Year 1957 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 1957Apr 29–30Solar Eclipse (Annular)North/East Europe, Much of Asia, North/West North America, Pacific, ArcticMay 5–6Transit (Mercury)North/East Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaMay 13–14Lunar Eclipse (Total)Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, AntarcticaOct 23Solar Eclipse (Total)South in Africa, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, AntarcticaNov 7–8Lunar Eclipse (Total)Europe, Asia, Australia, Much of Africa, North America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica