2042Calendar of Astronomical Events
2042Phases of the Moon
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 7 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2042 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Mountain Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 6 01:54 | Jan 14 04:24 |
| Jan 21 13:42 | Jan 28 05:48 | Feb 4 18:58 | Feb 13 00:16 |
| Feb 20 00:39 | Feb 26 16:29 | Mar 6 13:10 | Mar 14 16:21 |
| Mar 21 10:23 | Mar 28 05:00 | Apr 5 07:16 n | Apr 13 04:09 |
| Apr 19 19:19 T | Apr 26 19:19 | May 4 23:48 | May 12 12:18 |
| May 19 03:55 | May 26 11:18 | Jun 3 13:48 | Jun 10 18:00 |
| Jun 17 12:48 | Jun 25 04:29 | Jul 3 01:09 | Jul 9 22:38 |
| Jul 16 22:52 | Jul 24 22:01 | Aug 1 10:33 | Aug 8 03:35 |
| Aug 15 11:01 | Aug 23 14:55 | Aug 30 19:02 | Sep 6 10:09 |
| Sep 14 01:50 | Sep 22 06:20 | Sep 29 03:34 n | Oct 5 19:35 |
| Oct 13 19:03 A | Oct 21 19:53 | Oct 28 12:48 | Nov 4 08:51 |
| Nov 12 13:28 | Nov 20 07:31 | Nov 26 23:06 | Dec 4 02:19 |
| Dec 12 07:29 | Dec 19 17:28 | Dec 26 10:43 | - |
An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the table above. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial.Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2042Calendar of Astronomical Events
Mountain Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Mountain Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time - 7 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
| 2042Calendar of Astronomical Events | ||||||||
| Mountain Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date MST Event (h:m)Jan 01 04 Venus at Superior Conjunction 02 12:59 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon 02 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E 03 17 Quadrantid Meteor Shower 04 02 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU 06 01:54 FULL MOON 06 15:45 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon 07 16:02 Beehive 3.6°S of Moon 09 07:14 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn. 09 11:03 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon 11 21:04 Moon at Apogee: 404808 km 12 03 Mercury at Perihelion 14 00:55 Spica 3.1°S of Moon 14 04:24 LAST QUARTER MOON 14 20:00 Moon at Descending Node 15 05:19 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon 16 21:21 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon 17 19:23 Antares 1.5°S of Moon 18 19 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 20 18 Venus at Aphelion 21 13:42 NEW MOON 23 15:31 Moon at Perigee: 362798 km 27 16:09 Moon at Ascending Node 28 05:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 18:34 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon 30 06 Uranus at Opposition Feb 02 22:44 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 03 23:18 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 04 18:58 FULL MOON 04 22:36 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn. 05 18:34 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon 06 05 Mars at Opposition 08 14:14 Moon at Apogee: 405668 km 10 08:39 Spica 2.8°S of Moon 10 21:28 Moon at Descending Node 11 14:56 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon 11 19 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°W 13 00:16 LAST QUARTER MOON 13 12:53 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon 14 04:40 Antares 1.3°S of Moon 18 03:17 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon 20 00:39 NEW MOON 20 22:54 Moon at Perigee: 358434 km 23 19:02 Moon at Ascending Node 25 03 Mercury at Aphelion 26 00:38 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon 26 16:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON Mar 02 04:26 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon 03 05:14 Beehive 3.6°S of Moon 03 11:14 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn. 05 00:55 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon 06 13:10 FULL MOON 07 22:04 Moon at Apogee: 406261 km 09 15:15 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 10 00:08 Moon at Descending Node 10 20:37 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon 12 23:04 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon 13 12:10 Antares 1.1°S of Moon 14 16:21 LAST QUARTER MOON 20 04:53 Vernal Equinox 21 10:23 NEW MOON 21 10:40 Moon at Perigee: 356943 km 21 16 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66607 AU 22 19:23 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn. 23 03:11 Moon at Ascending Node 23 12:11 Mars 1.4°N of Beehive 25 08:53 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon 28 05:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 29 10:18 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon 30 10:59 Beehive 3.8°S of Moon 30 15:18 Mars 2.2°S of MoonApr 01 06:46 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon 03 22:51 Moon at Apogee: 406302 km 05 07:16 FULL MOON 05 07:29 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.868 05 21:20 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 06 05:20 Moon at Descending Node 06 23:26 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon 09 03:35 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon 09 18:09 Antares 1.0°S of Moon 10 02 Mercury at Perihelion 13 04:09 LAST QUARTER MOON 18 21:27 Moon at Perigee: 358558 km 19 14:09 Moon at Ascending Node 19 19:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.061 19 19:19 NEW MOON 21 05:09 Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn. 21 