| City | Date | Purvahna (morning) Puja time | Tithi (local) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riyadh Arabia Standard Time (AST) | Tuesday, April 20, 2027 | 5:27 AM – 10:35 AM AST | Apr 20, 2:22 AM → Apr 21, 1:27 AM AST |
| Jeddah Arabia Standard Time (AST) | Tuesday, April 20, 2027 | 6:00 AM – 11:06 AM AST | Apr 20, 2:22 AM → Apr 21, 1:27 AM AST |
Timings are local. Tithi = begin → end of the festival's tithi in that city.
The tithi prevailing at local sunrise (Udaya tithi).
Hanuman is Sankatmochan, the remover of trouble — 'Bhoot pishach nikat nahin aavai, Mahabir jab naam sunavai'; his worship is for protection from fear, illness, the afflictions of Shani and Mangal and the evil eye; women who want the safety of children/husband keep this day's vrat (women worship Hanuman; only the touching of chola and sindoor is done by men in many traditions).
The hour of birth is sunrise — so the puja is in Brahma Muhurat/at sunrise (time above); being a Purnima, the moon arghya and the Satyanarayan katha too. Even more special if it falls on a Tuesday or Saturday.
The sindoor story — seeing Sita apply sindoor, Hanuman smeared his whole body with it for Rama's long life; hence the sindoor chola; jasmine oil is dear to Hanuman; boondi laddoo and paan-beeda as bhog.
Yes — Tuesday, April 20, 2027.
Purvahna (morning) Puja time: 5:27 AM to 10:35 AM (AST). Other cities are in the table above.
Each row is in that city's own local time (Arabia Standard Time (AST) for Riyadh).
Yes — flowers, bhog, lamp, Chalisa-Sundarkand and the fast are all fine; in folk tradition, in many places, offering sindoor chola to the idol and touching the feet is done by men (Hanuman is a bal-brahmachari) — it depends on the custom of the home and temple; the shastras do not forbid women's worship.
Hearing that the sindoor in Sita's parting was for Rama's long life, Hanuman smeared his whole body with it — Rama was pleased and granted that those who offer sindoor and oil would receive his grace; hence the sindoor-jasmine chola.
Many scholars say 'Janmotsav' instead of 'Jayanti' — because Hanuman is a Chiranjeevi (Jayanti is for the departed); both names are in use, the festival is the same.
Hanuman is held to pacify both Mangal and Shani — Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays and Saturdays, sindoor and oil, charity of jaggery-chana for Manglik dosha/Sade Sati; taking the vow from the Jayanti is best. See your dosha on the Kundali page.