Astronomical Events 2042

117 events in date order, in your time zone (showing UTC)

Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Jan 1, 2042, 01:14 UTC

01:14 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 1.9° apart
Venus at superior conjunction Planets

Wed, Jan 1, 2042, 12:19 UTC

12:19 UTC · magnitude -3.9
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Jan 2, 2042, 22:02 UTC

22:02 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Quadrantids Meteor Showers

Fri, Jan 3, 2042, 10:03 UTC · active Dec 28, 2041 to Jan 11, 2042

Up to 80 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 91% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Jan 9, 2042, 14:45 UTC

14:45 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 0.7° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Jan 15, 2042, 09:30 UTC

09:30 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 2.7° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Fri, Jan 17, 2042, 02:29 UTC

02:29 UTC · magnitude -1.9 · 3.1° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Jan 19, 2042, 02:30 UTC

02:30 UTC · magnitude 4.7
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Jan 28, 2042, 06:37 UTC

06:37 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.2° apart
Uranus at opposition Planets

Thu, Jan 30, 2042, 10:36 UTC

10:36 UTC · magnitude 5.4
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Feb 5, 2042, 05:44 UTC

05:44 UTC · magnitude -1.2 · 0.2° apart
Mars at opposition Planets

Thu, Feb 6, 2042, 11:35 UTC

11:35 UTC · magnitude -1.2
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Feb 11, 2042, 18:45 UTC

18:45 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Feb 12, 2042, 02:11 UTC

02:11 UTC · magnitude 0.0
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Thu, Feb 13, 2042, 17:49 UTC

17:49 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Fri, Feb 21, 2042, 04:29 UTC

04:29 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.1° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Feb 24, 2042, 14:19 UTC

14:19 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Mar 3, 2042, 18:50 UTC

18:50 UTC · magnitude -0.7 · 1.0° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Tue, Mar 11, 2042, 00:05 UTC

00:05 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.4° apart
March Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Thu, Mar 20, 2042, 11:53 UTC

11:53 UTC.
Moon near Venus Planets

Sun, Mar 23, 2042, 02:10 UTC

02:10 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 0.3° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Mar 24, 2042, 01:14 UTC

01:14 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.6° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Mar 29, 2042, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude -2.0
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Mar 30, 2042, 23:30 UTC

23:30 UTC · magnitude -0.0 · 2.1° apart
Mars and Uranus close together Planets

Tue, Apr 1, 2042, 02:49 UTC

02:49 UTC · magnitude -0.0 · 2.4° apart
Venus and Neptune close together Planets

Fri, Apr 4, 2042, 04:10 UTC

04:10 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 1.5° apart
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Sat, Apr 5, 2042, 14:29 UTC

Greatest eclipse 14:29 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Mon, Apr 7, 2042, 02:54 UTC

02:54 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 3.4° apart
Mercury and Neptune close together Planets

Sat, Apr 12, 2042, 09:17 UTC

09:17 UTC · magnitude -1.1 · 3.0° apart
Total Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Sun, Apr 20, 2042, 02:16 UTC

Greatest eclipse 02:16 UTC.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Apr 21, 2042, 12:24 UTC

12:24 UTC · magnitude -0.2 · 0.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Apr 22, 2042, 00:10 UTC

00:10 UTC · magnitude -3.9 · 2.2° apart
Lyrids Meteor Showers

Tue, Apr 22, 2042, 07:34 UTC · active Apr 13, 2042 to Apr 30, 2042

Up to 18 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 7% lit.
Saturn at opposition Planets

Wed, Apr 23, 2042, 04:28 UTC

04:28 UTC · magnitude 0.8
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Thu, Apr 24, 2042, 13:23 UTC

13:23 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Moon near Mars Planets

Sun, Apr 27, 2042, 20:15 UTC

20:15 UTC · magnitude 0.5 · 2.8° apart
Neptune in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sun, Apr 27, 2042, 22:09 UTC

22:09 UTC · magnitude 7.9
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sun, May 4, 2042, 05:09 UTC

05:09 UTC · magnitude 0.8 · 3.2° apart
Eta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Mon, May 5, 2042, 20:58 UTC · active Apr 18, 2042 to May 27, 2042

Up to 50 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 100% lit.
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Tue, May 6, 2042, 09:05 UTC

09:05 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 3.9° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Fri, May 16, 2042, 08:04 UTC

08:04 UTC · magnitude 6.1
Jupiter at opposition Planets

Sat, May 17, 2042, 22:51 UTC

22:51 UTC · magnitude -2.5
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sun, May 18, 2042, 01:40 UTC

01:40 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Wed, May 21, 2042, 23:49 UTC

