2042 Sky Event Almanac

New Zealand Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year. The times listed are for New Zealand Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 12 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
New Zealand Standard Time
January - June July - December
Date     NZST   Even
        (h:m)

Jan 01  23     Venus at Superior Conjunction 
    03  07:59  Pleiades 1.9°N of Moon
    03  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 19.5°E
    04  12     Quadrantid Meteor Shower
    04  21     Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
    06  20:54  FULL MOON 
    07  10:45  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    10  02:14  Mars 0.7°S of Moon: Occn.
    10  06:03  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    12  16:04  Moon at Apogee: 404808 km
    12  22     Mercury at Perihelion 
    14  19:55  Spica 3.1°S of Moon
    14  23:24  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    15  15:00  Moon at Descending Node 
    16  00:19  Saturn 3.0°N of Moon
    17  16:21  Jupiter 3.2°N of Moon
    18  14:23  Antares 1.5°S of Moon
    19  14     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    21  13     Venus at Aphelion 
    22  08:42  NEW MOON 
    24  10:31  Moon at Perigee: 362798 km
    28  11:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    29  00:48  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  13:34  Pleiades 1.7°N of Moon
    31  01     Uranus at Opposition 

Feb 03  17:44  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    05  13:58  FULL MOON 
    05  17:36  Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
    06  13:34  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    07  00     Mars at Opposition 
    09  09:14  Moon at Apogee: 405668 km
    11  03:39  Spica 2.8°S of Moon
    11  16:28  Moon at Descending Node 
    12  09:56  Saturn 3.5°N of Moon
    12  14     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 25.9°W
    13  19:16  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    14  07:53  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    14  23:40  Antares 1.3°S of Moon
    18  22:17  Mercury 4.7°N of Moon
    20  19:39  NEW MOON 
    21  17:54  Moon at Perigee: 358434 km
    24  14:02  Moon at Ascending Node 
    25  22     Mercury at Aphelion 
    26  19:38  Pleiades 1.4°N of Moon
    27  11:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 

Mar 02  23:26  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    04  06:14  Mars 1.0°S of Moon: Occn.
    05  19:55  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    07  08:10  FULL MOON 
    08  17:04  Moon at Apogee: 406261 km
    10  10:15  Spica 2.6°S of Moon
    10  19:08  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  15:37  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
    13  18:04  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
    14  07:10  Antares 1.1°S of Moon
    15  11:21  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    20  23:53  Vernal Equinox 
    22  05:23  NEW MOON 
    22  05:40  Moon at Perigee: 356943 km
    22  11     Mars at Aphelion:  1.66607 AU
    23  14:23  Venus 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
    23  22:11  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  03:53  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
    29  00:00  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    30  01     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    30  05:18  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    31  10:18  Mars 2.2°S of Moon

Apr 02  01:46  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon
    04  17:51  Moon at Apogee: 406302 km
    06  02:16  FULL MOON 
    06  02:29  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.868
    06  16:20  Spica 2.6°S of Moon
    07  00:20  Moon at Descending Node 
    07  18:26  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
    09  22:35  Jupiter 4.3°N of Moon
    10  13:09  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    10  21     Mercury at Perihelion 
    13  23:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    19  16:27  Moon at Perigee: 358558 km
    20  09:09  Moon at Ascending Node 
    20  14:16  Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.061
    20  14:19  NEW MOON 
    22  00:09  Mercury 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
    22  13:26  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    22  14:05  Pleiades 1.3°N of Moon
    23  09     Lyrid Meteor Shower
    23  15:12  Venus 3.3°S of Pleiades
    23  19     Saturn at Opposition 
    25  01     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.3°E
    26  12:41  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    27  14:19  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  06:15  Mars 3.0°S of Moon
    28  09     Neptune in Conjunction with Sun 
    29  08:13  Regulus 4.3°S of Moon

May 02  03:06  Moon at Apogee: 405696 km
    02  13:38  Mercury 1.7°S of Pleiades
    03  22:44  Spica 2.6°S of Moon
    04  06:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    04  20:35  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    05  18:48  FULL MOON 
    05  23     Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
    06  23:21  Jupiter 4.1°N of Moon
    07  18:54  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    13  07:18  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    13  21     Venus at Perihelion 
    16  20     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    17  18:49  Moon at Ascending Node 
    17  21:30  Moon at Perigee: 362606 km
    18  09     Jupiter at Opposition 
    19  22:55  NEW MOON 
    22  11:49  Venus 3.1°S of Moon
    23  21:36  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    26  12:40  Mars 3.2°S of Moon
    26  15:51  Regulus 4.2°S of Moon
    27  06:18  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    29  19:12  Moon at Apogee: 404716 km
    30  19:11  Mars 0.9°N of Regulus
    31  05:56  Spica 2.5°S of Moon
    31  12:41  Moon at Descending Node 

