Year 1942 had 5 eclipses, 3 solar eclipses and 2 lunar eclipses.All EclipsesSolar EclipsesLunar EclipsesTotal Solar EclipsesAnnular Solar EclipsesPartial Solar EclipsesTotal Lunar EclipsesPartial Lunar EclipsesPenumbral Lunar EclipsesPlanet TransitsMercury TransitsVenus Transits AfricaAsiaAntarcticaAtlanticArcticAustraliaEuropeIndian OceanNorth AmericaPacificSouth AmericaWorldwide Next 10 Years1900–19091910–19191920–19291930–19391940–19491950–19591960–19691970–19791980–19891990–19992000–20092010–20192020–20292030–20392040–20492050–20592060–20692070–20792080–20892090–20992100–21092110–21192120–21292130–21392140–21492150–21592160–21692170–21792180–21892190–2199 Eclipses in 1942Mar 2–3Lunar Eclipse (Total)Europe, Asia, North/West Australia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaMar 16–17Solar Eclipse (Partial)Pacific, AntarcticaAug 12Solar Eclipse (Partial)Indian Ocean, AntarcticaAug 25–26Lunar Eclipse (Total)Europe, West in Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, AntarcticaSep 10Solar Eclipse (Partial)Europe, West in Asia, North in Africa, North in North America, Atlantic, Arctic