Does this show a Jain-specific set of month names?

No — this tool uses the same lunar month names as the Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar (Chaitra, Vaishakha, and so on); the Jain calendar's own distinctiveness here is its epoch and year-transition point, not different month names.

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Jain Calendar Converter

Convert a Gregorian date to the Jain lunisolar calendar (Vira Nirvana Samvat).

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About the Jain Calendar Converter

Converts a Gregorian date to the Jain calendar — lunisolar, structurally the same Vikram-Samvat-style system as the Hindu calendar, reckoned from its own epoch (Vira Nirvana Samvat).

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How to use it

Enter a Gregorian date.
Read the Jain lunar date and Vira Nirvana Samvat (VNS) year.

Formula

Same real astronomical lunar-month computation already verified for this site's Hindu calendar converter, reckoned from Vira Nirvana Samvat's epoch (527 BCE, Mahavira's nirvana). The Jain year transitions the day after Diwali (Kartik Shukla Pratipada), not at Diwali itself.

Worked example

January 1, 2026 is VNS 2552; December 31, 2026 is VNS 2553.

Interpreting your result

Verified against a published reference: 2026 spans VNS 2552 (before that year's Diwali) and VNS 2553 (from the day after Diwali onward).

Recommendations

• For Mahavir Jayanti or Jain New Year specifically, use this site's dedicated Mahavir Jayanti / Jain New Year Calculator.

Frequently asked questions

They're structurally the same lunisolar system, but reckoned from different epochs — Vikram Samvat begins 57 BCE, Vira Nirvana Samvat begins 527 BCE (Mahavira's nirvana) — and they also transition their year number at different points (Vikram Samvat at Chaitra, VNS the day after Diwali).