2042 Sky Event Almanac
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | ||||||||
| Greenwich Mean Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 11 Venus at Superior Conjunction
02 19:59 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
02 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
04 00 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 09 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
06 08:54 FULL MOON
06 22:45 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
09 14:14 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
09 18:03 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
12 04:04 Moon at Apogee: 404808 km
12 10 Mercury at Perihelion
14 07:55 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
14 11:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 03:00 Moon at Descending Node
15 12:19 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
17 04:21 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
18 02:23 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
19 02 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 01 Venus at Aphelion
21 20:42 NEW MOON
23 22:31 Moon at Perigee: 362798 km
27 23:09 Moon at Ascending Node
28 12:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 01:34 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
30 13 Uranus at Opposition
Feb 03 05:44 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
05 01:58 FULL MOON
05 05:36 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 01:34 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
06 12 Mars at Opposition
08 21:14 Moon at Apogee: 405668 km
10 15:39 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
11 04:28 Moon at Descending Node
11 21:56 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
12 02 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°W
13 07:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 19:53 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
14 11:40 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
18 10:17 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
20 07:39 NEW MOON
21 05:54 Moon at Perigee: 358434 km
24 02:02 Moon at Ascending Node
25 10 Mercury at Aphelion
26 07:38 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
26 23:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Mar 02 11:26 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
03 18:14 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
05 07:55 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
06 20:10 FULL MOON
08 05:04 Moon at Apogee: 406261 km
09 22:15 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
10 07:08 Moon at Descending Node
11 03:37 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
13 06:04 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
13 19:10 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
14 23:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 11:53 Vernal Equinox
21 17:23 NEW MOON
21 17:40 Moon at Perigee: 356943 km
21 23 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66607 AU
23 02:23 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
23 10:11 Moon at Ascending Node
25 15:53 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
28 12:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 13 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 17:18 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
30 22:18 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
Apr 01 13:46 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
04 05:51 Moon at Apogee: 406302 km
05 14:16 FULL MOON
05 14:29 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.868
06 04:20 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
06 12:20 Moon at Descending Node
07 06:26 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
09 10:35 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
10 01:09 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
10 09 Mercury at Perihelion
13 11:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 04:27 Moon at Perigee: 358558 km
19 21:09 Moon at Ascending Node
20 02:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.061
20 02:19 NEW MOON
21 12:09 Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
22 01:26 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
22 02:05 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
22 21 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 03:12 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
23 07 Saturn at Opposition
24 13 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
26 00:41 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
27 02:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 18:15 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
27 21 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
28 20:13 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
May 01 15:06 Moon at Apogee: 405696 km
02 01:38 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
03 10:44 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
03 18:54 Moon at Descending Node
04 08:35 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
05 06:48 FULL MOON
05 11 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 11:21 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
07 06:54 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
12 19:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 09 Venus at Perihelion
16 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 06:49 Moon at Ascending Node
17 09:30 Moon at Perigee: 362606 km
17 21 Jupiter at Opposition
19 10:55 NEW MOON
21 23:49 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
23 09:36 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
26 00:40 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
26 03:51 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
26 18:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 07:12 Moon at Apogee: 404716 km
30 07:11 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
30 17:56 Spica 2.5°S of Moon
31 00:41 Moon at Descending Node
31 12:11 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
Jun 02 11:46 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
03 13:36 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
03 20:48 FULL MOON
06 17:43 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
11 01:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 15 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°W
13 12:16 Moon at Ascending Node
13 22:24 Moon at Perigee: 367563 km
15 21:38 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
17 19:48 NEW MOON
19 18:59 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
20 23:13 Venus 3.0°S of Moon
21 05:16 Summer Solstice
21 09:53 Mercury 3.2°N of Aldebaran
22 12:24 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
23 13:44 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
25 11:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 01:31 Moon at Apogee: 404088 km
27 01:53 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
27 04:23 Moon at Descending Node
27 18:27 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
29 14:59 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
30 21:37 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
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Date GMT Event
(h:m)
Jul 03 08:09 FULL MOON
06 13 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU
07 09 Mercury at Perihelion
08 21:10 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
09 07:47 Moon at Perigee: 369567 km
10 05:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 13:41 Moon at Ascending Node
12 14 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 04:36 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
17 05:52 NEW MOON
19 20:56 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
20 23:09 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
22 07:20 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
23 20:11 Moon at Apogee: 404290 km
24 06:34 Moon at Descending Node
24 10:04 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
