Festival muhurat
Hanuman Jayanti
The date of Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Purnima), the Purnima times and sunrise in major cities.
Next Hanuman Jayanti
Hanuman Jayanti · in New Delhi
Tuesday, 20 April 2027
Sunrise
5:51 am
- Purnima begins
- 4:52 am
- Purnima ends
- 3:57 am, 21 Apr
In North India, Hanuman Jayanti is kept on Chaitra Purnima. Hanuman is believed to have been born at sunrise, so the celebrations begin at dawn, with puja, the Hanuman Chalisa and the Sundar Kand in temples from early morning.
Hanuman Jayanti falls on the day Purnima is current at sunrise. Some regions keep it on other days: Tamil Nadu on Margashirsha Amavasya, and Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Vaishakha Krishna Dashami.
Times for Indian cities are Indian Standard Time; times abroad are local time. They match established panchangs to within a minute or two. For a city not listed, the nearest city is usually within a few minutes.
Festival and vrat calendars
Read in the puja
- Hanuman Chalisa
Tulsidas's forty-verse hymn to Hanuman, recited for courage and protection, and for Mars and Saturn.
Hanuman Stuti - Ram Chalisa
The prayer to Shri Ram, read on Ram Navami, in Chaitra Navratri and on Thursdays, praising the power of his name.
Shri Ramchandra Kripalu
FAQ
Hanuman Jayanti FAQs
What is done on Hanuman Jayanti?
After a morning bath, devotees offer sindoor, jasmine oil, red flowers and boondi or jaggery and gram to Hanuman, and recite the Hanuman Chalisa or the Sundar Kand.