Pitru Paksha begins 1921 in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Shraddha muhurat 14:02–16:31, Sat 17 Sep
Festival · times in CDT
When is Pitru Paksha begins 1921 in Appleton?
Saturday 17 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 17 Sep in AppletonPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Sat 17 Sep in Appleton?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Sat 17 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Aparahna is Purnima; Pratipada begins at 02:19 Sat.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 14:02–16:31. Pratipada: 02:19 to 04:01 Sun.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−5). Band: the tithi. Box: Aparahna. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
The first shraddha of Pitru Paksha is done in aparahna, the fourth fifth of the day. Pratipada runs from 02:19 on Sat 17 Sep to 04:01 on Sun 18 Sep, so only Saturday’s aparahna (14:02–16:31) falls within it. No text giving Pitru Paksha begins’s time was found; aparahna is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
The first shraddha of Pitru Paksha is done in aparahna, the fourth fifth of the day.
- Smarta
- the day whose aparahna Pratipada holds: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.