18:26 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 21 19:05 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon 22 14 Lyrid Meteor Shower 22 20:12 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades 23 00 Saturn at Opposition 24 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E 25 17:41 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon 26 17:53 Beehive 3.8°S of Moon 26 19:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 11:15 Mars 3.0°S of Moon 27 14 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 28 13:13 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon 30 17:10 Venus 6.3°N of AldebaranMay 01 08:06 Moon at Apogee: 405696 km 01 18:38 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades 03 03:44 Spica 2.6°S of Moon 03 11:54 Moon at Descending Node 04 01:35 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon 04 23:48 FULL MOON 05 04 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower 06 04:21 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon 06 23:54 Antares 1.0°S of Moon 12 12:18 LAST QUARTER MOON 13 02 Venus at Perihelion 16 01 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 16 23:49 Moon at Ascending Node 17 02:30 Moon at Perigee: 362606 km 17 14 Jupiter at Opposition 19 03:55 NEW MOON 21 16:49 Venus 3.1°S of Moon 23 02:36 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon 24 02:16 Beehive 3.7°S of Moon 25 17:40 Mars 3.2°S of Moon 25 20:51 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon 26 11:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON 29 00:12 Moon at Apogee: 404716 km 30 00:11 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus 30 10:56 Spica 2.5°S of Moon 30 17:41 Moon at Descending Node 31 05:11 Saturn 3.4°N of MoonJun 02 04:46 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon 03 06:36 Antares 1.0°S of Moon 03 13:48 FULL MOON 06 10:43 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux 10 18:00 LAST QUARTER MOON 11 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°W 13 05:16 Moon at Ascending Node 13 15:24 Moon at Perigee: 367563 km 14 12:17 Mercury 7.0°S of Pleiades 15 14:38 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon 17 12:48 NEW MOON 18 11:46 Venus 0.4°N of Beehive 19 11:59 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 20 11:23 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 20 16:13 Venus 3.0°S of Moon 20 22:16 Summer Solstice 21 02:53 Mercury 3.2°N of Aldebaran 22 05:24 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon 23 06:44 Mars 2.7°S of Moon 25 04:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON 25 18:31 Moon at Apogee: 404088 km 26 18:53 Spica 2.3°S of Moon 26 21:23 Moon at Descending Node 27 11:27 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon 29 07:59 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon 30 14:37 Antares 1.0°S of Moon | Date MST Event (h:m)Jul 03 01:09 FULL MOON 06 06 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU 07 02 Mercury at Perihelion 08 14:10 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus 09 00:47 Moon at Perigee: 369567 km 09 22:38 LAST QUARTER MOON 10 06:41 Moon at Ascending Node 12 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 12 21:36 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon 16 22:52 NEW MOON 19 13:56 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon 20 16:09 Venus 2.7°S of Moon 22 00:20 Mars 1.7°S of Moon 23 13:11 Moon at Apogee: 404290 km 23 23:34 Moon at Descending Node 24 03:04 Spica 2.0°S of Moon 24 20:22 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon 24 22:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON 26 15:31 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon 27 23:27 Antares 0.8°S of Moon 28 05 Delta-Aquarid Meteor ShowerAug 01 10:33 FULL MOON 01 20:55 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus 04 11:09 Moon at Perigee: 365543 km 05 04 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 06 07:42 Moon at Ascending Node 08 03:35 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 03:10 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon 10 02 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E 12 21 Perseid Meteor Shower 13 03:27 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon 15 11:01 NEW MOON 17 16:39 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon 19 10:07 Venus 3.2°S of Moon 19 21:04 Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn. 20 01 Mercury at Aphelion 20 02:13 Moon at Descending Node 20 06:59 Moon at Apogee: 405193 km 20 10:47 Spica 1.8°S of Moon 21 07:14 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon 22 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E 23 03:00 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon 23 14:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON 24 08:05 Antares 0.6°S of Moon 26 19 Venus 4.0°S of Mars 30 19:02 FULL MOON 31 08:12 Mars 1.9°N of SpicaSep 01 08:49 Moon at Perigee: 360666 km 02 09:35 Venus 1.7°S of Spica 02 11 Venus at Aphelion 02 12:23 Moon at Ascending Node 05 05 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.80642 AU 05 09:04 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon 06 10:09 LAST QUARTER MOON 09 09:06 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon 10 09:12 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 12 03:59 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon 14 01:50 NEW MOON 15 20 Mars 2.5°S of Saturn 16 06:51 Moon at Descending