25 03:22 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
25 05:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 22:31 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
28 06:27 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
28 12 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 17:33 FULL MOON
02 03:55 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
04 18:09 Moon at Perigee: 365543 km
05 11 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 14:42 Moon at Ascending Node
08 10:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 10:10 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
10 09 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
13 04 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 10:27 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
15 18:01 NEW MOON
17 23:39 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
19 17:07 Venus 3.2°S of Moon
20 04:04 Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
20 08 Mercury at Aphelion
20 09:13 Moon at Descending Node
20 13:59 Moon at Apogee: 405193 km
20 17:47 Spica 1.8°S of Moon
21 14:14 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
22 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
23 10:00 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
23 21:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 15:05 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
27 02 Venus 4.0°S of Mars
31 02:02 FULL MOON
31 15:12 Mars 1.9°N of Spica
Sep 01 15:49 Moon at Perigee: 360666 km
02 16:35 Venus 1.7°S of Spica
02 18 Venus at Aphelion
02 19:23 Moon at Ascending Node
05 12 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.80642 AU
05 16:04 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
06 17:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 16:06 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
12 10:59 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
14 08:50 NEW MOON
16 03 Mars 2.5°S of Saturn
16 13:51 Moon at Descending Node
17 00:39 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
17 04:21 Moon at Apogee: 406154 km
18 02:08 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
18 02:34 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
18 18 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 00:13 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
20 22:35 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
22 13:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
22 21:11 Autumnal Equinox
29 10:34 FULL MOON
29 10:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
29 23:50 Moon at Perigee: 357428 km
30 04:41 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 02 23:59 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
03 08 Mercury at Perihelion
04 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
06 02:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 21:47 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
09 16:41 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
13 20:03 Moon at Descending Node
14 01:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930
14 02:03 NEW MOON
14 10:02 Moon at Apogee: 406527 km
15 14:34 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
17 01:35 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
17 16:08 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
18 04:47 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
19 06 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
21 21 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 02:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 16:01 Moon at Ascending Node
28 11:27 Moon at Perigee: 356973 km
28 19:48 FULL MOON
30 10:15 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
30 14 Mars 1.2°S of Jupiter
Nov 01 05 Neptune at Opposition
01 16 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
03 05:04 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
03 06 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 15:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 21 S Taurid Meteor Shower
05 22:52 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
06 01:33 Mars 3.8°N of Antares
10 00:46 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
10 01:54 Moon at Descending Node
10 12:15 Moon at Apogee: 406245 km
10 13:01 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
12 20 N Taurid Meteor Shower
12 20:28 NEW MOON
14 10:34 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
15 00:28 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
18 03 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 14:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 01:03 Moon at Ascending Node
25 21:12 Venus 3.1°N of Spica
25 22:40 Moon at Perigee: 359651 km
26 21:30 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
27 06:06 FULL MOON
30 14:32 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
Dec 03 06:37 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
04 09:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 21 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
07 03 Mercury 1.4°S of Mars
07 05:37 Moon at Descending Node
07 19:53 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
08 00:37 Moon at Apogee: 405435 km
08 16:10 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
12 14:29 NEW MOON
13 23:23 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
14 07:30 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
14 16 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 01 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
20 00:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 04:46 Moon at Ascending Node
21 18:04 Winter Solstice
23 00 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 16 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
24 02 Venus at Perihelion
24 02:12 Moon at Perigee: 364795 km
24 07:29 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
26 17:43 FULL MOON
28 01:00 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
29 23 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
30 07 Mercury at Perihelion
30 15:56 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
Greenwich Mean Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Greenwich Mean Time (= Coordinated Universal Time) . 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 | |||
| Greenwich Mean Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 06 08:54 | Jan 14 11:24 |
| Jan 21 20:42 | Jan 28 12:48 | Feb 05 01:58 | Feb 13 07:16 |
| Feb 20 07:39 | Feb 26 23:29 | Mar 06 20:10 | Mar 14 23:21 |
| Mar 21 17:23 | Mar 28 12:00 | Apr 05 14:16 n | Apr 13 11:09 |
| Apr 20 02:19 T | Apr 27 02:19 | May 05 06:48 | May 12 19:18 |
| May 19 10:55 | May 26 18:18 | Jun 03 20:48 | Jun 11 01:00 |
| Jun 17 19:48 | Jun 25 11:29 | Jul 03 08:09 | Jul 10 05:38 |
| Jul 17 05:52 | Jul 25 05:01 | Aug 01 17:33 | Aug 08 10:35 |
| Aug 15 18:01 | Aug 23 21:55 | Aug 31 02:02 | Sep 06 17:09 |
| Sep 14 08:50 | Sep 22 13:20 | Sep 29 10:34 n | Oct 06 02:35 |
| Oct 14 02:03 A | Oct 22 02:53 | Oct 28 19:48 | Nov 04 15:51 |
| Nov 12 20:28 | Nov 20 14:31 | Nov 27 06:06 | Dec 04 09:19 |
| Dec 12 14:29 | Dec 20 00:28 | Dec 26 17:43 | - |
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
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for six time zones
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanac - Europe, Africa, & Middle East | |||||||||||||||
| CVT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| GMT | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| CET | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| EET | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| MSK | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
| GST | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | |||||
- CVT = Cape Verde Time (= UTC - 1 hour)
- GMT = Greenwich Mean Time (= UTC + 0 hour)
- CET = Central European Time (= UTC + 1 hour)
- EET = Eastern European Time (= UTC + 2 hours)
- MSK = Moscow Time (= UTC + 3 hours)
- GST = Gulf Standard Time (= UTC + 4 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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