Pitru Paksha begins 2071 in Diffa, Niger Shraddha muhurat 13:20–15:47, Thu 10 Sep
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When is Pitru Paksha begins 2071 in Diffa?
Thursday 10 September
Ashwina Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Bhadrapada Krishna Pratipada (amanta)
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Why is Pitru Paksha begins on Thu 10 Sep in Diffa?
Pitru Paksha begins is on Thu 10 Sep: Pratipada holds all of aparahna that day, and no other.
Aparahna is Purnima; Pratipada begins at 15:52. Pratipada: 15:52 to 17:05 Thu.
Pratipada holds all of aparahna, 13:20–15:47. Pratipada: 15:52 Wed to 17:05.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). 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 15:52 on Wed 9 Sep to 17:05 on Thu 10 Sep, so only Thursday’s aparahna (13:20–15:47) 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.