Hanuman Jayanti 1955
Birth anniversary of Hanuman on Chaitra Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:43
- Sunset18:16
- Fasting window (tithi)1955-04-06 · 10:59 → 12:01
- Parana (tithi ends)12:01
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 1955
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1955
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1955
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 1955
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 1955
- Holi — 9 March 1955
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1955
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1955
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1955
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1955
- Guru Purnima — 5 July 1955
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 1955
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 1955
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 1955
- Hartalika Teej — 19 September 1955
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 20 September 1955
- Anant Chaturdashi — 30 September 1955
- Pitru Paksha begins — 2 October 1955
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1955
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 1955
- Maha Navami — 25 October 1955
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 1955
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 1955
- Dhanteras — 11 November 1955
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1955
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1955
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 1955
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 1955
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 1955
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 1955
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 1955
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