Astronomers discover oldest known eclipse reference in 6,000-year-old Hindu text Astronomers combed through an ancient Hindu text and discovered that it referenced a total solar eclipse that occurred roughly 6,000 years ago, making it the oldest known mention of an eclipse. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tGReuX87wLKmVRDefrE5PE.jpg https://www.space.com/solar-eclipse-oldest-account-rig-veda