Hanuman Jayanti 1975
Birth anniversary of Hanuman on Chaitra Purnima.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:26
- Sunset18:25
- Fasting window (tithi)04:11 → 1975-04-26 · 01:24
- Parana (tithi ends)01:241975-04-26
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 1975
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1975
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 1975
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 1975
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1975
- Holi — 28 March 1975
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1975
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1975
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1975
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 1975
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 1975
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 1975
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 1975
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1975
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 1975
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1975
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1975
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1975
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 1975
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 1975
- Maha Navami — 13 October 1975
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 1975
- Karwa Chauth — 23 October 1975
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1975
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1975
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1975
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1975
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1975
- Chhath Puja — 9 November 1975
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1975
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1975
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