2042 Sky Event Almanac

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.

2042 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 01  21     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    03  05:59  Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
    03  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
    04  10     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  19     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    06  18:54  FULL MOON 
    07  08:45  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    10  00:14  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    10  04:03  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    12  14:04  Moon at Apogee: 404808 km
    12  20     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  17:55  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    14  21:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  13:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    15  22:19  Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
    17  14:21  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    18  12:23  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    19  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  11     Venus at Aphelion 
    22  06:42  NEW MOON 
    24  08:31  Moon at Perigee: 362798 km
    28  09:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  22:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  11:34  Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
    30  23     Uranus at Opposition 

Feb 03  15:44  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    05  11:58  FULL MOON 
    05  15:36  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  11:34  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    06  22     Mars at Opposition 
    09  07:14  Moon at Apogee: 405668 km
    11  01:39  Spica 2.8°S of Moon
    11  14:28  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  07:56  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
    12  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°W
    13  17:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  05:53  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    14  21:40  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    18  20:17  Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
    20  17:39  NEW MOON 
    21  15:54  Moon at Perigee: 358434 km
    24  12:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  20     Mercury at Aphelion 
    26  17:38  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    27  09:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Mar 02  21:26  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    04  04:14  Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    05  17:55  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    07  06:10  FULL MOON 
    08  15:04  Moon at Apogee: 406261 km
    10  08:15  Spica 2.6°S of Moon
    10  17:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  13:37  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
    13  16:04  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
    14  05:10  Antares 1.1°S of Moon
    15  09:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  21:53  Vernal Equinox 
    22  03:23  NEW MOON 
    22  03:40  Moon at Perigee: 356943 km
    22  09     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66607 AU
    23  12:23  Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  20:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  01:53  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
    28  22:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  23     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    30  03:18  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    31  08:18  Mars 2.2°S of Moon

Apr 01  23:46  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    04  15:51  Moon at Apogee: 406302 km
    06  00:16  FULL MOON 
    06  00:29  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.868
    06  14:20  Spica 2.6°S of Moon
    06  22:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  16:26  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
    09  20:35  Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
    10  11:09  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    10  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  21:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  14:27  Moon at Perigee: 358558 km
    20  07:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  12:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.061
    20  12:19  NEW MOON 
    21  22:09  Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    22  11:26  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    22  12:05  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
    23  07     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  13:12  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
    23  17     Saturn at Opposition 
    24  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
    26  10:41  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    27  12:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  04:15  Mars 3.0°S of Moon
    28  07     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    29  06:13  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon

May 02  01:06  Moon at Apogee: 405696 km
    02  11:38  Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
    03  20:44  Spica 2.6°S of Moon
    04  04:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  18:35  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    05  16:48  FULL MOON 
    05  21     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  21:21  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
    07  16:54  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    13  05:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  19     Venus at Perihelion 
    16  18     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    17  16:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  19:30  Moon at Perigee: 362606 km
    18  07     Jupiter at Opposition 
    19  20:55  NEW MOON 
    22  09:49  Venus 3.1°S of Moon
    23  19:36  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    26  10:40  Mars 3.2°S of Moon
    26  13:51  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    27  04:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  17:12  Moon at Apogee: 404716 km
    30  17:11  Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
    31  03:56  Spica 2.5°S of Moon
    31  10:41  Moon at Descending Node 
    31  22:11  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon

Jun 02  21:46  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    03  23:36  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    04  06:48  FULL MOON 
    07  03:43  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
    11  11:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°W
    13  22:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  08:24  Moon at Perigee: 367563 km
    16  07:38  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
    18  05:48  NEW MOON 
    20  04:59  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    21  09:13  Venus 3.0°S of Moon
    21  15:16  Summer Solstice 
    21  19:53  Mercury 3.2°N of Aldebaran
    22  22:24  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    23  23:44  Mars 2.7°S of Moon
    25  21:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  11:31  Moon at Apogee: 404088 km
    27  11:53  Spica 2.3°S of Moon
    27  14:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  04:27  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
    30  00:59  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon

Date     AEST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 01  07:37  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    03  18:09  FULL MOON 
    06  23     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU
    07  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    09  07:10  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
    09  17:47  Moon at Perigee: 369567 km
    10  15:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  23:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  00     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  14:36  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    17  15:52  NEW MOON 
    20  06:56  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    21  09:09  Venus 2.7°S of Moon
    22  17:20  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    24  06:11  Moon at Apogee: 404290 km
    24  16:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  20:04  Spica 2.0°S of Moon
    25  13:22  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    25  15:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  08:31  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    28  16:27  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    28  22     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower

Aug 02  03:33  FULL MOON 
    02  13:55  Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
    05  04:09  Moon at Perigee: 365543 km
    05  21     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    07  00:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  20:35  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  20:10  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    10  19     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
    13  14     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  20:27  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    16  04:01  NEW MOON 
    18  09:39  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
    20  03:07  Venus 3.2°S of Moon
    20  14:04  Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  18     Mercury at Aphelion 
    20  19:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    20  23:59  Moon at Apogee: 405193 km
    21  03:47  Spica 1.8°S of Moon
    22  00:14  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
    23  08     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    23  20:00  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
    24  07:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  01:05  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    27  12     Venus 4.0°S of Mars
    31  12:02  FULL MOON 

