Jain Panchang 1955
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.
March 1955
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Phalguna – Chaitra
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.
Jain Panchang 1955 - festivals and vrats through the year
The Jain Panchang lists 45 dates in 1955, opening with Rohini Vrat on 6 January and closing with Rohini Vrat on 27 December. Of these, 30 are vrats (fasting observances). November is the fullest month with 10 dates. The year runs through Vira Nirvana Samvat 2480 – 2481. 1955 carries an Adhik Maas (Bhadrapada (Adhik)), the extra lunar month that pushes several festivals later than usual. Mahavir Jayanti fell on 5 April, Paryushan began on 13 September, Samvatsari fell on 20 September and Mahavir Nirvana fell on 13 November.
January 1955 Pausha – Magha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan | Thu | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Shukla Trayodashi |
| 18 Jan | Tue |
Parshvanath Janma Kalyanak The birth anniversary (Janma Kalyanak) of Bhagwan Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, on Pausha Krishna Dashami - kept with the Uvasaggaharam Stotra jaap and fasting. |
Krishna Dashami |
| 21 Jan | Fri |
Meru Trayodashi The nirvana (moksha) day of the first Tirthankara, Bhagwan Rishabhadeva (Adinatha), venerated with worship of the sacred Mount Meru. |
Krishna Trayodashi |
February 1955 Magha – Phalguna
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb | Wed | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Shukla Dashami |
March 1955 Phalguna – Chaitra
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar | Tue | Phalguna Ashtahnika Begins Vrat | Shukla Saptami |
| 1 Mar | Tue | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Shukla Saptami |
| 7 Mar | Mon | Phalguna Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 8 Mar | Tue | Phalguna Ashtahnika Ends Vrat | Shukla Purnima |
| 17 Mar | Thu | Varshitapa Arambha Vrat | Krishna Ashtami |
| 29 Mar | Tue | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Shukla Shashthi |
| 30 Mar | Wed | Chaitra Navapada Oli Begins Vrat | Shukla Saptami |
April 1955 Chaitra – Vaishakha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr | Tue |
Mahavir Swami Jayanti The birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, on Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi - celebrated with processions, abhishek and charity. |
Shukla Trayodashi |
| 7 Apr | Thu | Chaitra Navapada Oli Ends Vrat | Shukla Purnima |
| 25 Apr | Mon | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Shukla Tritiya |
| 25 Apr | Mon |
Varshitapa Parana The breaking (parana) of the year-long Varshi Tap with sugarcane juice on Akshaya Tritiya, as Bhagwan Rishabhadeva broke his fast. |
Shukla Tritiya |
May 1955 Vaishakha – Jyeshtha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May | Sun |
Mahavira Swami Kevalagyan The day Bhagwan Mahavira attained Kevala Jnana - infinite knowledge and omniscience. |
Shukla Dashami |
| 22 May | Sun | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Shukla Pratipada |
| 26 May | Thu |
Shruta Panchami The Digambara festival venerating the Jain scriptures (Shruta) on Jyeshtha Shukla Panchami - commemorating the day the Shatkhandagama was first written down. |
Shukla Panchami |
June 1955 Jyeshtha – Ashadha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun | Sun | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 26 Jun | Sun | Ashadha Ashtahnika Begins Vrat | Shukla Saptami |
July 1955 Ashadha – Shravana
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul | Mon | Ashadha Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 5 Jul | Tue | Ashadha Ashtahnika Ends Vrat | Shukla Purnima |
| 16 Jul | Sat | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Krishna Ekadashi |
August 1955 Shravana – Bhadrapada – Bhadrapada (Adhik)
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug | Sat | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Krishna Dashami |
September 1955 Bhadrapada (Adhik) – Ashwina
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep | Fri | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Krishna Ashtami |
| 13 Sep | Tue |
Paryushana Parvarambha The start of Paryushan - the holiest eight-day festival of the Jains - of fasting, scriptural study, penance and forgiveness. |
Krishna Dwadashi |
| 20 Sep | Tue |
Samvatsari Parva The final and holiest day of Paryushan - of Pratikraman and Michhami Dukkadam, seeking forgiveness from every living being. |
Shukla Chaturthi |
| 21 Sep | Wed |
Das Lakshana Parva Begins The ten-day Digambara festival of the ten supreme virtues (dharma), from Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami to Chaturdashi - the Digambara counterpart of Paryushan. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 30 Sep | Fri | Anant Chaturdashi Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
October 1955 Ashwina – Kartika
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct | Sat |
Kshamavani Parva The Digambara day of universal forgiveness, the day after Das Lakshana - Jains seek and grant pardon with the words Uttam Kshama and Michhami Dukkadam. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 6 Oct | Thu | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Krishna Panchami |
| 23 Oct | Sun | Ashwina Navapada Oli Begins Vrat | Shukla Saptami |
| 31 Oct | Mon | Ashwina Navapada Oli Ends Vrat | Shukla Purnima |
November 1955 Kartika – Margashirsha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov | Wed | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Krishna Tritiya |
| 13 Nov | Sun |
Mahavir Nirvana (Diwali) 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. |
Krishna Chaturdashi |
| 14 Nov | Mon |
Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) The first day of the Jain Vira Nirvana Samvat year - the morning after Mahavira's nirvana, also the day Gautam Swami attained Kevala Jnana. |
Krishna Amavasya |
| 16 Nov | Wed |
Bhai Dooj (Bhratri Dwitiya)
Sisters honour their brothers on Kartika Shukla Dwitiya, the day Gautam Swami is said to have visited his sister, closing the Diwali observances. |
Shukla Dwitiya |
| 19 Nov | Sat |
Jnan Panchami (Labh Panchami) Knowledge (Jnan) Panchami - Jain scriptures and the gift of knowledge are venerated; in Gujarat it is also kept as Labh Panchami. |
Shukla Panchami |
| 22 Nov | Tue | Kartika Ashtahnika Begins Vrat | Shukla Saptami |
| 28 Nov | Mon | Kartika Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat | Shukla Chaturdashi |
| 29 Nov | Tue | Kartika Ashtahnika Ends Vrat | Shukla Purnima |
| 29 Nov | Tue |
Kartika Ratha Yatra The Kartik Purnima chariot procession (Ratha Yatra) and the great pilgrimage to Shatrunjaya (Palitana), reopened after the Chaturmas. |
Shukla Purnima |
| 30 Nov | Wed | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Krishna Pratipada |
December 1955 Margashirsha – Pausha
| Date | Day | Festival / Vrat | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec | Sun | Maun Ekadashi Vrat | Shukla Ekadashi |
| 27 Dec | Tue | Rohini Vrat Vrat | Shukla Trayodashi |
What happened in the sky in 1955
Beyond the dates the Jain Panchang lists, 1955 brought 5 eclipses - 2 solar and 3 lunar - of which 5 were above the horizon somewhere in India. The year also carried an Adhik Maas, the extra lunar month of Bhadrapada, running from 18 August 1955 to 16 September 1955. Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) fell on 14 November, 18 days later in the year than in 1954 - a lunar year runs about eleven days short of a solar one.
