In the 26th part of the Mahabharata series, the 5th nimitta of Karna is discussed. Karna mentioned Rahu moving towards the Sun, which some researchers interpret as evidence for an eclipse. However, this interpretation is disputed from a logical point of view.
At the beginning of Kaliyuga, when Krishna left (36th year
after the war), Rahu was in Kanya rashi. Based on the Saros cycle, the
Rahu-Ketu axis in Kanya-Meena rashi would have existed during the war. Rahu
could've moved slightly around Kanya rashi but couldn't have reached Vrischika
rashi (where Karthika Maasa occurs).
This contradicts claims by 3067 BCE researchers that twin or
triple eclipses occurred in Karthika and Margashira, which seems impossible
given Rahu's position.
The movement of Rahu towards the Sun is explained using a
diagram, showing such movement would require Rahu to move clockwise (against
nature), shifting the Moon's orbit and causing it to transgress its path,
leading to Amavasya in Trayodashi.
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