2042 Sky Event Almanac
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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 | ||||||||
| Japan Standard Time | ||||||||
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Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jan 01 20 Venus at Superior Conjunction
03 04:59 Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
03 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
04 09 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
04 18 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
06 17:54 FULL MOON
07 07:45 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
09 23:14 Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
10 03:03 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
12 13:04 Moon at Apogee: 404808 km
12 19 Mercury at Perihelion
14 16:55 Spica 3.1°S of Moon
14 20:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
15 12:00 Moon at Descending Node
15 21:19 Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
17 13:21 Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
18 11:23 Antares 1.5°S of Moon
19 11 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
21 10 Venus at Aphelion
22 05:42 NEW MOON
24 07:31 Moon at Perigee: 362798 km
28 08:09 Moon at Ascending Node
28 21:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
30 10:34 Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
30 22 Uranus at Opposition
Feb 03 14:44 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
05 10:58 FULL MOON
05 14:36 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 10:34 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
06 21 Mars at Opposition
09 06:14 Moon at Apogee: 405668 km
11 00:39 Spica 2.8°S of Moon
11 13:28 Moon at Descending Node
12 06:56 Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
12 11 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°W
13 16:16 LAST QUARTER MOON
14 04:53 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
14 20:40 Antares 1.3°S of Moon
18 19:17 Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
20 16:39 NEW MOON
21 14:54 Moon at Perigee: 358434 km
24 11:02 Moon at Ascending Node
25 19 Mercury at Aphelion
26 16:38 Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
27 08:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
Mar 02 20:26 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
04 03:14 Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
05 16:55 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
07 05:10 FULL MOON
08 14:04 Moon at Apogee: 406261 km
10 07:15 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
10 16:08 Moon at Descending Node
11 12:37 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
13 15:04 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
14 04:10 Antares 1.1°S of Moon
15 08:21 LAST QUARTER MOON
20 20:53 Vernal Equinox
22 02:23 NEW MOON
22 02:40 Moon at Perigee: 356943 km
22 08 Mars at Aphelion: 1.66607 AU
23 11:23 Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
23 19:11 Moon at Ascending Node
26 00:53 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
28 21:00 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 22 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
30 02:18 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
31 07:18 Mars 2.2°S of Moon
Apr 01 22:46 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
04 14:51 Moon at Apogee: 406302 km
05 23:16 FULL MOON
05 23:29 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.868
06 13:20 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
06 21:20 Moon at Descending Node
07 15:26 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
09 19:35 Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
10 10:09 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
10 18 Mercury at Perihelion
13 20:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
19 13:27 Moon at Perigee: 358558 km
20 06:09 Moon at Ascending Node
20 11:16 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.061
20 11:19 NEW MOON
21 21:09 Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
22 10:26 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
22 11:05 Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
23 06 Lyrid Meteor Shower
23 12:12 Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
23 16 Saturn at Opposition
24 22 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
26 09:41 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
27 11:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 03:15 Mars 3.0°S of Moon
28 06 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
29 05:13 Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
May 02 00:06 Moon at Apogee: 405696 km
02 10:38 Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
03 19:44 Spica 2.6°S of Moon
04 03:54 Moon at Descending Node
04 17:35 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
05 15:48 FULL MOON
05 20 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
06 20:21 Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
07 15:54 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
13 04:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
13 18 Venus at Perihelion
16 17 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
17 15:49 Moon at Ascending Node
17 18:30 Moon at Perigee: 362606 km
18 06 Jupiter at Opposition
19 19:55 NEW MOON
22 08:49 Venus 3.1°S of Moon
23 18:36 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
26 09:40 Mars 3.2°S of Moon
26 12:51 Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
27 03:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
29 16:12 Moon at Apogee: 404716 km
30 16:11 Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
31 02:56 Spica 2.5°S of Moon
31 09:41 Moon at Descending Node
31 21:11 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
Jun 02 20:46 Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
03 22:36 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
04 05:48 FULL MOON
07 02:43 Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
11 10:00 LAST QUARTER MOON
12 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°W
13 21:16 Moon at Ascending Node
14 07:24 Moon at Perigee: 367563 km
16 06:38 Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
18 04:48 NEW MOON
20 03:59 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
21 08:13 Venus 3.0°S of Moon
21 14:16 Summer Solstice
21 18:53 Mercury 3.2°N of Aldebaran
22 21:24 Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
23 22:44 Mars 2.7°S of Moon
25 20:29 FIRST QUARTER MOON
26 10:31 Moon at Apogee: 404088 km
27 10:53 Spica 2.3°S of Moon
27 13:23 Moon at Descending Node
28 03:27 Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
29 23:59 Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
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Date JST Event
(h:m)
Jul 01 06:37 Antares 1.0°S of Moon
03 17:09 FULL MOON
06 22 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU
07 18 Mercury at Perihelion
09 06:10 Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
09 16:47 Moon at Perigee: 369567 km
10 14:38 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 22:41 Moon at Ascending Node
