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.
March 2026
Vira Nirvana Samvat 2551 · Vira Nirvana Samvat 2552
Vikram Samvat 2082 (Kalayukta) · Vikram Samvat 2083 (Siddharthi)
Phalguna – Chaitra
Festivals & Vrats in March 2026
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Phalguna Chaumasi Chaudas Vrat
Tithi 7:06 PM, Mar 1 – 5:53 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 5:52 PM, Mar 2 – 5:05 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 1:54 AM – 4:22 AM, Mar 12
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 6:37 PM, Mar 23 – 4:07 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 4:05 PM, Mar 24 – 1:49 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 6:59 AM, Mar 30 – 6:56 AM
The birth anniversary of Bhagwan Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, on Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi - celebrated with processions, abhishek and charity.
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.
