Pitru Paksha begins 1981 in Mapleton, Utah, United States Shraddha muhurat 14:36–17:06, Mon 14 Sep
Festival · times in MDT
When is Pitru Paksha begins 1981 in Mapleton?
Monday 14 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Mon 14 Sep in MapletonPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Mon 14 Sep in Mapleton?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Mon 14 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Aparahna is Purnima; Pratipada begins at 21:08.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 14:36–17:06. Pratipada: 21:08 Sun to 18:45.
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 21:08 on Sun 13 Sep to 18:45 on Mon 14 Sep, so only Monday’s aparahna (14:36–17:06) 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.