Pitru Paksha begins 1921 in Gresham, Oregon, United States Shraddha muhurat 13:18–15:47, Sat 17 Sep
Festival · times in PST
When is Pitru Paksha begins 1921 in Gresham?
Saturday 17 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 17 Sep in GreshamPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Sat 17 Sep in Gresham?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Sat 17 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Aparahna is Purnima; Pratipada begins at 23:19.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 13:18–15:47. Pratipada: 23:19 Fri to 01:01 Sun.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−8). 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 23:19 on Fri 16 Sep to 01:01 on Sun 18 Sep, so only Saturday’s aparahna (13:18–15:47) 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.