Eclipses in 2012 . . .
-- May 20 . . . Annular solar eclipse
-- June 4 . . . Partial lunar eclipse
-- November 13 . . . Total solar eclipse
-- November 28 . . . Penumbral lunar eclipse
First one in 2013 . . .
-- April 25 . . . Partial lunar eclipse
Typically 1 or 2.
The next total eclipse will occur on July 22 2009 in India, Nepal, China and central Pacific.
The next total lunar eclipse will happen in Alaska on December 21, 2010. The next total solar eclipse will happen in Alaska on August 21, 2017
Lunar eclipses can happen a maximum of twice per year, and only at the time of the full moon. Sometimes the alignment is just right, and we get a total lunar eclipse. If the alignment isn't exact, we might get a partial or a penumbral eclipse instead of a total eclipse.
the next total eclipse and meteor shower is December 21,3010
In the dark? You can only see a total eclipse on the night side of the Earth. But total lunar eclipses happen every year or so, somewhere around the world.
A total eclipse can happen every minute or every day
2017, August 21. A partial eclipse in Louisiana, visible as a total eclipse in several states including the north-east part of Tennessee.
A lunar eclipse can happen at the time of any Full Moon, but no more than about 5 times in a year, max.
A solar eclipse can only happen at the time of New Moon.A lunar eclipse can only happen at the time of Full Moon.
About 3 minutes!
Total eclipse of the heart was number one in 1983.