Hanumath Jayanti Festival The birth of Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra, as the North Indian and Karnataka almanacs reckon it.
Hanumath Jayanti 2027 falls on Wednesday, 6 January, computed for Chennai.
Latitude, longitude and time zone 13.08, 80.27
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place: a tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Kerala calendar, computed for Chennai
- Wednesday, 6 January 2027
- Saturday, 13 January 2029
- Thursday, 3 January 2030
Where Hanumath Jayanti falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 6 Jan
- 2029: 13 Jan
- 2030: 3 Jan
The dates, year by year
Kerala calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Hanumath Jayanti |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Saturday, 20 December 2025 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 6 January 2027 — some traditions keep it on Monday, 27 December 2027 |
| 2029 | Saturday, 13 January 2029 |
| 2030 | Thursday, 3 January 2030 — some traditions keep it on Tuesday, 24 December 2030 |
| 2032 | Sunday, 11 January 2032 |
| 2033 | Saturday, 1 January 2033 — some traditions keep it on Thursday, 22 December 2033 |
| 2035 | Monday, 8 January 2035 — some traditions keep it on Saturday, 29 December 2035 |
| 2036 | Thursday, 18 December 2036 |
Worked out for Chennai, Lahiri ayanamsa. A date is a function of the place: set yours above and the next three come back for where you are.
What the day is
The birth of Hanuman on the full moon of Chaitra, as the North Indian and Karnataka almanacs reckon it. Temples are given sindoor and oil at dawn, the Hanuman Chalisa and the Sundara Kanda are read through the day, and boondi, laddu and a vadamala are offered.
- Deity
- Hanuman, Rama
- Kind
- Festival Days of celebration: the house is decorated, a feast is cooked and the temple is visited.
The hour
Clock times for Wednesday, 6 January 2027 at Chennai
Moola nakshatra at sunrise in Dhanu, and the day nearer the Pournami when the star comes twice in the month. Kerala and Tamil Nadu read the birth by the STAR and place it in Margazhi; the north reads the Chaitra full moon and Andhra the Vaishakha Krishna Dashami, so the three are months apart.
| Instant | Time | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | 06:33 | the udaya tithi, the tithi running as the sun comes up |
Sunrise 06:33, sunset 17:56, UTC+5.5. These are the instants the rule is read at, not the temple's own puja times, which every temple prints for itself.
The fast
Devotees keep a fast, often on fruit and milk, and break it after the evening arti. Tuesday and Saturday are Hanuman's weekdays, and many keep a partial fast on them through the year.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Hanumath Jayanti
- മലയാളം
- ഹനുമത് ജയന്തി
- हिन्दी
- हनुमान जयंती
- मराठी
- हनुमान जयंती
Only the names actually in use are listed. A blank script is not an omission: the day may simply not be kept there, or be kept under a different festival's name.
Where the regions differ
The north and Karnataka keep Chaitra Purnima; Andhra and Telangana keep Vaishakha Krishna Dashami; Tamil Nadu keeps Margazhi Moolam. There is no single Indian date for it. Kerala keeps it at the Hanuman shrines with vada mala and avil, and the Alanallur and Thiruvambady temples draw the crowds.
The dates above are the Kerala reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Where this day is kept
Nearest first from Chennai, with what is recorded about each.
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
The gazetteer line for this temple names the day. Saturdays and Hanumath Jayanti are its days
- Namakkal Anjaneyar Temple 308 kmTamil Nadu
The gazetteer line for this temple names the day. Saturdays and Hanumath Jayanti are its days
- Uttar Pradesh
The gazetteer line for this temple names the day. Tuesdays, Saturdays and Hanuman Jayanti are its days
A temple is listed here only where the gazetteer's own line names this day, or where this day's own entry names the town, or where the day belongs to the ancestors or the nagas and the temple is recorded for that rite. Where neither table says anything, nothing is listed. Your family's own temple comes first, and its calendar is the one that decides.
Fixing a day for it
The muhurtham rules that go with this festival
A temple visit, or the first darshan at a new temple. No weekday is ruled out: Tuesday belongs to Murugan and the Amman, Saturday to Perumal and Sani, so the day usually follows the deity rather than the almanac. Ashtami and Chaturdasi are the two tithis held back for darshan, with the standing exceptions of Sivaratri on Krishna Chaturdasi and Kala Bhairava Ashtami, which are kept on those very days. Rahu kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika kaal are not scored here; the panchangam page prints them for the day you pick, and most families simply wait them out.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it. A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.