2042Calendar of Astronomical Events

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

 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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