Jun 01  00:11  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
    02  23:46  Jupiter 3.8°N of Moon
    04  01:36  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    04  08:48  FULL MOON 
    07  05:43  Venus 4.6°S of Pollux
    11  13:00  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    12  03     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.7°W
    14  00:16  Moon at Ascending Node 
    14  10:24  Moon at Perigee: 367563 km
    16  09:38  Pleiades 1.2°N of Moon
    18  07:48  NEW MOON 
    20  06:59  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    21  11:13  Venus 3.0°S of Moon
    21  17:16  Summer Solstice 
    21  21:53  Mercury 3.2°N of Aldebaran
    23  00:24  Regulus 4.0°S of Moon
    24  01:44  Mars 2.7°S of Moon
    25  23:29  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    26  13:31  Moon at Apogee: 404088 km
    27  13:53  Spica 2.3°S of Moon
    27  16:23  Moon at Descending Node 
    28  06:27  Saturn 3.4°N of Moon
    30  02:59  Jupiter 3.6°N of Moon

Date     NZST   Even
        (h:m)

Jul 01  09:37  Antares 1.0°S of Moon
    03  20:09  FULL MOON 
    07  01     Earth at Aphelion: 1.01666 AU
    07  21     Mercury at Perihelion 
    09  09:10  Venus 0.9°N of Regulus
    09  19:47  Moon at Perigee: 369567 km
    10  17:38  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    11  01:41  Moon at Ascending Node 
    13  02     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    13  16:36  Pleiades 1.1°N of Moon
    17  17:52  NEW MOON 
    20  08:56  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    21  11:09  Venus 2.7°S of Moon
    22  19:20  Mars 1.7°S of Moon
    24  08:11  Moon at Apogee: 404290 km
    24  18:34  Moon at Descending Node 
    24  22:04  Spica 2.0°S of Moon
    25  15:22  Saturn 3.6°N of Moon
    25  17:01  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    27  10:31  Jupiter 3.7°N of Moon
    28  18:27  Antares 0.8°S of Moon
    29  00     Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower

Aug 02  05:33  FULL MOON 
    02  15:55  Mercury 0.5°N of Regulus
    05  06:09  Moon at Perigee: 365543 km
    05  23     Uranus in Conjunction with Sun 
    07  02:42  Moon at Ascending Node 
    08  22:35  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    09  22:10  Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
    10  21     Venus at Greatest Elong: 45.8°E
    13  16     Perseid Meteor Shower
    13  22:27  Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
    16  06:01  NEW MOON 
    18  11:39  Mercury 4.1°S of Moon
    20  05:07  Venus 3.2°S of Moon
    20  16:04  Mars 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
    20  20     Mercury at Aphelion 
    20  21:13  Moon at Descending Node 
    21  01:59  Moon at Apogee: 405193 km
    21  05:47  Spica 1.8°S of Moon
    22  02:14  Saturn 3.8°N of Moon
    23  10     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 27.4°E
    23  22:00  Jupiter 3.9°N of Moon
    24  09:55  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    25  03:05  Antares 0.6°S of Moon
    27  14     Venus 4.0°S of Mars
    31  14:02  FULL MOON 

Sep 01  03:12  Mars 1.9°N of Spica
    02  03:49  Moon at Perigee: 360666 km
    03  04:35  Venus 1.7°S of Spica
    03  06     Venus at Aphelion 
    03  07:23  Moon at Ascending Node 
    06  00     Neptune at Perihelion: 29.80642 AU
    06  04:04  Pleiades 0.7°N of Moon
    07  05:09  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    10  04:06  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    12  22:59  Regulus 3.7°S of Moon
    14  20:50  NEW MOON 
    16  15     Mars 2.5°S of Saturn
    17  01:51  Moon at Descending Node 
    17  12:39  Spica 1.7°S of Moon
    17  16:21  Moon at Apogee: 406154 km
    18  14:08  Saturn 4.1°N of Moon
    18  14:34  Mars 1.5°N of Moon
    19  06     Mercury at Inferior Conjunction 
    20  12:13  Jupiter 4.2°N of Moon
    21  10:35  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    23  01:20  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    23  09:11  Autumnal Equinox 
    29  22:34  FULL MOON 
    29  22:44  Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.953
    30  11:50  Moon at Perigee: 357428 km
    30  16:41  Moon at Ascending Node 

Oct 03  11:59  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    03  20     Mercury at Perihelion 
    04  23     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 17.9°W
    06  14:35  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    07  09:47  Pollux 1.4°N of Moon
    10  04:41  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    14  08:03  Moon at Descending Node 
    14  13:59  Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.930
    14  14:03  NEW MOON 
    14  22:02  Moon at Apogee: 406527 km
    16  02:34  Saturn 4.3°N of Moon
    17  13:35  Mars 2.8°N of Moon
    18  04:08  Jupiter 4.5°N of Moon
    18  16:47  Antares 0.4°S of Moon
    19  18     Venus at Inferior Conjunction 
    22  09     Orionid Meteor Shower
    22  14:53  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    28  04:01  Moon at Ascending Node 
    28  23:27  Moon at Perigee: 356973 km
    29  07:48  FULL MOON 
    30  22:15  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    31  02     Mars 1.2°S of Jupiter

Nov 01  17     Neptune at Opposition 
    02  04     Saturn in Conjunction with Sun 
    03  17:04  Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
    03  18     Mercury at Superior Conjunction 
    05  03:51  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    06  09     S Taurid Meteor Shower
    06  10:52  Regulus 3.8°S of Moon
    06  13:33  Mars 3.8°N of Antares
    10  12:46  Venus 2.3°S of Moon
    10  13:54  Moon at Descending Node 
    11  00:15  Moon at Apogee: 406245 km
    11  01:01  Spica 1.7°S of Moon
    13  08     N Taurid Meteor Shower
    13  08:28  NEW MOON 
    14  22:34  Antares 0.5°S of Moon
    15  12:28  Mars 3.7°N of Moon
    18  15     Leonid Meteor Shower
    21  02:31  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    24  13:03  Moon at Ascending Node 
    26  09:12  Venus 3.1°N of Spica
    26  10:40  Moon at Perigee: 359651 km
    27  09:30  Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
    27  18:06  FULL MOON 

Dec 01  02:32  Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
    03  18:37  Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
    04  21:19  LAST QUARTER MOON 
    05  09     Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun 
    07  15     Mercury 1.4°S of Mars
    07  17:37  Moon at Descending Node 
    08  07:53  Spica 1.5°S of Moon
    08  12:37  Moon at Apogee: 405435 km
    09  04:10  Venus 4.1°N of Moon
    13  02:29  NEW MOON 
    14  11:23  Mars 4.0°N of Moon
    14  19:30  Mercury 3.0°N of Moon
    15  04     Geminid Meteor Shower
    17  13     Mercury at Greatest Elong: 20.4°E
    20  12:28  FIRST QUARTER MOON 
    21  16:46  Moon at Ascending Node 
    22  06:04  Winter Solstice 
    23  12     Ursid Meteor Shower
    24  04     Venus 0.9°N of Saturn
    24  14     Venus at Perihelion 
    24  14:12  Moon at Perigee: 364795 km
    24  19:29  Pleiades 0.5°N of Moon
    27  05:43  FULL MOON 
    28  13:00  Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
    30  11     Venus at Greatest Elong: 46.9°W
    30  19     Mercury at Perihelion 
    31  03:56  Regulus 3.3°S of Moon

    

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

New Zealand Standard Time

The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year. The times listed are for New Zealand Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 12 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
New Zealand Standard Time
New Moon First Quarter Full Moon Last Quarter
-- Jan 06 20:54 Jan 14 23:24
Jan 22 08:42 Jan 29 00:48 Feb 05 13:58 Feb 13 19:16
Feb 20 19:39 Feb 27 11:29 Mar 07 08:10 Mar 15 11:21
Mar 22 05:23 Mar 29 00:00 Apr 06 02:16 n Apr 13 23:09
Apr 20 14:19 T Apr 27 14:19 May 05 18:48 May 13 07:18
May 19 22:55 May 27 06:18 Jun 04 08:48 Jun 11 13:00
Jun 18 07:48 Jun 25 23:29 Jul 03 20:09 Jul 10 17:38
Jul 17 17:52 Jul 25 17:01 Aug 02 05:33 Aug 08 22:35
Aug 16 06:01 Aug 24 09:55 Aug 31 14:02 Sep 07 05:09
Sep 14 20:50 Sep 23 01:20 Sep 29 22:34 n Oct 06 14:35
Oct 14 14:03 A Oct 22 14:53 Oct 29 07:48 Nov 05 03:51
Nov 13 08:28 Nov 21 02:31 Nov 27 18:06 Dec 04 21:19
Dec 13 02:29 Dec 20 12:28 Dec 27 05:43 -

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

Asia & Oceania

Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2041 to 2050 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.

Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania
PKT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
IST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
BST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
ICT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
AWST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
JST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
ACT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
AEST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
NCT 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050
NZST 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050

        Time Zones Abbreviations
        • PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
        • IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
        • BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
        • ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
        • AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
        • JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
        • ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
        • AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
        • NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
        • NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
          (where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)

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

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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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