Festival guide
Hanuman Jayanti 2028
हनुमान जयंती
Hanuman Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Hanuman, the devoted servant of Lord Rama and a symbol of strength, courage, and devotion.
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- Date
- Sun, 9 April 2028
- Tithi
- Purnima · Sat, 8 April, 7:11 pm – 3:56 pm
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta46m
- Amrit Kalam1h 26m
- Amrit Kalam1h 27m · next day
Times to avoid
- Yama Gandam1h 35m
- Dur Muhurta50m
- Rahu Kaal1h 35m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:41 am
- Sunset
- 6:18 pm
- Moonrise
- 6:27 pm
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Sun, 9 April
- Tithi
- Purnima, then Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Karana
- Bava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Chaitra
- Tithi
- PurnimaFrom Until Then Pratipadauntil
- Nakshatra
- HastaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
Night
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
The story
Hanuman Jayanti: significance and rituals
Celebrated on Chaitra Purnima across North India.
Rituals
Visit Hanuman temples, recite Hanuman Chalisa and Sundara Kanda. Offer sindoor, oil, and laddu. Many devotees fast and perform akhand path (continuous recitation).
Local colour
Hanuman Jayanti in Varanasi
Varanasi's Sankat Mochan Temple, one of India's most revered Hanuman temples, celebrates with a grand fair and recitations. The temple was founded by Tulsidas, author of Ramcharitmanas.
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