Year 1970 had 4 eclipses, 2 solar eclipses and 2 lunar eclipses and also a rare planet transit.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 1970Feb 20–21Lunar Eclipse (Partial)Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Australia, North/West Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, AntarcticaMar 7Solar Eclipse (Total)West in Europe, North America, North/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, ArcticMay 9Transit (Mercury)Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaAug 16–17Lunar Eclipse (Partial)Europe, West in Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, AntarcticaAug 31–Sep 1Solar Eclipse (Annular)Much of Australia, Pacific, Antarctica