Pitru Paksha begins 2028 in Libode, Eastern Cape, South Africa Shraddha muhurat 13:12–15:31, Mon 4 Sep
Festival · times in SAST
When is Pitru Paksha begins 2028 in Libode?
Monday 4 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Mon 4 Sep in LibodePitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Mon 4 Sep in Libode?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Mon 4 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 13:12–15:31. Pratipada: 01:47 to 04:14 Tue.
Pratipada ended at 04:14; aparahna is Dwitiya.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2). 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 01:47 on Mon 4 Sep to 04:14 on Tue 5 Sep, so only Monday’s aparahna (13:12–15:31) 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.