Pitru Paksha begins 2002 in Mapleton, Utah, United States Shraddha muhurat 14:32–16:58, Sat 21 Sep
Festival · times in MDT
When is Pitru Paksha begins 2002 in Mapleton?
Saturday 21 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 21 Sep in MapletonPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Sat 21 Sep in Mapleton?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Sat 21 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 14:32–16:58. Pratipada: 07:59 to 10:22 Sun.
Pratipada ended at 10:22; 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 07:59 on Sat 21 Sep to 10:22 on Sun 22 Sep, so only Saturday’s aparahna (14:32–16:58) 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.