When is Mahavir Jayanti 2026 & 2027?
Mahavir Jayanti 2027 · tithi by the Drik Siddhanta
This festival is also known and searched as — Mahaveer Jayanti, Mahavir Janma Kalyanak, Mahavir Jayanti.
Mahavir Jayanti 2027 — Tithi Timings
- Trayodashi begins
- Trayodashi ends
- Sunrise
- 5:52 AM
- Sunset
- 6:49 PM
Times are in Indian Standard Time (IST); sunrise and sunset are for New Delhi. To see the timings for your own city, pick your city on that day's panjika.
Mahavir Jayanti 2027 — Auspicious & Inauspicious Timings
(Times are in IST for New Delhi)
✨ Auspicious Timings
- Amrit Choghadiya: 5:52 AM – 6:08 AM
Note: These timings are calculated from the New Delhi sunrise (IST) and cover only the daytime (sunrise to sunset) within the festival tithi. They are general auspicious and inauspicious periods, not exact puja timings. For your own city, change the location in the panjika for that day →
Mahavir Jayanti — dates from 2025 to 2030
| Year | Gregorian date | Weekday | Bengali date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 April 2025 | Thursday | 27 Chaitra 1431 |
| 2026 | 31 March 2026 | Tuesday | 16 Chaitra 1432 |
| 2027 | 19 April 2027 | Monday | 5 Baishakh 1434 |
| 2028 | 7 April 2028 | Friday | 24 Chaitra 1434 |
| 2029 | 26 April 2029 | Thursday | 12 Baishakh 1436 |
| 2030 | 16 April 2030 | Tuesday | 2 Baishakh 1437 |
Dates are calculated on MyAstrology's own calculation engine by the Drik Siddhanta, for New Delhi (28.61° N, 77.21° E).
When is Mahavir Jayanti if you live abroad?
The dates on this page are for New Delhi (Drik Siddhanta); across India the date is almost always the same. Abroad, the tithi at your own sunrise can occasionally move the day by one.
Sunrise, the end of the tithi and auspicious times still vary by city — to see yours, pick your city in the panjika →
On which tithi is Mahavir Jayanti?
The Trayodashi tithi of the Shukla Paksha of the lunar month of Chaitra. The tithi is fixed by the Udaya-vyapini rule — whichever tithi is running at sunrise.
The significance of Mahavir Jayanti
Chaitra Shukla Trayodashi. The birth of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Tirthankara of Jainism.
Rituals and timing
How it is observed
Worship and give in charity at a Jain temple.
Auspicious time
Early morning
Mantra
Common questions
When is Mahavir Jayanti 2027?
In 2027 Mahavir Jayanti falls on 19 April 2027, Monday, Bengali 5 Baishakh 1434.
When does the tithi for Mahavir Jayanti 2027 begin and end?
Trayodashi tithi begins 18 April 7:43 AM and ends 19 April 6:08 AM. Sunrise that day is 5:52 AM and sunset 6:49 PM. Times are in IST; sunrise is for New Delhi.
What is the auspicious time for Mahavir Jayanti puja?
Early morning
When is Mahavir Jayanti in the coming years?
in 2025 on 10 April 2025 (Thursday), in 2026 on 31 March 2026 (Tuesday), in 2028 on 7 April 2028 (Friday).
When was Mahavir Jayanti last year?
31 March 2026, Tuesday (Bengali date 16 Chaitra 1432).
Why does Mahavir Jayanti fall on a different date every year?
Mahavir Jayanti follows the lunar tithi, not the Gregorian date. A lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year, so the day moves about 11 days earlier each year. When the gap grows too wide an extra month (Adhika Masa) is inserted to correct it — and that year the day falls about a month later.
