Jain Panchang
The Jain Panchang (Vira Nirvana Samvat). Each day shows its tithi and nakshatra, with the Jain festivals and fasting (upvas) days - Paryushan, Samvatsari, the Rohini Vrats, Ashtahnika and Navpad Oli.
September 2026
Vira Nirvana Samvat 2552
Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)
Bhadrapada – Ashwina
Festivals & Vrats in September 2026
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Agastya Arghya
Tithi 2:26 AM – 12:17 AM, Sep 5
The heliacal rising of the star Agastya (Canopus), after which arghya (water offerings) to the star are made - an astronomy-based observance.
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Rohini Vrat Vrat
Tithi 2:26 AM – 12:17 AM, Sep 5
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 5:03 PM, Sep 7 – 2:42 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 6:50 AM, Sep 14 – 7:44 AM
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 7:30 AM, Sep 15 – 8:59 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 11:20 PM, Sep 24 – 11:17 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 11:08 PM, Sep 25 – 10:27 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.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise - use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
Frequently asked questions about Jain Panchang
What is the Vira Nirvana Samvat?
The Jain era counted from the nirvana of Bhagwan Mahavira in 527 BCE, so a Vira Nirvana year runs some 526 or 527 ahead of the Common Era. Its year turns at Diwali, the day of the nirvana itself.
Which observances does it mark?
Paryushan and Samvatsari, the Das Lakshan of the Digambara tradition, Mahavir Jayanti, the Rohini Vrats, Ashtahnika, Navpad Oli, Akshaya Tritiya and the Ayambil days, alongside the tithi and nakshatra of each day.
What are the Rohini Vrat days?
Every day on which the Moon occupies Rohini nakshatra - kept as a fast, chiefly by women, in honour of Vasupujya Swami. It comes round roughly once a month, so this page lists each occurrence rather than a fixed date.
When is Paryushan?
The Shvetambara Paryushan runs eight days in Bhadrapada, closing on Samvatsari; the Digambara Das Lakshan runs ten days from Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami. Both are listed, since the two traditions keep different lengths and end dates.
Why do some Jain dates differ from a Hindu panchang?
Chiefly because the Jain tradition assigns a tithi by its own rules for fasting days, and the Shvetambara and Digambara almanacs themselves differ. Where your sangh announces a date, that is the one to keep. This page is the Jain panchang of those rules; the festival list by month is the Jain calendar, today's tithi anywhere sits on the daily Panchang, and the other almanacs are collected on Calendars.
About the Jain Panchang
The Jain Panchang (Vira Nirvana Samvat). Each day shows its tithi and nakshatra, with the Jain festivals and fasting (upvas) days - Paryushan, Samvatsari, the Rohini Vrats, Ashtahnika and Navpad Oli.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date - tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
