Year 1972 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 1972Jan 16Solar Eclipse (Annular)West in Australia, South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, AntarcticaJan 29–30Lunar Eclipse (Total)Much of Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaJul 10Solar Eclipse (Total)Much of Europe, North/East Asia, North America, North in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, ArcticJul 25–26Lunar Eclipse (Partial)West in Europe, North in Asia, Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica