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.
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.
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.
The next North American total solar eclipse will happen 21 August 2017. The next annular solar eclipse will happen 20 May 2012.
No, annular eclipses do not happen every year. They occur when the Moon is farthest from Earth, making it appear smaller and not fully cover the Sun during the eclipse. This alignment is not a regular occurrence, so annular eclipses happen less frequently than total solar eclipses.