Year 1996 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 1996Apr 3–4Lunar Eclipse (Total)Europe, Asia, North/West Australia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaApr 17–18Solar Eclipse (Partial)Pacific, AntarcticaSep 26–27Lunar Eclipse (Total)Europe, Much of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaOct 12Solar Eclipse (Partial)Europe, West in Asia, North/West Africa, North/East North America, Atlantic, Arctic