Editing New moon (section)

=== Hindu calendar ===
[[File: Amavasya and Prathama tithi.jpg|thumb|Amavasya and Prathama tithi]]
The new moon is significant in the lunar [[Hindu calendar]]. The first day of the calendar starts the day after the dark moon phase ([[Amavasya]]).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Long |first1=Jeffery D. |title=Historical Dictionary of Hinduism |date=9 September 2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7960-7 |pages=76–77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZkkFCwAAQBAJ |language=en}}</ref><!-- next sentence suspended pending citation: 
, which is considered a powerful force for good or evil. The Hindu epic [[Mahabharatha]] states that the [[Kurukshetra War]] started this day, which was also a Tuesday (Mangalvaar, day of the week named after Mars). {{citation needed|date=May 2015}}  -->

There are fifteen moon dates for each of the waxing and waning periods. These fifteen dates are divided evenly into five categories: Nanda, Bhadra', Jaya, Rikta, and Purna, which are cycled through in that order.<ref name="Wilhelm">{{cite book |last1=Wilhelm |first1=Ernst |title=Classical Muhurta |date=2003 |publisher=Kala Occult Publishers |isbn=978-0-9709636-2-8 |pages=23–25 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3zMPFJy6YygC |access-date=4 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
Nanda dates are considered to be favorable for auspicious works; Bhadra dates for works related to community, social, family, and friends; and Jaya dates for dealing with conflict. Rikta dates are considered beneficial only for works related to cruelty. Purna dates are considered to be favorable for all work.<ref name="Wilhelm"/>{{rp|25}}