep 30 – 1:51 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 7:11 PM, Oct 7 – 4:18 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 10:01 AM, Oct 11 – 9:33 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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Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali)
Tithi 2:35 AM – 3:37 AM, Oct 24
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 3:26 AM – 3:59 AM, Oct 25
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 3:47 AM – 3:50 AM, Oct 26
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 2:06 AM – 12:53 AM, Oct 29
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 11:11 PM, Oct 29 – 9:22 PM
The eight-day Ashtahnika Parva preceding the Chaumasi, when the Jains venerate the eternal (shashvata) Jina images with collective worship.
November 2014 Kartika – Margashirsha
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Kartika Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 9:49 AM, Nov 4 – 7:38 AM
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 5:36 AM – 3:43 AM, Nov 7
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 5:36 AM – 3:43 AM, Nov 7
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 1:48 AM – 1:28 AM, Nov 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.
December 2014 Margashirsha – Pausha
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Maun Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 10:59 PM, Dec 1 – 9:24 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 6:14 PM, Dec 5 – 5:53 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.
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 2014
Beyond the dates the Jain Calendar lists, 2014 brought 4 eclipses - 2 solar and 2 lunar - of which 1 was above the horizon somewhere in India. Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) fell on 24 October, 11 days earlier in the year than in 2013 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 2014
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Hindu date | Seen from India |
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| 15 Apr 1:15 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) 2 days after Mahavir Swami Jayanti | Vaishakha Purnima | Not visible |
| 29 Apr 11:33 AM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) 3 days before Varshitapa Parana | Vaishakha Amavasya | Not visible |
| 8 Oct 4:24 PM | Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Ashwina Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 24 Oct 3:14 AM | Partial solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) on Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) | Kartika Shukla Pratipada | Not visible |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 1 of these.
Guru and Shani in 2014
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
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| 19 Jun 8:50 AM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mithuna → Karka |
| 2 Nov 9:00 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Tula → Vrishchika |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Kanya on 12 July 2014, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Jain Calendar 2014
How many festivals and vrats does the Jain Calendar list in 2014?
The Jain Calendar lists 44 dates in 2014, of which 29 are vrats. The first is Rohini Vrat on Sunday, 12 January 2014, and the last is Rohini Vrat on Saturday, 6 December 2014.
When was Paryushan in 2014?
Paryushan began on Friday, 22 August 2014 and closed on Samvatsari, Friday, 29 August 2014.
The Digambara Das Lakshana Parva began on Saturday, 30 August 2014.
When was Mahavir Jayanti in 2014?
Mahavir Swami Jayanti fell on Sunday, 13 April 2014 (Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi), the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira.
When was Mahavir Nirvana in 2014?
Mahavir Nirvana was observed on Thursday, 23 October 2014, the same day as Diwali.
The Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) began the next morning, Friday, 24 October 2014.
What are the main festival dates in the Jain Calendar for 2014?
The main observances in 2014 are:
- Mahavir Jayanti - Sunday, 13 April 2014
- Paryushan - Friday, 22 August 2014
- Samvatsari - Friday, 29 August 2014
- Mahavir Nirvana - Thursday, 23 October 2014
Which month of 2014 has the most observances in the Jain Calendar?
October 2014 is the fullest month with 8 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), Kartika Ashtahnika Begins.
Which traditional year does 2014 correspond to in the Jain Calendar?
The Gregorian year 2014 spans Vikram Samvat 2070 – 2071. 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 2014 have an Adhik Maas?
No. 2014 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 2014?
2014 had 4 eclipses:
- 15 April 2014 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), not visible from India
- 29 April 2014 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), not visible from India
- 8 October 2014 - Total lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 24 October 2014 - 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 2014?
Yes - 2 sign changes among the slow grahas in 2014:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Karka on 19 June 2014
- Shani (Saturn) entered Vrishchika on 2 November 2014
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 2014 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.
