Pitru Paksha begins 2026 in Olean, New York, United States Shraddha muhurat 14:16–16:40, Sat 26 Sep
Festival · times in EDT
When is Pitru Paksha begins 2026 in Olean?
Saturday 26 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Sat 26 Sep in OleanPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Sat 26 Sep in Olean?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Sat 26 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 14:16–16:40. Pratipada: 12:49 to 11:29 Sun.
Pratipada ended at 11:29; aparahna is Dwitiya. Pratipada: 12:49 Sat to 11:29.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−4). 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 12:49 on Sat 26 Sep to 11:29 on Sun 27 Sep, so only Saturday’s aparahna (14:16–16:40) 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.