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