Year 1979 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 1979Feb 26Solar Eclipse (Total)West in Europe, North America, Pacific, Atlantic, ArcticMar 13–14Lunar Eclipse (Partial)Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Much of North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, AntarcticaAug 22Solar Eclipse (Annular)South/West South America, Pacific, Atlantic, AntarcticaSep 5–6Lunar Eclipse (Total)Much of Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica