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 תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: בִּזְמַן שֶׁהַחַמָּה לוֹקָה — סִימָן רַע לְכׇל הָעוֹלָם
כּוּלּוֹ. מָשָׁל לְמָה הַדָּבָר דּוֹמֶה? לְמֶלֶךְ בָּשָׂר וְדָם שֶׁעָשָׂה
סְעוּדָה לַעֲבָדָיו וְהִנִּיחַ פָּנָס לִפְנֵיהֶם, כָּעַס עֲלֵיהֶם וְאָמַר
לְעַבְדּוֹ: טוֹל פָּנָס מִפְּנֵיהֶם וְהוֹשִׁיבֵם בַּחוֹשֶׁךְ.  

Apropos the fact
that rain on Sukkot is an indication of divine rebuke, the Gemara cites
several related topics. The Sages taught: When the sun is eclipsed it is a
bad omen for the entire world. The Gemara tells a parable. To what is
this matter comparable? It is comparable to a king of flesh and blood
who prepared a feast for his servants and placed a lantern [panas]
before them to illuminate the hall. He became angry at them and said to
his servant: Take the lantern from before them and seat them in darkness. 

תַּנְיָא רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: כׇּל זְמַן שֶׁמְּאוֹרוֹת לוֹקִין — סִימָן
רַע לְשׂוֹנְאֵיהֶם שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמְּלוּמָּדִין בְּמַכּוֹתֵיהֶן.
מָשָׁל לְסוֹפֵר שֶׁבָּא לְבֵית הַסֵּפֶר וּרְצוּעָה בְּיָדוֹ, מִי דּוֹאֵג — מִי
שֶׁרָגִיל לִלְקוֹת בְּכׇל יוֹם וָיוֹם הוּא דּוֹאֵג.  

It is taught in a baraita
that Rabbi Meir says: When the heavenly lights, i.e., the sun and
the moon, are eclipsed, it is a bad omen for the enemies of the Jewish
people, which is a euphemism for the Jewish people, because they are
experienced in their beatings. Based on past experience, they assume that
any calamity that afflicts the world is directed at them. The Gemara suggests a
parable: This is similar to a teacher who comes to the school with a
strap in his hand. Who worries? The child who is accustomed to be beaten
each and every day is the one who worries. 

תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: בִּזְמַן שֶׁהַחַמָּה לוֹקָה — סִימָן רַע לַגּוֹיִם.
לְבָנָה לוֹקָה — סִימָן רַע לְשׂוֹנְאֵיהֶם שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל. מִפְּנֵי
שֶׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל מוֹנִין לַלְּבָנָה, וְגוֹיִם לַחַמָּה. לוֹקָה בַּמִּזְרָח —
סִימָן רַע לְיוֹשְׁבֵי מִזְרָח. בַּמַּעֲרָב — סִימָן רַע לְיוֹשְׁבֵי מַעֲרָב.
בְּאֶמְצַע הָרָקִיעַ — סִימָן רַע לְכׇל הָעוֹלָם כּוּלּוֹ.  

The Sages taught in another baraita:
When the sun is eclipsed, it is a bad omen for the other nations.
When the moon is eclipsed, it is a bad omen for the enemies of the Jewish
people. This is due to the fact that the Jewish people calculate
their calendar primarily based on the moon, and the other nations
calculate based on the sun. When the sun is eclipsed in the east, it
is a bad omen for the residents of the lands of the east. When it is
eclipsed in the west, it is a bad omen for the residents of the lands of
the west. When it is eclipsed in the middle of the sky, it is a bad
omen for the entire world. 

פָּנָיו דּוֹמִין לְדָם — חֶרֶב בָּא לָעוֹלָם. לְשַׂק — חִיצֵּי רָעָב
בָּאִין לָעוֹלָם. לָזוֹ וְלָזוֹ — חֶרֶב וְחִיצֵּי רָעָב בָּאִין לָעוֹלָם. לָקָה
בִּכְנִיסָתוֹ — פּוּרְעָנוּת שׁוֹהָה לָבֹא. בִּיצִיאָתוֹ — מְמַהֶרֶת לָבֹא.
וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים חִילּוּף הַדְּבָרִים.  

If, during an
eclipse, the visage of the sun is red like blood, it is an
omen that sword, i.e., war, is coming to the world. If the sun is
black like sackcloth made of dark goat hair, it is an omen that arro