Hanuman Jayanti in Birmingham

Date and timing in this city

For Birmingham (बर्मिंघम), United Kingdom, the observance of Hanuman Jayanti falls on Wednesday 1 April 2026. The following year it falls on Tuesday 20 April 2027. These are the dates computed for Birmingham's own sunrise, in the city's time zone, Europe/London.

The tithi concerned is Chaitra Purnima — the full moon of the Chaitra month. Hanuman Jayanti marks the birth of Hanuman, and the day is observed in honour of Hanuman. In the broader tradition this festival is observed across Pan-India, though the date and the manner of keeping it vary by region and by community.

Why the date can differ from India

A tithi is not a fixed clock time. It is a span measured from the positions of the sun and moon, and it begins and ends at moments that are the same everywhere in the world. What differs is the local sunrise that anchors the day of observance.

Birmingham is several hours behind India. When the tithi is current at sunrise in Birmingham, it may already have ended — or not yet have begun — at sunrise in Indian cities. Panchangas therefore compute the festival date for a given place using that place's own sunrise, which is why the Birmingham date can fall on a different civil day from the date followed in India.

For this reason, readers in the diaspora are best served by a panchangam calculated for their own city rather than by copying an Indian date across. Traditions also differ on which moment decides the observance — some emphasise the tithi prevailing at sunrise, others the tithi at a particular point in the day — and North and South Indian practice, as well as Smarta and Vaishnava convention, do not always agree. Where traditions differ, both readings are traditionally accepted; a qualified jyotishi can advise on a personal chart.

Where and how the community celebrates (general, no venue claims)

Observance of Hanuman Jayanti is, at its core, a household and temple matter rather than a single fixed programme. In Britain, as elsewhere in the diaspora, families typically keep the day according to the customs of their own region and family lineage: recitation and hearing of the Hanuman Chalisa, reading or listening to the account of Hanuman's birth, and fasting where that is the family practice.

Many devotees visit a temple during the day, and gatherings are often organised by local community groups. Because these arrangements vary from year to year and from place to place, we do not name venues, temples, events or organisers here.

Practical tips

• Note the Birmingham date — Wednesday 1 April 2026 and Tuesday 20 April 2027 — and confirm timings against a panchangam computed for Europe/London.
• If you follow a family or regional tradition, keep to its method for fixing the day; differences between traditions are expected, not errors.
• Plan temple visits around local opening hours, which are set by each institution and not by the panchangam.
• For anything concerning your own chart or a personal vow, consult a qualified jyotishi.