Pitru Paksha begins 2023 in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Shraddha muhurat 14:27–16:50, Fri 29 Sep
Festival · times in EEST
When is Pitru Paksha begins 2023 in Sofia?
Friday 29 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Fri 29 Sep in SofiaPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Fri 29 Sep in Sofia?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Fri 29 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 14:27–16:50. Pratipada: 12:57 to 09:52 Sat.
Pratipada ended at 09:52; 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 12:57 on Fri 29 Sep to 09:52 on Sat 30 Sep, so only Friday’s aparahna (14:27–16:50) 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.