Then, again, as the dark fortnight is better than the light one, so the afternoon of the day is better than the forenoon for the Shraddha.
यथा चैवापरः पक्षः पूर्वपक्षाद् विशिष्यते। तथा श्राद्धस्य पूर्वाह्वादपराह्वो विशिष्यते॥