2042Calendar of Astronomical Events

    
2042Phases of the Moon
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 4 hours).If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. 
   
      2042 Phases of the Moon   
      Gulf Standard Time
 New Moon  First Quarter  Full Moon  Last Quarter 
-- Jan  6  12:54    Jan 14  15:24   
 Jan 22  00:42    Jan 28  16:48    Feb  5  05:58    Feb 13  11:16   
 Feb 20  11:39    Feb 27  03:29    Mar  7  00:10    Mar 15  03:21   
 Mar 21  21:23    Mar 28  16:00    Apr  5  18:16 n  Apr 13  15:09   
 Apr 20  06:19 T  Apr 27  06:19    May  5  10:48    May 12  23:18   
 May 19  14:55    May 26  22:18    Jun  4  00:48    Jun 11  05:00   
 Jun 17  23:48    Jun 25  15:29    Jul  3  12:09    Jul 10  09:38   
 Jul 17  09:52    Jul 25  09:01    Aug  1  21:33    Aug  8  14:35   
 Aug 15  22:01    Aug 24  01:55    Aug 31  06:02    Sep  6  21:09   
 Sep 14  12:50    Sep 22  17:20    Sep 29  14:34 n  Oct  6  06:35   
 Oct 14  06:03 A  Oct 22  06:53    Oct 28  23:48    Nov  4  19:51   
 Nov 13  00:28    Nov 20  18:31    Nov 27  10:06    Dec  4  13:19   
 Dec 12  18:29    Dec 20  04:28    Dec 26  21:43   -
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
Gulf Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for Gulf Standard Time(Greenwich Mean Time + 4 hours).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   
   Gulf Standard Time  
 January - June   July - December 
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jan 01  15     Venus at Superior Conjunction     02  23:59  Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon    03  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E    04  04     Quadrantid Meteor Shower    04  13     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU    06  12:54  FULL MOON     07  02:45  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    08  03:02  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    09  18:14  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.    09  22:03  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    12  08:04  Moon at Apogee: 404808 km    12  14     Mercury at Perihelion     14  11:55  Spica 3.1°S of Moon    14  15:24  LAST QUARTER MOON     15  07:00  Moon at Descending Node     15  16:19  Saturn 3.0°N of Moon    17  08:21  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon    18  06:23  Antares 1.5°S of Moon    19  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     21  05     Venus at Aphelion     22  00:42  NEW MOON     24  02:31  Moon at Perigee: 362798 km    28  03:09  Moon at Ascending Node     28  16:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON     30  05:34  Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon    30  17     Uranus at Opposition Feb 03  09:44  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    04  10:18  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    05  05:58  FULL MOON     05  09:36  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.    06  05:34  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    06  16     Mars at Opposition     09  01:14  Moon at Apogee: 405668 km    10  19:39  Spica 2.8°S of Moon    11  08:28  Moon at Descending Node     12  01:56  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon    12  06     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°W    13  11:16  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  23:53  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon    14  15:40  Antares 1.3°S of Moon    18  14:17  Mercury 4.7°N of Moon    20  11:39  NEW MOON     21  09:54  Moon at Perigee: 358434 km    24  06:02  Moon at Ascending Node     25  14     Mercury at Aphelion     26  11:38  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon    27  03:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON Mar 02  15:26  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon    03  16:14  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    03  22:14  Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.    05  11:55  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    07  00:10  FULL MOON     08  09:04  Moon at Apogee: 406261 km    10  02:15  Spica 2.6°S of Moon    10  11:08  Moon at Descending Node     11  07:37  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon    13  10:04  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    13  23:10  Antares 1.1°S of Moon    15  03:21  LAST QUARTER MOON     20  15:53  Vernal Equinox     21  21:23  NEW MOON     21  21:40  Moon at Perigee: 356943 km    22  03     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66607 AU    23  06:23  Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.    23  14:11  Moon at Ascending Node     23  23:11  Mars 1.4°N of Beehive    25  19:53  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon    28  16:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  17     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     29  21:18  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon    30  21:59  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    31  02:18  Mars 2.2°S of MoonApr 01  17:46  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon    04  09:51  Moon at Apogee: 406302 km    05  18:16  FULL MOON     05  18:29  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.868    06  08:20  Spica 2.6°S of Moon    06  16:20  Moon at Descending Node     07  10:26  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon    09  14:35  Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon    10  05:09  Antares 1.0°S of Moon    10  13     Mercury at Perihelion     13  15:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     19  08:27  Moon at Perigee: 358558 km    20  01:09  Moon at Ascending Node     20  06:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.061    20  06:19  NEW MOON     21  16:09  Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.    22  05:26  Venus 2.3°S of Moon    22  06:05  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon    23  01     Lyrid Meteor Shower    23  07:12  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades    23  11     Saturn at Opposition     24  17     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E    26  04:41  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon    27  04:53  Beehive 3.8°S of Moon    27  06:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  22:15  Mars 3.0°S of Moon    28  01     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun     29  00:13  Regulus 4.3°S of MoonMay 01  04:10  Venus 6.3°N of Aldebaran    01  19:06  Moon at Apogee: 405696 km    02  05:38  Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades    03  14:44  Spica 2.6°S of Moon    03  22:54  Moon at Descending Node     04  12:35  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon    05  10:48  FULL MOON     05  15     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower    06  15:21  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon    07  10:54  Antares 1.0°S of Moon    12  23:18  LAST QUARTER MOON     13  13     Venus at Perihelion     16  12     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     17  10:49  Moon at Ascending Node     17  13:30  Moon at Perigee: 362606 km    18  01     Jupiter at Opposition     19  14:55  NEW MOON     22  03:49  Venus 3.1°S of Moon    23  13:36  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon    24  13:16  Beehive 3.7°S of Moon    26  04:40  Mars 3.2°S of Moon    26  07:51  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon    26  22:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON     29  11:12  Moon at Apogee: 404716 km    30  11:11  Mars 0.9°N of Regulus    30  21:56  Spica 2.5°S of Moon    31  04:41  Moon at Descending Node     31  16:11  Saturn 3.4°N of MoonJun 02  15:46  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon    03  17:36  Antares 1.0°S of Moon    04  00:48  FULL MOON     06  21:43  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux    11  05:00  LAST QUARTER MOON     11  19     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°W    13  16:16  Moon at Ascending Node     14  02:24  Moon at Perigee: 367563 km    14  23:17  Mercury 7.0°S of Pleiades    16  01:38  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon    17  23:48  NEW MOON     18  22:46  Venus 0.4°N of Beehive    19  22:59  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    20  22:23  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    21  03:13  Venus 3.0°S of Moon    21  09:16  Summer Solstice     21  13:53  Mercury 3.2°N of Aldebaran    22  16:24  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon    23  17:44  Mars 2.7°S of Moon    25  15:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON     26  05:31  Moon at Apogee: 404088 km    27  05:53  Spica 2.3°S of Moon    27  08:23  Moon at Descending Node     27  22:27  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon    29  18:59  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon
Date     GST   Event        (h:m)Jul 01  01:37  Antares 1.0°S of Moon    03  12:09  FULL MOON     06  17     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU    07  13     Mercury at Perihelion     09  01:10  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus    09  11:47  Moon at Perigee: 369567 km    10  09:38  LAST QUARTER MOON     10  17:41  Moon at Ascending Node     12  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     13  08:36  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon    17  09:52  NEW MOON     20  00:56  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon    21  03:09  Venus 2.7°S of Moon    22  11:20  Mars 1.7°S of Moon    24  00:11  Moon at Apogee: 404290 km    24  10:34  Moon at Descending Node     24  14:04  Spica 2.0°S of Moon    25  07:22  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon    25  09:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  02:31  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon    28  10:27  Antares 0.8°S of Moon    28  16     Delta-Aquarid Meteor ShowerAug 01  21:33  FULL MOON     02  07:55  Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus    04  22:09  Moon at Perigee: 365543 km    05  15     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun     06  18:42  Moon at Ascending Node     08  14:35  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  14:10  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon    10  13     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E    13  08     Perseid Meteor Shower    13  14:27  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon    15  22:01  NEW MOON     18  03:39  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon    19  21:07  Venus 3.2°S of Moon    20  08:04  Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.    20  12     Mercury at Aphelion     20  13:13  Moon at Descending Node     20  17:59  Moon at Apogee: 405193 km    20  21:47  Spica 1.8°S of Moon    21  18:14  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon    23  02     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E    23  14:00  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon    24  01:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON     24  19:05  Antares 0.6°S of Moon    27  06     Venus 4.0°S of Mars    31  06:02  FULL MOON     31  19:12  Mars 1.9°N of SpicaSep 01  19:49  Moon at Perigee: 360666 km    02  20:35  Venus 1.7°S of Spica    02  22     Venus at Aphelion     02  23:23  Moon at Ascending Node     05  16     Neptune at Perihelion: 29.80642 AU    05  20:04  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon    06  21:09  LAST QUARTER MOON     09  20:06  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon    10  20:12  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    12  14:59  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon    14  12:50  NEW MOON     16  07     Mars 2.5°S of Saturn    16  17:51  Moon at Descending Node     17  04:39  Spica 1.7°S of Moon    17  08:21  Moon at Apogee: 406154 km    17  18:03  Venus 5.3°S of Moon    18  06:08  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon    18  06:34  Mars 1.5°N of Moon    18  22     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction     20  04:13  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon    21  02:35  Antares 0.4°S of Moon    22  17:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON     23  01:11  Autumnal Equinox     29  14:34  FULL MOON     29  14:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953    30  03:50  Moon at Perigee: 357428 km    30  08:41  Moon at Ascending Node Oct 03  03:59  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    03  12     Mercury at Perihelion     04  15     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W    06  06:35  LAST QUARTER MOON     07  01:47  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon    08  01:46  Beehive 3.6°S of Moon    09  20:41  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon    14  00:03  Moon at Descending Node     14  05:59  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930    14  06:03  NEW MOON     14  14:02  Moon at Apogee: 406527 km    17  05:35  Mars 2.8°N of Moon    17  20:08  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon    18  08:47  Antares 0.4°S of Moon    19  10     Venus at Inferior Conjunction     22  01     Orionid Meteor Shower    22  06:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON     27  20:01  Moon at Ascending Node     28  15:27  Moon at Perigee: 356973 km    28  23:48  FULL MOON     30  14:15  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    30  18     Mars 1.2°S of JupiterNov 01  09     Neptune at Opposition     01  20     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun     03  09:04  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon    03  10     Mercury at Superior Conjunction     04  08:30  Beehive 3.5°S of Moon    04  19:51  LAST QUARTER MOON     06  01     S Taurid Meteor Shower    06  02:52  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon    06  05:33  Mars 3.8°N of Antares    10  04:46  Venus 2.3°S of Moon    10  05:54  Moon at Descending Node     10  16:15  Moon at Apogee: 406245 km    10  17:01  Spica 1.7°S of Moon    13  00     N Taurid Meteor Shower    13  00:28  NEW MOON     15  04:28  Mars 3.7°N of Moon    18  07     Leonid Meteor Shower    20  18:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  18     Mercury 2.1°S of Jupiter    24  05:03  Moon at Ascending Node     26  01:12  Venus 3.1°N of Spica    26  02:40  Moon at Perigee: 359651 km    27  01:30  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon    27  10:06  FULL MOON     30  18:32  Pollux 1.6°N of MoonDec 01  17:17  Beehive 3.4°S of Moon    03  10:37  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon    04  13:19  LAST QUARTER MOON     05  01     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun     07  07     Mercury 1.4°S of Mars    07  09:37  Moon at Descending Node     07  23:53  Spica 1.5°S of Moon    08  04:37  Moon at Apogee: 405435 km    08  20:10  Venus 4.1°N of Moon    09  20:36  Saturn 4.9°N of Moon    12  18:29  NEW MOON     14  11:30  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon    14  20     Geminid Meteor Shower    17  05     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E    20  04:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON     21  08:46  Moon at Ascending Node     21  22:04  Winter Solstice     23  04     Ursid Meteor Shower    23  20     Venus 0.9°N of Saturn    24  06     Venus at Perihelion     24  06:12  Moon at Perigee: 364795 km    24  11:29  Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon    26  21:43  FULL MOON     28  05     Mercury 1.8°N of Mars    28  05:00  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon    29  03:26  Beehive 3.2°S of Moon    30  03     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W    30  11     Mercury at Perihelion     30  19:56  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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