Type a year in any era; every other era updates at once. Vīra Nirvāṇa Saṃvat changes at Dīpāvalī, Vikrama and Śaka at the start of Caitra, so first choose the part of the year.
Part of the year
Vīra Nirvāṇa Saṃvatवीर निर्वाण संवत्
VNS · from Mahāvīra's nirvāṇa
Common Eraईसवी सन्
CE / BCE · no year zero
Vikrama Saṃvatविक्रम संवत्
VS
Śaka Saṃvatशक संवत्
ŚS · Indian national calendar era
Year by year
| CE | Vīra Nirvāṇa | Vikrama (Kārtikādi) | Vikrama (Caitrādi) | Śaka |
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Each CE year holds two years of every Indian era: "a → b" means the era year changes during that CE year (VNS and Kārtikādi VS at Dīpāvalī, Caitrādi VS and Śaka at Caitra).
Conventions used confirm
- Vīra Nirvāṇa Saṃvat: Mahāvīra's nirvāṇa on Kārtika Amāvasyā (Dīpāvalī), 527 BCE. VNS 1 begins the next day, so from Dīpāvalī onward VNS = CE + 527; before Dīpāvalī VNS = CE + 526. Example: from Dīpāvalī 2026 CE the year is VNS 2553.
- Vikrama Saṃvat: VS = CE + 57 once the new year has begun, CE + 56 before it. Kārtikādi (Gujarat, much Jain usage) starts after Dīpāvalī; Caitrādi (North India) starts at Caitra Śukla 1. VNS − VS (Kārtikādi) = 470 always.
- Śaka Saṃvat: ŚS = CE − 78 from Caitra Śukla 1, CE − 79 before it. VNS − ŚS = 604 from Caitra to Dīpāvalī and 605 from Dīpāvalī to the next Caitra.
- Current (vartamāna) years are shown, not elapsed (gata) years. BCE has no year zero: 1 BCE is followed by 1 CE.
- Dīpāvalī and Caitra Śukla 1 fall on different Gregorian dates each year; for an exact day check a pañcāṅga.