Pitru Paksha begins 2017 in Deva, Hunedoara County, Romania Shraddha muhurat 14:44–17:20, Wed 6 Sep
Festival · times in EEST
When is Pitru Paksha begins 2017 in Deva?
Wednesday 6 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Wed 6 Sep in DevaPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Wed 6 Sep in Deva?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Wed 6 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 14:44–17:20. Pratipada: 10:02 to 09:22 Thu.
Pratipada ended at 09:22; aparahna is Dwitiya.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). 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 Wed 6 Sep to 09:22 on Thu 7 Sep, so only Wednesday’s aparahna (14:44–17:20) 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.