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