Vidyaranya Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Vidyaranya Swami. Vaishakha Shukla Saptami is celebrated as Vidyaranya Jayanthi. In 2022, Vidyaranya Jayanti date is May 8.
Vidyaranya, also known as Madhavacharya or Madhava Vidyaranya, was the patron saint and priest in Vijayanagara Empire. He was born in the year 1268 in Ekasila Nagaram (Warangal).
Saint Vidyaranya is the author of ‘Sarvadarsana Sangraha’, a compendium of different philosophical schools of Hinduism which is known as one of the important texts in Advaita Vedanta tradition.
Vaishakh Shukla Saptami is also celebrated as Ganga Saptami / Jahnu Saptami / Gangotpatti / Gangavataran.
Panchang, 8 May 2022
Suryodayam(Sunrise) : 05:33 AM
Suryastama(Sunset) : 06:41 PM
Chandrodayam(Moonrise) : 11:16 AM
Chandrastama(Moonset) : 01:02 AM, May 09
Today’s Panchangam:
Tithi : Saptami upto 05:00 PM Ashtami
Nakshatra : Pushya upto 02:58 PM Ashlesha
Yoga : Ganda upto 08:34 PM. Vriddhi.
Karana : Vanija upto 05:00 PM. Vishti upto Full Night.
Weekday : Raviwara.
Paksha : Shukla Paksha
Samvat:
Shaka Samvat : 1944 Shubhakrit
Chandramasa : Vaishakha – Purnimanta Vaishakha – Amanta
Vikram Samvat : 2079 Rakshasa
Gujarati Samvat : 2078 Pramadi
Shubh Muhurat:
Abhijit : 11:41 AM to 12:33 PM
Amrit Kalam : 07:51 AM to 09:38 AM
Time to avoid:
Rahu Kalam : 05:02 PM to 06:41 PM
Yamaganda : 12:07 PM to 01:45 PM
Gulikai Kalam : 03:24 PM to 05:02 PM
Dur Muhurtam : 04:56 PM to 05:48 PM
Varjyam : 04:55 AM, May 09 to 06:40 AM, May 09