2042Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2042Phases of the Moon
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2042 Phases of the Moon   
      Central European Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
-- Jan  6  09:54    Jan 14  12:24   
 Jan 21  21:42    Jan 28  13:48    Feb  5  02:58    Feb 13  08:16   
 Feb 20  08:39    Feb 27  00:29    Mar  6  21:10    Mar 15  00:21   
 Mar 21  18:23    Mar 28  13:00    Apr  5  15:16 n  Apr 13  12:09   
 Apr 20  03:19 T  Apr 27  03:19    May  5  07:48    May 12  20:18   
 May 19  11:55    May 26  19:18    Jun  3  21:48    Jun 11  02:00   
 Jun 17  20:48    Jun 25  12:29    Jul  3  09:09    Jul 10  06:38   
 Jul 17  06:52    Jul 25  06:01    Aug  1  18:33    Aug  8  11:35   
 Aug 15  19:01    Aug 23  22:55    Aug 31  03:02    Sep  6  18:09   
 Sep 14  09:50    Sep 22  14:20    Sep 29  11:34 n  Oct  6  03:35   
 Oct 14  03:03 A  Oct 22  03:53    Oct 28  20:48    Nov  4  16:51   
 Nov 12  21:28    Nov 20  15:31    Nov 27  07:06    Dec  4  10:19   
 Dec 12  15:29    Dec 20  01:28    Dec 26  18:43   -
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 table above. 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. 
Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery is an image collection showing the Moon's phases over a complete synodic month.
2042Calendar of Astronomical Events
Central European Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Central European Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 1 hour).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the calendar.
   
      2042Calendar of Astronomical Events   
   Central European Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  12     Venus at Superior Conjunction     02  20:59  Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon    02  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E    04  01     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  10     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU    06  09:54  FULL MOON     06  23:45  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    08  00:02  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    09  15:14  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    09  19:03  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    12  05:04  Moon at Apogee: 404808 km    12  11     Mercury at Perihelion     14  08:55  Spica 3.1°S of Moon    14  12:24  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  04:00  Moon at Descending Node     15  13:19  Saturn 3.0°N of Moon    17  05:21  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon    18  03:23  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    19  03     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     21  02     Venus at Aphelion     21  21:42  NEW MOON     23  23:31  Moon at Perigee: 362798 km    28  00:09  Moon at Ascending Node     28  13:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  02:34  Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon    30  14     Uranus at Opposition Feb 03  06:44  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    04  07:18  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    05  02:58  FULL MOON     05  06:36  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    06  02:34  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    06  13     Mars at Opposition     08  22:14  Moon at Apogee: 405668 km    10  16:39  Spica 2.8°S of Moon    11  05:28  Moon at Descending Node     11  22:56  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon    12  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°W    13  08:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  20:53  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon    14  12:40  Antares 1.3°S of Moon    18  11:17  Mercury 4.7°N of Moon    20  08:39  NEW MOON     21  06:54  Moon at Perigee: 358434 km    24  03:02  Moon at Ascending Node     25  11     Mercury at Aphelion     26  08:38  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon    27  00:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON Mar 02  12:26  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    03  13:14  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    03  19:14  Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    05  08:55  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    06  21:10  FULL MOON     08  06:04  Moon at Apogee: 406261 km    09  23:15  Spica 2.6°S of Moon    10  08:08  Moon at Descending Node     11  04:37  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon    13  07:04  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    13  20:10  Antares 1.1°S of Moon    15  00:21  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  12:53  Vernal Equinox     21  18:23  NEW MOON     21  18:40  Moon at Perigee: 356943 km    22  00     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66607 AU    23  03:23  Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    23  11:11  Moon at Ascending Node     23  20:11  Mars 1.4°N of Beehive    25  16:53  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon    28  13:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  14     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     29  18:18  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon    30  18:59  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    30  23:18  Mars 2.2°S of MoonApr 01  14:46  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    04  06:51  Moon at Apogee: 406302 km    05  15:16  FULL MOON     05  15:29  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.868    06  05:20  Spica 2.6°S of Moon    06  13:20  Moon at Descending Node     07  07:26  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon    09  11:35  Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon    10  02:09  Antares 1.0°S of Moon    10  10     Mercury at Perihelion     13  12:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  05:27  Moon at Perigee: 358558 km    19  22:09  Moon at Ascending Node     20  03:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.061    20  03:19  NEW MOON     21  13:09  Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    22  02:26  Venus 2.3°S of Moon    22  03:05  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon    22  22     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  04:12  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades    23  08     Saturn at Opposition     24  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E    26  01:41  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon    27  01:53  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    27  03:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  19:15  Mars 3.0°S of Moon    27  22     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     28  21:13  Regulus 4.3°S of MoonMay 01  01:10  Venus 6.3°N of Aldebaran    01  16:06  Moon at Apogee: 405696 km    02  02:38  Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades    03  11:44  Spica 2.6°S of Moon    03  19:54  Moon at Descending Node     04  09:35  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon    05  07:48  FULL MOON     05  12     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  12:21  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon    07  07:54  Antares 1.0°S of Moon    12  20:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  10     Venus at Perihelion     16  09     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     17  07:49  Moon at Ascending Node     17  10:30  Moon at Perigee: 362606 km    17  22     Jupiter at Opposition     19  11:55  NEW MOON     22  00:49  Venus 3.1°S of Moon    23  10:36  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon    24  10:16  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    26  01:40  Mars 3.2°S of Moon    26  04:51  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    26  19:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  08:12  Moon at Apogee: 404716 km    30  08:11  Mars 0.9°N of Regulus    30  18:56  Spica 2.5°S of Moon    31  01:41  Moon at Descending Node     31  13:11  Saturn 3.4°N of MoonJun 02  12:46  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon    03  14:36  Antares 1.0°S of Moon    03  21:48  FULL MOON     06  18:43  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux    11  02:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  16     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°W    13  13:16  Moon at Ascending Node     13  23:24  Moon at Perigee: 367563 km    14  20:17  Mercury 7.0°S of Pleiades    15  22:38  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon    17  20:48  NEW MOON     18  19:46  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    19  19:59  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  19:23  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    21  00:13  Venus 3.0°S of Moon    21  06:16  Summer Solstice     21  10:53  Mercury 3.2°N of Aldebaran    22  13:24  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon    23  14:44  Mars 2.7°S of Moon    25  12:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  02:31  Moon at Apogee: 404088 km    27  02:53  Spica 2.3°S of Moon    27  05:23  Moon at Descending Node     27  19:27  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon    29  15:59  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon    30  22:37  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
Date     CET   Event        (h:m)Jul 03  09:09  FULL MOON     06  14     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU    07  10     Mercury at Perihelion     08  22:10  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus    09  08:47  Moon at Perigee: 369567 km    10  06:38  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  14:41  Moon at Ascending Node     12  15     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  05:36  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon    17  06:52  NEW MOON     19  21:56  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon    21  00:09  Venus 2.7°S of Moon    22  08:20  Mars 1.7°S of Moon    23  21:11  Moon at Apogee: 404290 km    24  07:34  Moon at Descending Node     24  11:04  Spica 2.0°S of Moon    25  04:22  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon    25  06:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  23:31  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon    28  07:27  Antares 0.8°S of Moon    28  13     Delta-Aquarid Meteor ShowerAug 01  18:33  FULL MOON     02  04:55  Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus    04  19:09  Moon at Perigee: 365543 km    05  12     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     06  15:42  Moon at Ascending Node     08  11:35  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  11:10  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon    10  10     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E    13  05     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  11:27  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    15  19:01  NEW MOON     18  00:39  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon    19  18:07  Venus 3.2°S of Moon    20  05:04  Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    20  09     Mercury at Aphelion     20  10:13  Moon at Descending Node     20  14:59  Moon at Apogee: 405193 km    20  18:47  Spica 1.8°S of Moon    21  15:14  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon    22  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E    23  11:00  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon    23  22:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  16:05  Antares 0.6°S of Moon    27  03     Venus 4.0°S of Mars    31  03:02  FULL MOON     31  16:12  Mars 1.9°N of SpicaSep 01  16:49  Moon at Perigee: 360666 km    02  17:35  Venus 1.7°S of Spica    02  19     Venus at Aphelion     02  20:23  Moon at Ascending Node     05  13     Neptune at Perihelion: 29.80642 AU    05  17:04  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon    06  18:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  17:06  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon    10  17:12  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    12  11:59  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    14  09:50  NEW MOON     16  04     Mars 2.5°S of Saturn    16  14:51  Moon at Descending Node     17  01:39  Spica 1.7°S of Moon    17  05:21  Moon at Apogee: 406154 km    17  15:03  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    18  03:08  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon    18  03:34  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    18  19     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     20  01:13  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    20  23:35  Antares 0.4°S of Moon    22  14:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON     22  22:11  Autumnal Equinox     29  11:34  FULL MOON     29  11:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953    30  00:50  Moon at Perigee: 357428 km    30  05:41  Moon at Ascending Node Oct 03  00:59  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    03  09     Mercury at Perihelion     04  12     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    06  03:35  LAST QUARTER MOON     06  22:47  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon    07  22:46  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    09  17:41  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon    13  21:03  Moon at Descending Node     14  02:59  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930    14  03:03  NEW MOON     14  11:02  Moon at Apogee: 406527 km    17  02:35  Mars 2.8°N of Moon    17  17:08  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon    18  05:47  Antares 0.4°S of Moon    19  07     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     21  22     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  03:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  17:01  Moon at Ascending Node     28  12:27  Moon at Perigee: 356973 km    28  20:48  FULL MOON     30  11:15  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    30  15     Mars 1.2°S of JupiterNov 01  06     Neptune at Opposition     01  17     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     03  06:04  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon    03  07     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     04  05:30  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    04  16:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  22     S Taurid Meteor Shower    05  23:52  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon    06  02:33  Mars 3.8°N of Antares    10  01:46  Venus 2.3°S of Moon    10  02:54  Moon at Descending Node     10  13:15  Moon at Apogee: 406245 km    10  14:01  Spica 1.7°S of Moon    12  21     N Taurid Meteor Shower    12  21:28  NEW MOON     15  01:28  Mars 3.7°N of Moon    18  04     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  15:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  15     Mercury 2.1°S of Jupiter    24  02:03  Moon at Ascending Node     25  22:12  Venus 3.1°N of Spica    25  23:40  Moon at Perigee: 359651 km    26  22:30  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    27  07:06  FULL MOON     30  15:32  Pollux 1.6°N of MoonDec 01  14:17  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    03  07:37  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon    04  10:19  LAST QUARTER MOON     04  22     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     07  04     Mercury 1.4°S of Mars    07  06:37  Moon at Descending Node     07  20:53  Spica 1.5°S of Moon    08  01:37  Moon at Apogee: 405435 km    08  17:10  Venus 4.1°N of Moon    09  17:36  Saturn 4.9°N of Moon    12  15:29  NEW MOON     14  08:30  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    14  17     Geminid Meteor Shower    17  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E    20  01:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  05:46  Moon at Ascending Node     21  19:04  Winter Solstice     23  01     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  17     Venus 0.9°N of Saturn    24  03     Venus at Perihelion     24  03:12  Moon at Perigee: 364795 km    24  08:29  Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon    26  18:43  FULL MOON     28  02     Mercury 1.8°N of Mars    28  02:00  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    29  00:26  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    30  00     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W    30  08     Mercury at Perihelion     30  16:56  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon    

 Terms Used in Astronomical Events Calendar 
  • 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
  • Beehive - bright star cluster in the constellation Cancer
Calendars of Astronomical Events: 2041 to 2050
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Below are links to calendars of astronomical events from 2041 to 2050 for five time zones 
in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. 
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a calendar of astronomical events for that year.
   Calendar of Astronomical Events - Europe, Africa, & Middle East
   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 
        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • GMT = Greenwich Mean Time 
        • CET = Central European Time (= GMT + 1 hour)
        • EET = Eastern European Time (= GMT + 2 hours)
        • MSK = Moscow Time (= GMT + 3 hours)
        • GST = Gulf Standard Time (= GMT + 4 hours)
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Greenwich Mean Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Calendars of Astronomical Events.
 
Accuracy of the Astronomical Events Calendars
The goal of the Astronomical Events Calendars 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 Astronomical Events Calendars
 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 

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: 

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