2042 Sky Event Almanac
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | ||||||||
| Indian Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 17 Venus at Superior Conjunction
03 01:29 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
03 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
04 06 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 14 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
06 14:24 FULL MOON
07 04:15 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
09 19:44 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
09 23:33 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
12 09:34 Moon at Apogee: 404808 km
12 15 Mercury at Perihelion
14 13:25 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
14 16:54 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 08:30 Moon at Descending Node
15 17:49 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
17 09:51 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
18 07:53 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
19 08 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 06 Venus at Aphelion
22 02:12 NEW MOON
24 04:01 Moon at Perigee: 362798 km
28 04:39 Moon at Ascending Node
28 18:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 07:04 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
30 19 Uranus at Opposition
Feb 03 11:14 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
05 07:28 FULL MOON
05 11:06 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 07:04 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
06 17 Mars at Opposition
09 02:44 Moon at Apogee: 405668 km
10 21:09 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
11 09:58 Moon at Descending Node
12 03:26 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
12 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°W
13 12:46 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 01:23 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
14 17:10 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
18 15:47 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
20 13:09 NEW MOON
21 11:24 Moon at Perigee: 358434 km
24 07:32 Moon at Ascending Node
25 15 Mercury at Aphelion
26 13:08 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
27 04:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Mar 02 16:56 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
03 23:44 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
05 13:25 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
07 01:40 FULL MOON
08 10:34 Moon at Apogee: 406261 km
10 03:45 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
10 12:38 Moon at Descending Node
11 09:07 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
13 11:34 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
14 00:40 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
15 04:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 17:23 Vernal Equinox
21 22:53 NEW MOON
21 23:10 Moon at Perigee: 356943 km
22 04 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66607 AU
23 07:53 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
23 15:41 Moon at Ascending Node
25 21:23 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
28 17:30 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
29 22:48 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
31 03:48 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
Apr 01 19:16 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
04 11:21 Moon at Apogee: 406302 km
05 19:46 FULL MOON
05 19:59 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.868
06 09:50 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
06 17:50 Moon at Descending Node
07 11:56 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
09 16:05 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
10 06:39 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
10 14 Mercury at Perihelion
13 16:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 09:57 Moon at Perigee: 358558 km
20 02:39 Moon at Ascending Node
20 07:46 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.061
20 07:49 NEW MOON
21 17:39 Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
22 06:56 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
22 07:35 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
23 03 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 08:42 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
23 13 Saturn at Opposition
24 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
26 06:11 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
27 07:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 23:45 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
28 03 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 01:43 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
May 01 20:36 Moon at Apogee: 405696 km
02 07:08 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
03 16:14 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
04 00:24 Moon at Descending Node
04 14:05 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
05 12:18 FULL MOON
05 16 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 16:51 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
07 12:24 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
13 00:48 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 14 Venus at Perihelion
16 14 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 12:19 Moon at Ascending Node
17 15:00 Moon at Perigee: 362606 km
18 02 Jupiter at Opposition
19 16:25 NEW MOON
22 05:19 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
23 15:06 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
26 06:10 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
26 09:21 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
26 23:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 12:42 Moon at Apogee: 404716 km
30 12:41 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
30 23:26 Spica 2.5°S of Moon
31 06:11 Moon at Descending Node
31 17:41 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
Jun 02 17:16 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
03 19:06 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
04 02:18 FULL MOON
06 23:13 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
11 06:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
11 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°W
13 17:46 Moon at Ascending Node
14 03:54 Moon at Perigee: 367563 km
16 03:08 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
18 01:18 NEW MOON
20 00:29 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
21 04:43 Venus 3.0°S of Moon
21 10:46 Summer Solstice
21 15:23 Mercury 3.2°N of Aldebaran
22 17:54 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
23 19:14 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
25 16:59 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 07:01 Moon at Apogee: 404088 km
27 07:23 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
27 09:53 Moon at Descending Node
27 23:57 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
29 20:29 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
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Date IST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 03:07 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
03 13:39 FULL MOON
06 18 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU
07 14 Mercury at Perihelion
09 02:40 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
09 13:17 Moon at Perigee: 369567 km
10 11:08 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 19:11 Moon at Ascending Node
12 19 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 10:06 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
