Year 1953 had 5 eclipses, 3 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 1953Jan 29–30Lunar Eclipse (Total)Europe, Asia, North/West Australia, Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaFeb 13–14Solar Eclipse (Partial)Much of Asia, North/West North America, PacificJul 11Solar Eclipse (Partial)North/West North America, ArcticJul 26–27Lunar Eclipse (Total)Asia, Australia, South in Africa, Much of North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, AntarcticaAug 9Solar Eclipse (Partial)South in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, AntarcticaNov 14Transit (Mercury)South/West Europe, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica