2042Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2042Phases 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.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  6  08:54    Jan 14  11:24   
 Jan 21  20:42    Jan 28  12:48    Feb  5  01:58    Feb 13  07:16   
 Feb 20  07:39    Feb 26  23:29    Mar  6  20:10    Mar 14  23:21   
 Mar 21  17:23    Mar 28  12:00    Apr  5  14:16 n  Apr 13  11:09   
 Apr 20  02:19 T  Apr 27  02:19    May  5  06:48    May 12  19:18   
 May 19  10:55    May 26  18:18    Jun  3  20:48    Jun 11  01:00   
 Jun 17  19:48    Jun 25  11:29    Jul  3  08:09    Jul 10  05:38   
 Jul 17  05:52    Jul 25  05:01    Aug  1  17:33    Aug  8  10:35   
 Aug 15  18:01    Aug 23  21:55    Aug 31  02:02    Sep  6  17:09   
 Sep 14  08:50    Sep 22  13:20    Sep 29  10:34 n  Oct  6  02:35   
 Oct 14  02:03 A  Oct 22  02:53    Oct 28  19:48    Nov  4  15:51   
 Nov 12  20:28    Nov 20  14:31    Nov 27  06:06    Dec  4  09:19   
 Dec 12  14:29    Dec 20  00:28    Dec 26  17:43   -
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
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.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   
   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    07  23:02  Beehive 3.6°S 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    04  06:18  Beehive 3.5°S 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  12:14  Beehive 3.6°S 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     23  19:11  Mars 1.4°N of Beehive    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  17:59  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    30  22:18  Mars 2.2°S of MoonApr 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  00:53  Beehive 3.8°S 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 MoonMay 01  00:10  Venus 6.3°N of Aldebaran    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    24  09:16  Beehive 3.7°S 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 MoonJun 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    14  19:17  Mercury 7.0°S of Pleiades    15  21:38  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon    17  19:48  NEW MOON     18  18:46  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    19  18:59  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  18:23  Beehive 3.5°S 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
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 ShowerAug 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 SpicaSep 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    10  16:12  Beehive 3.5°S 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    17  14:03  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    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    07  21:46  Beehive 3.6°S 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    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 JupiterNov 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  04:30  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    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     15  00:28  Mars 3.7°N of Moon    18  03     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  14:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  14     Mercury 2.1°S of Jupiter    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 MoonDec 01  13:17  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    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    09  16:36  Saturn 4.9°N of Moon    12  14:29  NEW 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     Mercury 1.8°N of Mars    28  01:00  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    28  23:26  Beehive 3.2°S 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    

 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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