Pitru Paksha begins 1978 in Mapleton, Utah, United States Shraddha muhurat 14:35–17:04, Sat 16 Sep
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When is Pitru Paksha begins 1978 in Mapleton?
Saturday 16 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 16 Sep in MapletonPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Sat 16 Sep in Mapleton?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Sat 16 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 14:35–17:04. Pratipada: 13:01 to 10:43 Sun.
Pratipada ended at 10:43; aparahna is Dwitiya.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−6). 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 13:01 on Sat 16 Sep to 10:43 on Sun 17 Sep, so only Saturday’s aparahna (14:35–17:04) 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.