Pitru Paksha begins 2009 in Mapleton, Utah, United States Shraddha muhurat 14:42–17:17, Fri 4 Sep
Festival · times in MDT
When is Pitru Paksha begins 2009 in Mapleton?
Friday 4 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Fri 4 Sep in MapletonPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Fri 4 Sep in Mapleton?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Fri 4 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 14:42–17:17. Pratipada: 10:02 to 11:12 Sat.
Pratipada ended at 11:12; 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 10:02 on Fri 4 Sep to 11:12 on Sat 5 Sep, so only Friday’s aparahna (14:42–17:17) 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.