Hanuman Jayanti 1954
Birth anniversary of Hanuman on Chaitra Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:32
- Sunset18:21
- Fasting window (tithi)1954-04-17 · 08:55 → 11:19
- Parana (tithi ends)11:19
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 1954
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1954
- Vasant Panchami — 8 February 1954
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 1954
- Holika Dahan — 18 March 1954
- Holi — 20 March 1954
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 1954
- Ram Navami — 11 April 1954
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 1954
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 1954
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 1954
- Nag Panchami — 3 August 1954
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 1954
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 1954
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 1954
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 1954
- Anant Chaturdashi — 11 September 1954
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 1954
- Sharad Navratri begins — 28 September 1954
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 1954
- Maha Navami — 6 October 1954
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 1954
- Karwa Chauth — 15 October 1954
- Dhanteras — 24 October 1954
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 1954
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 26 October 1954
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 1954
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 1954
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 1954
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 1954
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 1954
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