Hanuman Jayanti 2027: The Date, and Why India Doesn't Agree on It
Hanuman Jayanti 2027 falls on 20 April for most of India, but Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka each keep their own date. Here is why, and what the day marks.
Reviewed by Vidhata Editorial Desk · Updated
In this article
Hanuman Jayanti 2027 falls on Tuesday, 20 April, for the largest share of people who mark it. That is the date fixed by Chaitra Purnima, the full moon of the Chaitra lunar month, read at sunrise, and it is the date that will sit on most printed panchangs this coming spring, the date most North Indian temples will light up for, and the date that will show up if you search for it without specifying where you live.
It is also, honestly, not the only correct date. Ask the question "when is Hanuman Jayanti" in Chennai, in Hyderabad, and in Delhi, and you will get three different answers, and all three will be right. That is the part most calendars leave out, and it is worth understanding before you plan a visit, a vrat, or a reading around the day.
Why the date moves depending on where you are
The short version is that Hanuman Jayanti is not one festival with one fixed day. It is several regional traditions, each anchored to a different classical reference for Hanuman's birth, each legitimate in its own lineage, and each preserved by communities that have kept it for centuries without reference to what the next state over was doing.
In North India, and across most of central and western India, the day is tied to Chaitra Purnima. For 2027 that full moon is read at sunrise on Tuesday, 20 April, and this is the Hanuman Jayanti that gets national coverage, the one Hindi and Marathi and Gujarati almanacs agree on, and the one this piece treats as the primary date because it covers the largest population of observers.
Tamil Nadu keeps an entirely different calendar for it. There, Hanumath Jayanthi falls in the Tamil month of Margazhi, which runs roughly mid-December to mid-January, on the Amavasya (new moon) that coincides with Moola nakshatra. This is not a minor variant timed a few days off the main date. It sits in a different season altogether, four months away from the Chaitra observance, because Tamil tradition draws on a different textual account of Hanuman's birth.
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh follow a third reckoning: Vaishakha Bahula Dashami, which lands later in the year, typically around late May. Many households there do not treat it as a single day of worship but as the close of a 41-day deeksha, a period of austerity and daily practice that begins well before and ends on this date. The deeksha, not the single day, is the center of the observance in this tradition.
Karnataka has its own calculation as well, distinct again from its neighbors, which is a reminder that "regional variation" here does not mean two versions, North and South. It means several independent timings, each resting on its own classical ground.
None of these is a mistake or a drift from a "true" date. They are parallel traditions that happened to converge on one name and one deity. If someone tells you Hanuman Jayanti is on a date that does not match what you grew up with, the likely explanation is not an error, it is geography. We cover the fuller picture of who Hanuman is and what the day celebrates in Hanuman Jayanti, the birthday of strength itself; this piece stays on the date question.
What the day marks
Across every regional version, the occasion being marked is the same: the birth of Hanuman, son of Vayu the wind god, and the most devoted of Rama's companions. The Ramayana gives Hanuman his defining qualities, strength carried without ego, intelligence used in service rather than for himself, and a devotion to Rama so complete that it becomes the model Hindu tradition holds up for bhakti itself. Birthday is the plain word for the day, but what gets celebrated is closer to an anniversary of that devotion arriving in the world.
How it is observed
The core practice, wherever the date falls, is reading. The Hanuman Chalisa is recited, often in groups, often from memory by people who learned it as children. In many households the Sundara Kanda, the book of the Ramayana where Hanuman crosses the ocean to find Sita, gets a dedicated reading on this day, sometimes across the full night.
Temples see their heaviest footfall of the year. Idols are given a fresh coat of sindoor, the red vermillion associated with Hanuman, and offered chola, the oil-and-vermillion anointing that is specific to his worship rather than general temple practice. Tuesday and Saturday are the two days of the week already associated with Hanuman in regular practice, which is part of why a Tuesday date, as 2027 gives the primary observance, feels especially fitting to people who already keep a weekly Tuesday visit or fast.