Eclipses of 1955
| Date (IST) | Eclipse | Hindu date | Seen from India |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 6:02 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Pausha Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 5 Jun 7:52 PM | Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) | Jyeshtha Purnima | Penumbral only |
| 20 Jun 9:40 AM | Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Ashadha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 29 Nov 10:29 PM | Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan) on Kartika Ratha Yatra | Margashirsha Purnima | Yes - Sutak observed |
| 14 Dec 12:31 PM | Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan) | Margashirsha Amavasya | Yes - Sutak observed |
Sutak Kaal was observed for 3 of these. A penumbral (Upachhaya) eclipse is not counted as a grahan.
Guru and Shani in 1955
| Date | Graha | Sign change |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 6:00 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Karka → Mithuna re-entry while retrograde |
| 3 May 4:20 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Mithuna → Karka |
| 1 Oct 5:30 PM | Guru (Jupiter) | Karka → Simha |
| 12 Nov 12:10 PM | Shani (Saturn) | Tula → Vrishchika |
Jupiter takes about a year to cross a sign, Saturn about two and a half. Rahu entered Vrishchika on 19 August 1955, carrying the eclipse axis with it.
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Frequently asked questions about the Jain Panchang 1955
How many festivals and vrats does the Jain Panchang list in 1955?
The Jain Panchang lists 45 dates in 1955, of which 30 are vrats. The first is Rohini Vrat on Thursday, 6 January 1955, and the last is Rohini Vrat on Tuesday, 27 December 1955.
When was Paryushan in 1955?
Paryushan began on Tuesday, 13 September 1955 and closed on Samvatsari, Tuesday, 20 September 1955.
The Digambara Das Lakshana Parva began on Wednesday, 21 September 1955.
When was Mahavir Jayanti in 1955?
Mahavir Swami Jayanti fell on Tuesday, 5 April 1955 (Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi), the birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira.
When was Mahavir Nirvana in 1955?
Mahavir Nirvana was observed on Sunday, 13 November 1955, the same day as Diwali.
The Jain New Year (Vira Nirvana Samvat) began the next morning, Monday, 14 November 1955.
What are the main festival dates in the Jain Panchang for 1955?
The main observances in 1955 are:
- Mahavir Jayanti - Tuesday, 5 April 1955
- Paryushan - Tuesday, 13 September 1955
- Samvatsari - Tuesday, 20 September 1955
- Mahavir Nirvana - Sunday, 13 November 1955
Which month of 1955 has the most observances in the Jain Panchang?
November 1955 is the fullest month with 10 dates, including Rohini Vrat, 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.
Which traditional year does 1955 correspond to in the Jain Panchang?
The Gregorian year 1955 spans Vira Nirvana Samvat 2480 – 2481. 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 1955 have an Adhik Maas?
Yes. 1955 carried an Adhik Maas (Bhadrapada (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 1955 dates can look out of place beside a neighbouring year.
Were there any eclipses in 1955?
1955 had 5 eclipses:
- 8 January 1955 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 5 June 1955 - Penumbral lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), penumbral only, so no Sutak was observed
- 20 June 1955 - Total solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 29 November 1955 - Partial lunar eclipse (Chandra Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
- 14 December 1955 - Annular solar eclipse (Surya Grahan), visible in India, so Sutak Kaal was observed
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 1955?
Yes - 4 sign changes among the slow grahas in 1955:
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Mithuna on 28 January 1955, moving retrograde
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Karka on 3 May 1955
- Guru (Jupiter) entered Simha on 1 October 1955
- Shani (Saturn) entered Vrishchika on 12 November 1955
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.
How do I see the tithi and nakshatra for a specific date in 1955?
Use the month grid above: pick a month from the selector, then tap any day to open its full panchang - tithi with start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Set your city in the box at the top first, because these timings are sunrise-based and shift with location. The Jain Panchang opens on the current month.
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.
