2042 Sky Event Almanac
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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 | ||||||||
| Atlantic Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 07 Venus at Superior Conjunction
02 15:59 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
02 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
03 20 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 05 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
06 04:54 FULL MOON
06 18:45 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
09 10:14 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
09 14:03 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
12 00:04 Moon at Apogee: 404808 km
12 06 Mercury at Perihelion
14 03:55 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
14 07:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 23:00 Moon at Descending Node
15 08:19 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
17 00:21 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
17 22:23 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
18 22 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 21 Venus at Aphelion
21 16:42 NEW MOON
23 18:31 Moon at Perigee: 362798 km
27 19:09 Moon at Ascending Node
28 08:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 21:34 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
30 09 Uranus at Opposition
Feb 03 01:44 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
04 21:58 FULL MOON
05 01:36 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
05 21:34 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
06 08 Mars at Opposition
08 17:14 Moon at Apogee: 405668 km
10 11:39 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
11 00:28 Moon at Descending Node
11 17:56 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
11 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°W
13 03:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 15:53 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
14 07:40 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
18 06:17 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
20 03:39 NEW MOON
21 01:54 Moon at Perigee: 358434 km
23 22:02 Moon at Ascending Node
25 06 Mercury at Aphelion
26 03:38 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
26 19:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Mar 02 07:26 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
03 14:14 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
05 03:55 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
06 16:10 FULL MOON
08 01:04 Moon at Apogee: 406261 km
09 18:15 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
10 03:08 Moon at Descending Node
10 23:37 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
13 02:04 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
13 15:10 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
14 19:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 07:53 Vernal Equinox
21 13:23 NEW MOON
21 13:40 Moon at Perigee: 356943 km
21 19 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66607 AU
22 22:23 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
23 06:11 Moon at Ascending Node
25 11:53 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
28 08:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 09 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 13:18 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
30 18:18 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
Apr 01 09:46 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
04 01:51 Moon at Apogee: 406302 km
05 10:16 FULL MOON
05 10:29 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.868
06 00:20 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
06 08:20 Moon at Descending Node
07 02:26 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
09 06:35 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
09 21:09 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
10 05 Mercury at Perihelion
13 07:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 00:27 Moon at Perigee: 358558 km
19 17:09 Moon at Ascending Node
19 22:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.061
19 22:19 NEW MOON
21 08:09 Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
21 21:26 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
21 22:05 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 23:12 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
23 03 Saturn at Opposition
24 09 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
25 20:41 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
26 22:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 14:15 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
27 17 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
28 16:13 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
May 01 11:06 Moon at Apogee: 405696 km
01 21:38 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
03 06:44 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
03 14:54 Moon at Descending Node
04 04:35 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
05 02:48 FULL MOON
05 07 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 07:21 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
07 02:54 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
12 15:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 05 Venus at Perihelion
16 04 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 02:49 Moon at Ascending Node
17 05:30 Moon at Perigee: 362606 km
17 17 Jupiter at Opposition
19 06:55 NEW MOON
21 19:49 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
23 05:36 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
25 20:40 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
25 23:51 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
26 14:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 03:12 Moon at Apogee: 404716 km
30 03:11 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
30 13:56 Spica 2.5°S of Moon
30 20:41 Moon at Descending Node
31 08:11 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
Jun 02 07:46 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
03 09:36 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
03 16:48 FULL MOON
06 13:43 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
10 21:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°W
13 08:16 Moon at Ascending Node
13 18:24 Moon at Perigee: 367563 km
15 17:38 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
17 15:48 NEW MOON
19 14:59 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
20 19:13 Venus 3.0°S of Moon
21 01:16 Summer Solstice
21 05:53 Mercury 3.2°N of Aldebaran
22 08:24 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
23 09:44 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
25 07:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 21:31 Moon at Apogee: 404088 km
26 21:53 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
27 00:23 Moon at Descending Node
27 14:27 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
29 10:59 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
30 17:37 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
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Date AST Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 04:09 FULL MOON
06 09 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU
07 05 Mercury at Perihelion
08 17:10 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
09 03:47 Moon at Perigee: 369567 km
10 01:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 09:41 Moon at Ascending Node
12 10 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 00:36 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
17 01:52 NEW MOON
19 16:56 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
20 19:09 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
22 03:20 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
23 16:11 Moon at Apogee: 404290 km
24 02:34 Moon at Descending Node
24 06:04 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
