Pitru Paksha begins 2001 in Orting, Washington, United States Shraddha muhurat 14:26–17:05, Mon 3 Sep
Festival · times in PDT
When is Pitru Paksha begins 2001 in Orting?
Monday 3 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Mon 3 Sep in OrtingPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Mon 3 Sep in Orting?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Mon 3 Sep: Pratipada holds more of aparahna that day than on Sun 2 Sep.
Purnima until 14:43, inside aparahna; then Pratipada. Pratipada: 14:43 to 17:00 Mon.
Pratipada holds aparahna only until 17:00; then Dwitiya. Pratipada: 14:43 Sun to 17:00.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−7). 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 14:43 on Sun 2 Sep to 17:00 on Mon 3 Sep, touching aparahna on both days. The Nirnayasindhu takes the day it holds more of: Mon 3 Sep. 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.