Hanumān Jayantī · Caitra · the full-moon tithi
What is Hanumān Jayantī?
Hanumān Jayantī commemorates the birth of Hanumān, revered for courage, wisdom, humility, devotion to Rāma, and selfless service. This guide follows a documented Caitra Pūrṇimā tradition; other regions celebrate Hanumān's birth on different calendrical dates.
The calendar words
This rule looks for Caitra Pūrṇimā.
Sacred focus and participation
Hanumān joins strength with devoted service.
People may visit a Hanumān temple, recite the Hanumān Cālīsā—an Awadhi devotional poem—or passages of the Rāmāyaṇa, sing bhajana or kīrtana, undertake a vrata, offer food, or participate in service. These are examples rather than requirements, and practice varies by region, community, temple, and household.
Tuesdays and Saturdays are also important for regular Hanumān devotion in many communities. Open Pañcāṅga treats these as optional recurring practices rather than pretending that every Tuesday or Saturday is one universal named festival.
Official references: Akashvani, Caitra Pūrṇimā and Hanumān Jayantī · Kashi portal, regular Tuesday and Saturday devotion
How Open Pañcāṅga identifies the date
These are the rules we use to identify Hanumān Jayantī.
Śukla Pūrṇimā must prevail at sūryodaya, local sunrise, and the named amānta lunar-month calculation must give the regular month Caitra. When both conditions match, the report shows Hanumān Jayantī instead of repeating the generic Pūrṇimā landmark.
The illustration places the fading full Moon and sunrise in one dawn scene as a visual explanation of the rule. The exact Full Moon remains a separate astronomical instant; the observance date comes from the tithi prevailing at sunrise.
This page follows a named western and northern Indian reference tradition. A regional pañcāṅga using another birth tradition, lunar-month system, or date-selection rule may identify a different date.