24 23:22 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
25 01:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 18:31 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
28 02:27 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 13:33 FULL MOON
01 23:55 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
04 14:09 Moon at Perigee: 365543 km
05 07 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 10:42 Moon at Ascending Node
08 06:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 06:10 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
10 05 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 06:27 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
15 14:01 NEW MOON
17 19:39 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
19 13:07 Venus 3.2°S of Moon
20 00:04 Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
20 04 Mercury at Aphelion
20 05:13 Moon at Descending Node
20 09:59 Moon at Apogee: 405193 km
20 13:47 Spica 1.8°S of Moon
21 10:14 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
22 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
23 06:00 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
23 17:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 11:05 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
26 22 Venus 4.0°S of Mars
30 22:02 FULL MOON
31 11:12 Mars 1.9°N of Spica
Sep 01 11:49 Moon at Perigee: 360666 km
02 12:35 Venus 1.7°S of Spica
02 14 Venus at Aphelion
02 15:23 Moon at Ascending Node
05 08 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.80642 AU
05 12:04 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
06 13:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 12:06 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
12 06:59 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
14 04:50 NEW MOON
15 23 Mars 2.5°S of Saturn
16 09:51 Moon at Descending Node
16 20:39 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
17 00:21 Moon at Apogee: 406154 km
17 22:08 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
17 22:34 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
18 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
19 20:13 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
20 18:35 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
22 09:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 17:11 Autumnal Equinox
29 06:34 FULL MOON
29 06:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
29 19:50 Moon at Perigee: 357428 km
30 00:41 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 02 19:59 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
03 04 Mercury at Perihelion
04 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
05 22:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 17:47 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
09 12:41 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
13 16:03 Moon at Descending Node
13 21:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930
13 22:03 NEW MOON
14 06:02 Moon at Apogee: 406527 km
15 10:34 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
16 21:35 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
17 12:08 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
18 00:47 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
19 02 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
21 17 Orionid Meteor Shower
21 22:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 12:01 Moon at Ascending Node
28 07:27 Moon at Perigee: 356973 km
28 15:48 FULL MOON
30 06:15 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
30 10 Mars 1.2°S of Jupiter
Nov 01 01 Neptune at Opposition
01 12 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
03 01:04 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
03 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 11:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 17 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 18:52 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
05 21:33 Mars 3.8°N of Antares
09 20:46 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
09 21:54 Moon at Descending Node
10 08:15 Moon at Apogee: 406245 km
10 09:01 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 16:28 NEW MOON
14 06:34 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
14 20:28 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
17 23 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 10:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 21:03 Moon at Ascending Node
25 17:12 Venus 3.1°N of Spica
25 18:40 Moon at Perigee: 359651 km
26 17:30 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
27 02:06 FULL MOON
30 10:32 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
Dec 03 02:37 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
04 05:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 17 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
06 23 Mercury 1.4°S of Mars
07 01:37 Moon at Descending Node
07 15:53 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
07 20:37 Moon at Apogee: 405435 km
08 12:10 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
12 10:29 NEW MOON
13 19:23 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
14 03:30 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
14 12 Geminid Meteor Shower
16 21 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
19 20:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 00:46 Moon at Ascending Node
21 14:04 Winter Solstice
22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 12 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
23 22 Venus at Perihelion
23 22:12 Moon at Perigee: 364795 km
24 03:29 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
26 13:43 FULL MOON
27 21:00 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
29 19 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
30 03 Mercury at Perihelion
30 11:56 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
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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
Atlantic Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Atlantic Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time − 4 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 | |||
| Atlantic Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 06 04:54 | Jan 14 07:24 |
| Jan 21 16:42 | Jan 28 08:48 | Feb 04 21:58 | Feb 13 03:16 |
| Feb 20 03:39 | Feb 26 19:29 | Mar 06 16:10 | Mar 14 19:21 |
| Mar 21 13:23 | Mar 28 08:00 | Apr 05 10:16 n | Apr 13 07:09 |
| Apr 19 22:19 T | Apr 26 22:19 | May 05 02:48 | May 12 15:18 |
| May 19 06:55 | May 26 14:18 | Jun 03 16:48 | Jun 10 21:00 |
| Jun 17 15:48 | Jun 25 07:29 | Jul 03 04:09 | Jul 10 01:38 |
| Jul 17 01:52 | Jul 25 01:01 | Aug 01 13:33 | Aug 08 06:35 |
| Aug 15 14:01 | Aug 23 17:55 | Aug 30 22:02 | Sep 06 13:09 |
| Sep 14 04:50 | Sep 22 09:20 | Sep 29 06:34 n | Oct 05 22:35 |
| Oct 13 22:03 A | Oct 21 22:53 | Oct 28 15:48 | Nov 04 11:51 |
| Nov 12 16:28 | Nov 20 10:31 | Nov 27 02:06 | Dec 04 05:19 |
| Dec 12 10:29 | Dec 19 20:28 | Dec 26 13:43 | - |
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
The Americas
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for eight time zones in the Americas.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - The Americas | |||||||||||||||
| ART | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
- ART = Argentina Time (= UTC - 3 hours)
- AST = Atlantic Standard Time (= UTC - 4 hours)
- EST = Eastern Standard Time (= UTC - 5 hours)
- CST = Central Standard Time (= UTC - 6 hours)
- MST = Mountain Standard Time (= UTC - 7 hours)
- PST = Pacific Standard Time (= UTC - 8 hours)
- AKST = Alaskan Standard Time (= UTC - 9 hours)
- HST = Hawaiian Standard Time (= UTC - 10 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal 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 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
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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