Sep 01  01:12  Mars 1.9°N of Spica
    02  01:49  Moon at Perigee: 360666 km
    03  02:35  Venus 1.7°S of Spica
    03  04     Venus at Aphelion 
    03  05:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    05  22     Neptune at Perihelion: 29.80642 AU
    06  02:04  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
    07  03:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  02:06  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    12  20:59  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
    14  18:50  NEW MOON 
    16  13     Mars 2.5°S of Saturn
    16  23:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  10:39  Spica 1.7°S of Moon
    17  14:21  Moon at Apogee: 406154 km
    18  12:08  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
    18  12:34  Mars 1.5°N of Moon
    19  04     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    20  10:13  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
    21  08:35  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    22  23:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  07:11  Autumnal Equinox 
    29  20:34  FULL MOON 
    29  20:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
    30  09:50  Moon at Perigee: 357428 km
    30  14:41  Moon at Ascending Node 

Oct 03  09:59  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    03  18     Mercury at Perihelion 
    04  21     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    06  12:35  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  07:47  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    10  02:41  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    14  06:03  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  11:59  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930
    14  12:03  NEW MOON 
    14  20:02  Moon at Apogee: 406527 km
    16  00:34  Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
    17  11:35  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    18  02:08  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    18  14:47  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    19  16     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  07     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  12:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  02:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  21:27  Moon at Perigee: 356973 km
    29  05:48  FULL MOON 
    30  20:15  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    31  00     Mars 1.2°S of Jupiter

Nov 01  15     Neptune at Opposition 
    02  02     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    03  15:04  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    03  16     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    05  01:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  07     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  08:52  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    06  11:33  Mars 3.8°N of Antares
    10  10:46  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    10  11:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    10  22:15  Moon at Apogee: 406245 km
    10  23:01  Spica 1.7°S of Moon
    13  06     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  06:28  NEW MOON 
    14  20:34  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    15  10:28  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    18  13     Leonid Meteor Shower
    21  00:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  11:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  07:12  Venus 3.1°N of Spica
    26  08:40  Moon at Perigee: 359651 km
    27  07:30  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    27  16:06  FULL MOON 

Dec 01  00:32  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    03  16:37  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    04  19:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  07     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    07  13     Mercury 1.4°S of Mars
    07  15:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  05:53  Spica 1.5°S of Moon
    08  10:37  Moon at Apogee: 405435 km
    09  02:10  Venus 4.1°N of Moon
    13  00:29  NEW MOON 
    14  09:23  Mars 4.0°N of Moon
    14  17:30  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
    15  02     Geminid Meteor Shower
    17  11     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
    20  10:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  14:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  04:04  Winter Solstice 
    23  10     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  02     Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
    24  12     Venus at Perihelion 
    24  12:12  Moon at Perigee: 364795 km
    24  17:29  Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
    27  03:43  FULL MOON 
    28  11:00  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    30  09     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
    30  17     Mercury at Perihelion 
    31  01:56  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon

    

Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac

  • 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

2042 Phases of the Moon

Australian Eastern Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.

2042 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 06 18:54 Jan 14 21:24
Jan 22 06:42 Jan 28 22:48 Feb 05 11:58 Feb 13 17:16
Feb 20 17:39 Feb 27 09:29 Mar 07 06:10 Mar 15 09:21
Mar 22 03:23 Mar 28 22:00 Apr 06 00:16 n Apr 13 21:09
Apr 20 12:19 T Apr 27 12:19 May 05 16:48 May 13 05:18
May 19 20:55 May 27 04:18 Jun 04 06:48 Jun 11 11:00
Jun 18 05:48 Jun 25 21:29 Jul 03 18:09 Jul 10 15:38
Jul 17 15:52 Jul 25 15:01 Aug 02 03:33 Aug 08 20:35
Aug 16 04:01 Aug 24 07:55 Aug 31 12:02 Sep 07 03:09
Sep 14 18:50 Sep 22 23:20 Sep 29 20:34 n Oct 06 12:35
Oct 14 12:03 A Oct 22 12:53 Oct 29 05:48 Nov 05 01:51
Nov 13 06:28 Nov 21 00:31 Nov 27 16:06 Dec 04 19:19
Dec 13 00:29 Dec 20 10:28 Dec 27 03:43 -

For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.

The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. 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 Phases of the Moon table. 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.


Solar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Lunar Eclipses

The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.

Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses
Decades
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100


Sky Event Almanacs: 2041 to 2050

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania
PKT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
IST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
BST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
ICT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
AWST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
JST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
ACT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
AEST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
NCT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
NZST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
        • IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
        • BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
        • ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
        • AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
        • JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
        • ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
        • AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
        • NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
        • NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.

For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs

The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.

The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.

Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
Solstice/Equinox (Earth) ± 0.5 minute
Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU
Solar and Lunar Eclipses ± 0.5 minute
Phases of the Moon ± 0.5 minute
Moon at Nodes ± 2 minutes
Apogee/Perigee of Moon ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers
Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet ± 10 minutes
Conjunctions of Planet with Planet ± 3 hours
Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) ± 30 minutes
Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) ± 3 hours
Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets ± 30 minutes

Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070

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Acknowledgements

All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:

    "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".


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