Pitru Paksha begins 2044 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra Shraddha muhurat 13:40–16:09, Thu 8 Sep
Maharashtra, India
Festival · times in IST
When is Pitru Paksha begins 2044 in Pāthardi?
Thursday 8 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
Full panchang for Thu 8 Sep in PāthardiPitru Paksha begins Shraddha muhurat: what time?
Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Thu 8 Sep in Pāthardi?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Thu 8 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Aparahna is Purnima; Pratipada begins at 16:54. Pratipada: 16:54 to 17:13 Thu.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 13:40–16:09. Pratipada: 16:54 Wed to 17:13.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). 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 16:54 on Wed 7 Sep to 17:13 on Thu 8 Sep, so only Thursday’s aparahna (13:40–16:09) 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.