Year 1986 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 1986Apr 9Solar Eclipse (Partial)South in Asia, Australia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, AntarcticaApr 24–25Lunar Eclipse (Total)Asia, Australia, South in Africa, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, AntarcticaOct 3Solar Eclipse (Total)North in Asia, North America, North in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, ArcticOct 17–18Lunar Eclipse (Total)Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaNov 13Transit (Mercury)South/East Europe, Asia, Australia, Much of Africa, West in North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica