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