Pitru Paksha begins 2026 in Lib, Lib Island, Marshall Islands Shraddha muhurat 13:53–16:18, Sun 27 Sep
Festival · times in UTC+12
When is Pitru Paksha begins 2026 in Lib?
Sunday 27 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 27 Sep in LibPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Sun 27 Sep in Lib?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Sun 27 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 13:53–16:18. Pratipada: 04:49 to 03:29 Mon.
Pratipada ended at 03:29; aparahna is Dwitiya.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+12). 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 04:49 on Sun 27 Sep to 03:29 on Mon 28 Sep, so only Sunday’s aparahna (13:53–16:18) 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.