Is Amaavasya (new moon day) Good or Bad ?

Most of the people belief  the Amaavasya (new moon day) (15^th day in Krishna Paksha or Bahula pakasha) is bad for all the rituals and auspicious things. Even on that day (Amaavasya day) no one does take up any affairs  or transactions and feels as bad omen.

 But in the Dwapara yuga in the Mahabharata the  Pandavas started Kurukshetra war against Kauravas  on Amaavasya day and had the triumph. That Victory  shows the symbol for Dharma (alms, Virtues). As the Pandavas were Dharmagnas (those who know the Dharma and follow that). Therefore Amaavasya was the auspicious time (Muhurtam) for their Victory.

In India some of the states Amaavasya is treated as an asupicious day and do the affairs and asupcious transactions from that  day onwards. For example  in the  state of Tamilnadu people consider it.