Hanuman Jayanti 1967
Birth anniversary of Hanuman on Chaitra Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:27
- Sunset18:24
- Fasting window (tithi)1967-04-23 · 21:12 → 17:32
- Parana (tithi ends)17:32
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 1967
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1967
- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 1967
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1967
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 1967
- Holi — 26 March 1967
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1967
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1967
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1967
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 1967
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1967
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 1967
- Raksha Bandhan — 20 August 1967
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1967
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1967
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 1967
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1967
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1967
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 1967
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1967
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1967
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1967
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1967
- Dhanteras — 31 October 1967
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 1967
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 1 November 1967
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 1967
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1967
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1967
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 17 November 1967
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 17 November 1967
- Hindu Festivals 1967 →