12 23 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
13 13:36 Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
17 14:52 NEW MOON
20 05:56 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
21 08:09 Venus 2.7°S of Moon
22 16:20 Mars 1.7°S of Moon
24 05:11 Moon at Apogee: 404290 km
24 15:34 Moon at Descending Node
24 19:04 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
25 12:22 Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
25 14:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
27 07:31 Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
28 15:27 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
28 21 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
Aug 02 02:33 FULL MOON
02 12:55 Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
05 03:09 Moon at Perigee: 365543 km
05 20 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
06 23:42 Moon at Ascending Node
08 19:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
09 19:10 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
10 18 Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
13 13 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 19:27 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
16 03:01 NEW MOON
18 08:39 Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
20 02:07 Venus 3.2°S of Moon
20 13:04 Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
20 17 Mercury at Aphelion
20 18:13 Moon at Descending Node
20 22:59 Moon at Apogee: 405193 km
21 02:47 Spica 1.8°S of Moon
21 23:14 Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
23 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
23 19:00 Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
24 06:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
25 00:05 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
27 11 Venus 4.0°S of Mars
31 11:02 FULL MOON
Sep 01 00:12 Mars 1.9°N of Spica
02 00:49 Moon at Perigee: 360666 km
03 01:35 Venus 1.7°S of Spica
03 03 Venus at Aphelion
03 04:23 Moon at Ascending Node
05 21 Neptune at Perihelion: 29.80642 AU
06 01:04 Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
07 02:09 LAST QUARTER MOON
10 01:06 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
12 19:59 Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
14 17:50 NEW MOON
16 12 Mars 2.5°S of Saturn
16 22:51 Moon at Descending Node
17 09:39 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
17 13:21 Moon at Apogee: 406154 km
18 11:08 Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
18 11:34 Mars 1.5°N of Moon
19 03 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 09:13 Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
21 07:35 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
22 22:20 FIRST QUARTER MOON
23 06:11 Autumnal Equinox
29 19:34 FULL MOON
29 19:44 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
30 08:50 Moon at Perigee: 357428 km
30 13:41 Moon at Ascending Node
Oct 03 08:59 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
03 17 Mercury at Perihelion
04 20 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
06 11:35 LAST QUARTER MOON
07 06:47 Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
10 01:41 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
14 05:03 Moon at Descending Node
14 10:59 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930
14 11:03 NEW MOON
14 19:02 Moon at Apogee: 406527 km
15 23:34 Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
17 10:35 Mars 2.8°N of Moon
18 01:08 Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
18 13:47 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
19 15 Venus at Inferior Conjunction
22 06 Orionid Meteor Shower
22 11:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
28 01:01 Moon at Ascending Node
28 20:27 Moon at Perigee: 356973 km
29 04:48 FULL MOON
30 19:15 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
30 23 Mars 1.2°S of Jupiter
Nov 01 14 Neptune at Opposition
02 01 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
03 14:04 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
03 15 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
05 00:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 06 S Taurid Meteor Shower
06 07:52 Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
06 10:33 Mars 3.8°N of Antares
10 09:46 Venus 2.3°S of Moon
10 10:54 Moon at Descending Node
10 21:15 Moon at Apogee: 406245 km
10 22:01 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
13 05 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 05:28 NEW MOON
14 19:34 Antares 0.5°S of Moon
15 09:28 Mars 3.7°N of Moon
18 12 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 23:31 FIRST QUARTER MOON
24 10:03 Moon at Ascending Node
26 06:12 Venus 3.1°N of Spica
26 07:40 Moon at Perigee: 359651 km
27 06:30 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
27 15:06 FULL MOON
30 23:32 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
Dec 03 15:37 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
04 18:19 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 06 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
07 12 Mercury 1.4°S of Mars
07 14:37 Moon at Descending Node
08 04:53 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
08 09:37 Moon at Apogee: 405435 km
09 01:10 Venus 4.1°N of Moon
12 23:29 NEW MOON
14 08:23 Mars 4.0°N of Moon
14 16:30 Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
15 01 Geminid Meteor Shower
17 10 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
20 09:28 FIRST QUARTER MOON
21 13:46 Moon at Ascending Node
22 03:04 Winter Solstice
23 09 Ursid Meteor Shower
24 01 Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
24 11 Venus at Perihelion
24 11:12 Moon at Perigee: 364795 km
24 16:29 Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
27 02:43 FULL MOON
28 10:00 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
30 08 Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
30 16 Mercury at Perihelion
31 00:56 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
Japan Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Japan Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 9 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 | |||
| Japan Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | Jan 06 17:54 | Jan 14 20:24 |
| Jan 22 05:42 | Jan 28 21:48 | Feb 05 10:58 | Feb 13 16:16 |
| Feb 20 16:39 | Feb 27 08:29 | Mar 07 05:10 | Mar 15 08:21 |
| Mar 22 02:23 | Mar 28 21:00 | Apr 05 23:16 n | Apr 13 20:09 |
| Apr 20 11:19 T | Apr 27 11:19 | May 05 15:48 | May 13 04:18 |
| May 19 19:55 | May 27 03:18 | Jun 04 05:48 | Jun 11 10:00 |
| Jun 18 04:48 | Jun 25 20:29 | Jul 03 17:09 | Jul 10 14:38 |
| Jul 17 14:52 | Jul 25 14:01 | Aug 02 02:33 | Aug 08 19:35 |
| Aug 16 03:01 | Aug 24 06:55 | Aug 31 11:02 | Sep 07 02:09 |
| Sep 14 17:50 | Sep 22 22:20 | Sep 29 19:34 n | Oct 06 11:35 |
| Oct 14 11:03 A | Oct 22 11:53 | Oct 29 04:48 | Nov 05 00:51 |
| Nov 13 05:28 | Nov 20 23:31 | Nov 27 15:06 | Dec 04 18:19 |
| Dec 12 23:29 | Dec 20 09:28 | Dec 27 02:43 | - |
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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