Year 1959 had 4 eclipses, 2 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 1959Mar 24–25Lunar Eclipse (Partial)Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, East in North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaApr 8Solar Eclipse (Annular)South in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, AntarcticaSep 16–17Lunar Eclipse (Penumbral)Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaOct 2Solar Eclipse (Total)Europe, Much of Asia, Africa, Much of North America, North in South America, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic