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