Node 16 17:39 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 16 21:21 Moon at Apogee: 406154 km 17 07:03 Venus 5.3°S of Moon 17 19:08 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon 17 19:34 Mars 1.5°N of Moon 18 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 19 17:13 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon 20 15:35 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 22 06:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON 22 14:11 Autumnal Equinox 29 03:34 FULL MOON 29 03:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953 29 16:50 Moon at Perigee: 357428 km 29 21:41 Moon at Ascending Node Oct 02 16:59 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon 03 01 Mercury at Perihelion 04 04 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W 05 19:35 LAST QUARTER MOON 06 14:47 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon 07 14:46 Beehive 3.6°S of Moon 09 09:41 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon 13 13:03 Moon at Descending Node 13 18:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930 13 19:03 NEW MOON 14 03:02 Moon at Apogee: 406527 km 16 18:35 Mars 2.8°N of Moon 17 09:08 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon 17 21:47 Antares 0.4°S of Moon 18 23 Venus at Inferior Conjunction 21 14 Orionid Meteor Shower 21 19:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON 27 09:01 Moon at Ascending Node 28 04:27 Moon at Perigee: 356973 km 28 12:48 FULL MOON 30 03:15 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon 30 07 Mars 1.2°S of Jupiter 31 22 Neptune at Opposition Nov 01 09 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 02 22:04 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon 02 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction 03 21:30 Beehive 3.5°S of Moon 04 08:51 LAST QUARTER MOON 05 14 S Taurid Meteor Shower 05 15:52 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon 05 18:33 Mars 3.8°N of Antares 09 17:46 Venus 2.3°S of Moon 09 18:54 Moon at Descending Node 10 05:15 Moon at Apogee: 406245 km 10 06:01 Spica 1.7°S of Moon 12 13 N Taurid Meteor Shower 12 13:28 NEW MOON 14 17:28 Mars 3.7°N of Moon 17 20 Leonid Meteor Shower 20 07:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON 21 07 Mercury 2.1°S of Jupiter 23 18:03 Moon at Ascending Node 25 14:12 Venus 3.1°N of Spica 25 15:40 Moon at Perigee: 359651 km 26 14:30 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon 26 23:06 FULL MOON 30 07:32 Pollux 1.6°N of MoonDec 01 06:17 Beehive 3.4°S of Moon 02 23:37 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon 04 02:19 LAST QUARTER MOON 04 14 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 06 20 Mercury 1.4°S of Mars 06 22:37 Moon at Descending Node 07 12:53 Spica 1.5°S of Moon 07 17:37 Moon at Apogee: 405435 km 08 09:10 Venus 4.1°N of Moon 09 09:36 Saturn 4.9°N of Moon 12 07:29 NEW MOON 14 00:30 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon 14 09 Geminid Meteor Shower 16 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E 19 17:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON 20 21:46 Moon at Ascending Node 21 11:04 Winter Solstice 22 17 Ursid Meteor Shower 23 09 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn 23 19 Venus at Perihelion 23 19:12 Moon at Perigee: 364795 km 24 00:29 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon 26 10:43 FULL MOON 27 18 Mercury 1.8°N of Mars 27 18:00 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon 28 16:26 Beehive 3.2°S of Moon 29 16 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W 30 00 Mercury at Perihelion 30 08:56 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon | |||||||
Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar
- Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
- during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
- during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star - Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
- Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
- Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
- Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
- Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
- Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
- Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
- Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2041 to 2050
The Americas
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 for seven time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
| Calendars of Astronomical Events - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| AST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| EST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| CST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| MST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| PST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| AKST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| HST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= GMT - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= GMT - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= GMT - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= GMT - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= GMT - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= GMT - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= GMT - 10 hours)
(where GMT = Greenwich Mean Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.