Pitru Paksha 2023 Start Date: Pitru Paksha is going to start today. Pitru Paksha lasts from the full moon of Bhadrapada to Ashwin Amavasya. In Pitru Paksha or Shraddha Paksha, Tarpan, Pind Daan, Shraddha, Panchabali rituals, etc. are performed for the ancestors. According to religious beliefs, by satisfying the ancestors during Pitru Paksha, Pitra Dosh is removed. There is happiness, peace, prosperity, and progress in the family. Apart from Pitru Paksha, measures are also taken to please the ancestors on Amavasya every month. Let us know when Pitru Paksha starts. What are the dates of Shraddha?

Start of Pitru Paksha 2023
Bhadrapada Purnima Tithi will remain till 29th September, 03:26 pm. After this, Pratipada Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Ashwin month will start, which is till 12:21 pm on 30th September.

What to do if the date of death is not known?
If you do not know the date of death of your ancestors, then you can perform Shraddha for them on the day of Sarva Pitru Amavasya. On this day, Shraddha is performed for all the ancestors, known and unknown.

Pitru Paksha 2023 Shraddha Calendar
First day of Pitru Paksha: 29 September, Purnima Shraddha, Pratipada Shraddha
The second day of Pitru Paksha: 30 September, Dwitiya Shraddha
The third day of Pitru Paksha: 1 October, Tritiya Shraddha
The fourth day of Pitru Paksha: 2 October, Chaturthi Shraddha, Maha Bharani

The fifth day of Pitru Paksha: 3 October, Panchami Shraddha
The sixth day of Pitru Paksha: 4 October, Shashthi Shraddha
Seventh day of Pitru Paksha: 5 October, Saptami Shraddha
Eighth day of Pitru Paksha: 6 October, Ashtami Shraddha

The ninth day of Pitru Paksha: 7 October, Navami Shraddha
The tenth day of Pitru Paksha: 8 October, Dashami Shraddha
The eleventh day of Pitru Paksha: 9 October, Ekadashi Shraddha
The twelfth day of Pitru Paksha: 10 October, Magha Shraddha

The thirteenth day of Pitru Paksha: 11 October, Dwadashi Shraddha
Fourteenth day of Pitru Paksha: 12 October, Trayodashi Shraddha
The fifteenth day of Pitru Paksha: 13 October, Chaturdashi Shraddha
Sarva Pitru Amavasya: 14 October, Saturday