Hanuman Jayanti 1945
Birth anniversary of Hanuman on Chaitra Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:24
- Sunset18:26
- Fasting window (tithi)1945-04-26 · 13:44 → 16:03
- Parana (tithi ends)16:03
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 1945
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1945
- Vasant Panchami — 18 January 1945
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 February 1945
- Holika Dahan — 26 February 1945
- Holi — 29 March 1945
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 1945
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1945
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1945
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 1945
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 1945
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1945
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1945
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1945
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1945
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 1945
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 1945
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 1945
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1945
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1945
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1945
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1945
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 1945
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1945
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1945
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 1945
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1945
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 1945
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 1945
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 1945
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 1945
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