Food offerings tend toward what Hanuman is traditionally fond of in temple lore, laddoos and bananas among them, and many observers keep a simple fast through the day, breaking it only after the evening aarti.
The astrological frame
In practice, Hanuman is approached less as a distant mythological figure and more as a working remedial deity, particularly for the two planets that cause the most anxiety in a chart reading: Mars and Saturn. Mangal dosha, the affliction tied to an afflicted Mars, is one of the most common reasons a client asks about a Hanuman-focused remedy, since Hanuman's own nature, fiery, strong, controlled rather than impulsive, is read as the corrective quality for a poorly placed Mars. Saturn trouble, including the stretch popularly called Sade Sati, draws people to Hanuman worship for a related reason: Hanuman is understood as someone who faced Saturn's trials directly (tradition holds that he endured a difficult period under Shani himself) and came through protected, which is why Saturday worship of Hanuman sits alongside Tuesday worship in ordinary practice.
None of this is a substitute for actually looking at a chart. Whether a Hanuman remedy is the right fit depends on where Mars and Saturn sit for a given person, which houses they afflict, and what else is going on in the chart at the time. Ask Acharya if you want that read against your own placements rather than a general rule, and start with a free kundali if you have not had one generated yet. Both are free, and a few details about your birth time and place are enough to get a grounded answer rather than a generic one.
Whichever date your tradition keeps, Chaitra Purnima in April, Margazhi Amavasya in Tamil Nadu, or Vaishakha Bahula Dashami in Telangana and Andhra, the day is asking the same thing of the person observing it: to sit with strength that serves rather than strength that dominates, and to carry that into the year ahead.
Frequently asked
Common questions
When is Hanuman Jayanti in 2027?+
For most of India, Hanuman Jayanti 2027 falls on Tuesday, 20 April, which is Chaitra Purnima, the full moon of the Chaitra month, read at sunrise. This is the date followed across North India and most of central and western India. Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka each follow a different regional reckoning, so the date is not the same everywhere.
Why do some states celebrate Hanuman Jayanti on a different day?+
Different regions anchor the festival to different classical references for Hanuman's birth. North and central India use Chaitra Purnima. Tamil Nadu uses the Amavasya in the Tamil month of Margazhi under Moola nakshatra, several months apart from the Chaitra date. Telangana and Andhra Pradesh use Vaishakha Bahula Dashami, later in the year. These are parallel traditions, not disagreements about a single correct date.
What is Chaitra Purnima and how is it calculated?+
Chaitra Purnima is the full moon day of Chaitra, the first month of the traditional Hindu lunar calendar, which usually falls in March or April. It is determined by the moon's position at sunrise on the relevant day, which is why the exact Gregorian date shifts from year to year. In 2027 it falls on 20 April.
Is Hanuman Jayanti a fast or a festival?+
It is both, depending on the household. Many observers keep a fast through the day and break it after the evening aarti, while also treating the day as a festival with temple visits, Hanuman Chalisa recitation, and a reading of the Sundara Kanda. The balance between austerity and celebration varies by family and region.
What is the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Vaishakha Bahula Dashami observance?+
In Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Hanuman Jayanti is observed on Vaishakha Bahula Dashami, which typically falls around late May, later than the Chaitra Purnima date followed elsewhere. Many households treat it as the close of a 41-day deeksha, a period of daily austerity and practice that begins well before the final day and ends on it.
Can a Hanuman remedy help with Mangal dosha or Shani problems?+
Hanuman is widely approached as a remedial deity for afflicted Mars and Saturn placements, since his nature is read as a corrective for an impulsive Mars and his endurance is read as protection through hard Saturn periods. Whether a specific remedy is useful depends on your actual chart. Ask Acharya for a reading grounded in your own placements rather than a general rule.
Everything above is read from sidereal positions computed with the Swiss Ephemeris and the Lahiri ayanamsa. Tools that work tropically will give a different answer for the same birth details, which is worth knowing before comparing two readings. How the free astrology apps compare on what they compute with.