Hanuman Jayanti 1939
Birth anniversary of Hanuman on Chaitra Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:46
- Sunset18:15
- Fasting window (tithi)1939-04-03 · 12:18 → 09:46
- Parana (tithi ends)09:46
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Hanuman Jayanti puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaHanuman Jayanti — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Hanuman Jayanti?
In North India it is kept on the Purnima (full moon) of Chaitra. Maharashtra keeps the same day; Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra observe it on different days, so the date depends on region. This year's Chaitra Purnima date is shown above.
Why is sindoor offered to Hanuman?
Custom recalls that Hanuman, seeing Sita apply sindoor for Rama's long life, smeared it over his whole body out of devotion. Sindoor mixed with chameli oil is therefore his most loved offering.
How many times is the Hanuman Chalisa read?
There is no fixed rule, but reading it forty times (or in multiples) on the day is a common vow, along with the Sundarkanda and Bajrang Baan.
Other major festivals in 1939
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1939
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 1939
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 1939
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1939
- Holi — 6 March 1939
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1939
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1939
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1939
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1939
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1939
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 1939
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1939
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1939
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 1939
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1939
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1939
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1939
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1939
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 1939
- Maha Navami — 21 October 1939
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1939
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1939
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1939
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 1939
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1939
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 1939
- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 1939
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1939
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1939
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1939
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