Aani Masapirappu 2026 ~ Solar Eclipses and more !!

 

இன்று 15.6.2026 -ஆனி  மாசப்பிறப்பு .. திருவல்லிக்கேணி திவ்யதேசத்தில் ஸ்ரீபார்த்தசாரதி எம்பெருமான் சிறிய மாட வீதி புறப்பாடு கண்டருளினார். 

 

தமிழ் நாட்காட்டியின்படி ஆண்டின் மூன்றாவது மாதம் ஆனி ஆகும். சூரியன் மிதுன இராசியுட் புகுந்து அதைவிட்டு வெளியேறும் வரையிலான 31 நாள், 36 நாடி, 38 விநாடி கொண்ட கால அளவே மாதமாகும். வசதிக்காக இந்த மாதம் 30 நாட்கள், அல்லது 31 சில சமயங்கள் மேலும் ஓரு நாள் கொண்டதாக அமையும். ஆனி மாசம் நீண்ட பகல்களை கொண்டது.  கோடை வெப்பமும் அதிகமாக தாக்கும்.  இது மிதுன மாசம் / ஜேஷ்டா மாசம் என்றும் அறியப்படுகிறது.  தமிழ் மாத அளவீட்டில்,  பவுர்ணமி அன்று எந்த நட்சத்திரமோ அதுவே அந்த மாதத்தின் பெயராக இருக்கும். அன்றைக்கு ஒரு பண்டிகையாகவும் விழாவாகவும் இருக்கும். 

 

June 15 is the 166^th  day of the year (167th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 199 days remain until the end of the year. 

Assyria was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization that existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC and eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC.  Assyrian history spans from the early Bronze Age to the late Iron Age; modern historians typically divide ancient Assyrian history  based on political events and gradual changes in language.  

Assur, the first Assyrian capital, was founded c. 2600 BC, but there is no evidence that the city was independent until the collapse of the Third Dynasty of Ur, in the 21st century BC, when a line of independent kings starting with Puzur-Ashur I began ruling the city. Centered in the Assyrian heartland in northern Mesopotamia, Assyrian power fluctuated over time. The city underwent several periods of foreign rule or domination before Assyria rose in the early 14th century BC as the Middle Assyrian Empire. In the Middle and Neo-Assyrian periods, Assyria was one of the two major Mesopotamian kingdoms, alongside Babylonia. 

A total solar eclipse, commonly referred to as the Assyrian eclipse or the Bur-Sagale eclipse, occurred on 15 June 763 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar, recorded in Assyrian eponym lists that most likely dates to the tenth year of the reign of king Ashur-dan III.   A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun, completely or partially blocking the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than that of the Sun, blocking all of the Sun's light and causing day to turn into darkness.   

In 1867, Henry Rawlinson identified the near-total eclipse of 15 June 763 BC as the most likely candidate  visible in northern Assyria just before noon. This date has been widely accepted ever since; the identification is also substantiated by other astronomical observations from the same period.  This record is one of the crucial pieces of evidence that anchor the absolute chronology of the ancient Near East for the Assyrian period.  The chronology of the ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties. Historical inscriptions and texts customarily record events in terms of a succession of officials or rulers: "in the year X of king Y". Comparing many records pieces together a relative chronology relating dates in cities over a wide area.   

Our ancestors have had great knowledge, especially in the field of astronomy and have predicted and recorded  eclipses.  The Mahabharata epic contains two major solar eclipse-related events: one used to date the war, and one famous "false sunset" scene during the battle.   

The epic mentions an ominous pair of eclipses occurring within 13 days before the Kurukshetra war:    A lunar eclipse on Shukla Trayodashi (instead of Purnima) & a  solar eclipse on Krishna Trayodashi (instead of Amavasya).  This rare eclipse pair is used by researchers to date the Mahabharata war. Analysis of eclipse pairs suggests likely years of  3129 BCE, 2599 BCE, 2056 BCE, and others. The epic states these untimely eclipses would "destroy the masses".  The most famous solar eclipse-related scene occurs on the 13th day of the war as ordained by Bhagwan Sree Krishna enabling  Arjuna's quest to kill Jayadratha  

Back to present, the Universe is already gearing up for its next grand performance on August 12, 2026, a breathtaking total solar eclipse will sweep across parts of the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and Spain, bringing the magic of totality to Europe for the first time since 1999.  The 2026 solar eclipse is acting as an incredible, high-stakes teaser for an even rarer, monster 6-minute total solar eclipse arriving just one year later.  The path of totality for this eclipse is exceptionally dynamic measuring roughly 180 miles wide. It begins in northeastern Siberia which tracks directly over icy expanses of Greenland, passing through some clips the western coast of Iceland,and plunges south across the North Atlantic Ocean before making landfall in northern and eastern Spain. The eclipse takes place late in the day for Europe viewers in Spain will experience a dramatic sunset totality  where the eclipsed Sun sits very low on the western horizon right before dipping below the earth.

 

At Thiruvallikkeni this evening with road still exhaling heat occurred  Aani masa pirappu purappadu of Sri Parthasarathi perumal.     Here are some photos of today’s purappadu. 

Aani masam has a hectic schedule at Thiruvallikkeni.  17^th June is Punarvasu and there will Sri Ramar purappadu.  23^rd is Hastham, Varadhar purappadu.   Wednes 24.6 is Ankurarpanam of Sri Azhagiya Singar brahmothsavam.  Sun 27^th  is Garuda Sevai; 29^th  eve Yoga Narasimhar thirukolam followed by Hanumantha vahanam; 30^th June is Churnabishekam and Yanai in the evening; 1^st July is Thiruther.  Theerthavari is on Fri 3^rd July 2026.

adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
Mamandur Veeravalli  Srinivasan  Sampathkumar
15.6.2026