17 11:22 NEW MOON
20 02:26 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
21 04:39 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
22 12:50 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
24 01:41 Moon at Apogee: 404290 km
24 12:04 Moon at Descending Node
24 15:34 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
25 08:52 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
25 10:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 04:01 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
28 11:57 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
28 18 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 01 23:03 FULL MOON
02 09:25 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
04 23:39 Moon at Perigee: 365543 km
05 16 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 20:12 Moon at Ascending Node
08 16:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 15:40 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
10 14 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
13 10 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 15:57 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
15 23:31 NEW MOON
18 05:09 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
19 22:37 Venus 3.2°S of Moon
20 09:34 Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
20 13 Mercury at Aphelion
20 14:43 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:29 Moon at Apogee: 405193 km
20 23:17 Spica 1.8°S of Moon
21 19:44 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
23 03 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
23 15:30 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
24 03:25 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 20:35 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
27 07 Venus 4.0°S of Mars
31 07:32 FULL MOON
31 20:42 Mars 1.9°N of Spica
Sep 01 21:19 Moon at Perigee: 360666 km
02 22:05 Venus 1.7°S of Spica
02 23 Venus at Aphelion
03 00:53 Moon at Ascending Node
05 17 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.80642 AU
05 21:34 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
06 22:39 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 21:36 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
12 16:29 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
14 14:20 NEW MOON
16 09 Mars 2.5°S of Saturn
16 19:21 Moon at Descending Node
17 06:09 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
17 09:51 Moon at Apogee: 406154 km
18 07:38 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
18 08:04 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
19 00 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 05:43 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
21 04:05 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
22 18:50 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 02:41 Autumnal Equinox
29 16:04 FULL MOON
29 16:14 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
30 05:20 Moon at Perigee: 357428 km
30 10:11 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 03 05:29 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
03 13 Mercury at Perihelion
04 16 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
06 08:05 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 03:17 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
09 22:11 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
14 01:33 Moon at Descending Node
14 07:29 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930
14 07:33 NEW MOON
14 15:32 Moon at Apogee: 406527 km
15 20:04 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
17 07:05 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
17 21:38 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
18 10:17 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
19 12 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
22 02 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 08:23 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 21:31 Moon at Ascending Node
28 16:57 Moon at Perigee: 356973 km
29 01:18 FULL MOON
30 15:45 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
30 20 Mars 1.2°S of Jupiter
Nov 01 11 Neptune at Opposition
01 22 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
03 10:34 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
03 12 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
04 21:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 03 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 04:22 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
06 07:03 Mars 3.8°N of Antares
10 06:16 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
10 07:24 Moon at Descending Node
10 17:45 Moon at Apogee: 406245 km
10 18:31 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
13 02 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 01:58 NEW MOON
14 16:04 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
15 05:58 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
18 08 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 20:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 06:33 Moon at Ascending Node
26 02:42 Venus 3.1°N of Spica
26 04:10 Moon at Perigee: 359651 km
27 03:00 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
27 11:36 FULL MOON
30 20:02 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
Dec 03 12:07 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
04 14:49 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 02 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
07 09 Mercury 1.4°S of Mars
07 11:07 Moon at Descending Node
08 01:23 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
08 06:07 Moon at Apogee: 405435 km
08 21:40 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
12 19:59 NEW MOON
14 04:53 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
14 13:00 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
14 21 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 06 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
20 05:58 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 10:16 Moon at Ascending Node
21 23:34 Winter Solstice
23 06 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 22 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
24 07 Venus at Perihelion
24 07:42 Moon at Perigee: 364795 km
24 12:59 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
26 23:13 FULL MOON
28 06:30 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
30 04 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
30 12 Mercury at Perihelion
30 21:26 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
Indian Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Indian Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 5.5 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 | |||
| Indian Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 06 14:24 | Jan 14 16:54 |
| Jan 22 02:12 | Jan 28 18:18 | Feb 05 07:28 | Feb 13 12:46 |
| Feb 20 13:09 | Feb 27 04:59 | Mar 07 01:40 | Mar 15 04:51 |
| Mar 21 22:53 | Mar 28 17:30 | Apr 05 19:46 n | Apr 13 16:39 |
| Apr 20 07:49 T | Apr 27 07:49 | May 05 12:18 | May 13 00:48 |
| May 19 16:25 | May 26 23:48 | Jun 04 02:18 | Jun 11 06:30 |
| Jun 18 01:18 | Jun 25 16:59 | Jul 03 13:39 | Jul 10 11:08 |
| Jul 17 11:22 | Jul 25 10:31 | Aug 01 23:03 | Aug 08 16:05 |
| Aug 15 23:31 | Aug 24 03:25 | Aug 31 07:32 | Sep 06 22:39 |
| Sep 14 14:20 | Sep 22 18:50 | Sep 29 16:04 n | Oct 06 08:05 |
| Oct 14 07:33 A | Oct 22 08:23 | Oct 29 01:18 | Nov 04 21:21 |
| Nov 13 01:58 | Nov 20 20:01 | Nov 27 11:36 | Dec 04 14:49 |
| Dec 12 19:59 | Dec 20 05:58 | Dec 26 23:13 | - |
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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