Hanuman Jayanti 2027: Date, Tithi and Which Path to Read

Hanuman Jayanti 2027 falls on 20 April for the North-Indian Chaitra Purnima observance. Check Delhi tithi timings, regional differences and readings.

Quick answer: For the widely followed North-Indian Chaitra Purnima observance, Hanuman Jayanti falls on Tuesday, 20 April 2027. For New Delhi, AstroSage Panchang lists Purnima from 4:53 AM on 20 April until 3:58 AM on 21 April. Tithi timings depend on location and calendar method, and several regional traditions observe Hanuman's birth at other times of the year. Recheck your local Panchang before a time-sensitive observance.

Hanuman Jayanti 2027 date and tithi

For the Chaitra Purnima observance followed widely in North India, Hanuman Jayanti is on Tuesday, 20 April 2027. The date was rechecked against Drik Panchang on 20 September 2026.

AstroSage supplies the New Delhi timing above. Drik Panchang independently lists 20 April for 2027 and explains that Chaitra Purnima is the most common North-Indian observance. Exact minutes can differ by calculation source and location; this page does not turn one city's timings into a universal muhurat.

Why do Hanuman Jayanti dates differ?

There is no single Hanuman Jayanti convention followed identically across India. Drik Panchang documents several regional observances:

• Most North-Indian states observe Hanuman Jayanti on Chaitra Purnima.
• In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a 41-day observance begins on Chaitra Purnima and concludes in Vaishakha.
• Tamil Hanumath Jayanthi is observed during Margashirsha Amavasya.
• Karnataka commonly observes Hanuman Vratam on Margashirsha Shukla Trayodashi.
• Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya follows a Kartika Krishna Chaturdashi tradition associated with the period before Diwali.

This guide uses the North-Indian Chaitra Purnima convention because that is the broad date intent it answers. Readers following another regional, family, temple or lineage tradition should use that tradition's calendar.

What does Hanuman Jayanti commemorate?

Hanuman Jayanti commemorates the birth of Hanuman. BAPS describes Hanuman as one of Shri Rama's foremost devotees and presents service, faith and readiness to carry out Rama's command as central qualities. Its account names Anjana and Kesari as Hanuman's parents and associates his birth with the grace of Shiva and Vayu.

These details belong to living devotional traditions, and accounts vary. Valkala names the tradition or source rather than presenting every birth narrative as one uncontested historical account.

Common ways devotees observe the day

Practices vary among households and temples. Commonly described observances include visiting a Hanuman temple, prayer, fasting in traditions that follow it, Hanuman puja, sindoor-related offerings or tilak, and reading devotional works connected with Hanuman. None is compulsory. Anyone fasting should consider their health and obtain appropriate professional advice when needed. Lamps and incense are optional and require ordinary ventilation and fire safety.

Which Hanuman path can I read?

• Hanuman Chalisa: the complete opening dohas, forty chaupais and closing doha.
• Sundarkand: the complete fifth sopan of Ramcharitmanas for a long-form reading.
• Sankatmochan Hanuman Ashtak: an eight-stanza hymn and closing doha.
• Hanuman Aarti: Aarti Kije Hanuman Lala Ki, with transliteration, meanings and variant notes.
• Bajrang Baan: the complete selected shorter edition with source and variant notes.
• Hanuman Bahuk: Tulsidas's complete 44-stanza Braj poem and colophon.
• Hanuman mantras: three short, source-labelled recitations.
• Hanuman Chalisa timing and practice guide: bounded answers about timing, bathing, periods and repetitions.

Choose one complete reading according to the time and purpose of your practice, or compare them in the Hanuman prayer hub.

A simple, optional home reading sequence

1. Choose a clean, quiet place and settle before beginning.
2. Light a lamp only if it suits your practice and can be used safely.
3. Read one complete Hanuman work attentively rather than rushing through several.
4. Spend a moment reflecting on service, courage, humility and devotion to Rama.
5. Conclude with Hanuman Aarti if that belongs to your practice.

This is an optional reading sequence, not a claim that one fixed vidhi is required everywhere.