23:49 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 3.1° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, May 26, 2042, 03:14 UTC

03:14 UTC · magnitude 0.9 · 2.9° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Sat, May 31, 2042, 08:54 UTC

08:54 UTC · magnitude 1.0 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Mon, Jun 2, 2042, 09:30 UTC

09:30 UTC · magnitude -2.5 · 3.6° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Wed, Jun 11, 2042, 15:02 UTC

15:02 UTC · magnitude 0.6
Moon near Neptune Planets

Sat, Jun 14, 2042, 11:22 UTC

11:22 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Sat, Jun 21, 2042, 01:00 UTC

01:00 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 2.9° apart
June Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sat, Jun 21, 2042, 05:16 UTC

05:16 UTC.
Venus and Uranus close together Planets

Sat, Jun 21, 2042, 14:57 UTC

14:57 UTC · magnitude -4.0 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Mon, Jun 23, 2042, 16:15 UTC

16:15 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Fri, Jun 27, 2042, 15:09 UTC

15:09 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 3.0° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sun, Jun 29, 2042, 12:45 UTC

12:45 UTC · magnitude -2.4 · 3.4° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Jul 11, 2042, 18:32 UTC

18:32 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.2° apart
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Sat, Jul 12, 2042, 13:48 UTC

13:48 UTC · magnitude -2.1
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Jul 21, 2042, 01:44 UTC

01:44 UTC · magnitude -4.2 · 2.4° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Tue, Jul 22, 2042, 09:00 UTC

09:00 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Jul 24, 2042, 23:54 UTC

23:54 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.2° apart
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Jul 26, 2042, 20:10 UTC

20:10 UTC · magnitude -2.2 · 3.5° apart
Southern Delta Aquariids Meteor Showers

Mon, Jul 28, 2042, 22:49 UTC · active Jul 11, 2042 to Aug 22, 2042

Up to 25 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 84% lit.
Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers

Tue, Jul 29, 2042, 23:56 UTC · active Jul 2, 2042 to Aug 14, 2042

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 91% lit.
Uranus in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Tue, Aug 5, 2042, 07:11 UTC

07:11 UTC · magnitude 5.6
Moon near Neptune Planets

Fri, Aug 8, 2042, 00:24 UTC

00:24 UTC · magnitude 7.9 · 3.5° apart
Venus at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Sun, Aug 10, 2042, 09:17 UTC

09:17 UTC · magnitude -4.3
Perseids Meteor Showers

Tue, Aug 12, 2042, 13:41 UTC · active Jul 16, 2042 to Aug 24, 2042

Up to 100 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 11% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Mon, Aug 18, 2042, 03:49 UTC

03:49 UTC · magnitude 0.2 · 3.6° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Tue, Aug 19, 2042, 20:24 UTC

20:24 UTC · magnitude -4.4 · 2.8° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Wed, Aug 20, 2042, 04:15 UTC

04:15 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 0.1° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Thu, Aug 21, 2042, 10:32 UTC

10:32 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.4° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Fri, Aug 22, 2042, 21:48 UTC

21:48 UTC · magnitude 0.3
Moon near Jupiter Planets

Sat, Aug 23, 2042, 07:30 UTC

07:30 UTC · magnitude -2.0 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Neptune Planets

Thu, Sep 4, 2042, 06:40 UTC

06:40 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.7° apart
Mars and Saturn close together Planets

Mon, Sep 15, 2042, 19:54 UTC

19:54 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.5° apart
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Sep 17, 2042, 22:19 UTC

22:19 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Sep 18, 2042, 01:14 UTC

01:14 UTC · magnitude 1.5 · 1.3° apart
Mercury at inferior conjunction Planets

Thu, Sep 18, 2042, 18:21 UTC

18:21 UTC · magnitude 5.0
September Equinox Equinoxes and Solstices

Mon, Sep 22, 2042, 21:11 UTC

21:11 UTC.
Supermoon: Harvest Moon Supermoons

Mon, Sep 29, 2042, 10:34 UTC

Full moon at 357,726 km, 10:34 UTC.
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Eclipses

Mon, Sep 29, 2042, 10:44 UTC

Greatest eclipse 10:44 UTC. Visible wherever the Moon is above the horizon.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Oct 1, 2042, 14:54 UTC

14:54 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.8° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Sat, Oct 4, 2042, 10:56 UTC

10:56 UTC · magnitude -0.5
Draconids Meteor Showers

Wed, Oct 8, 2042, 13:17 UTC · active Oct 6, 2042 to Oct 10, 2042

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 26% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Oct 12, 2042, 17:05 UTC

17:05 UTC · magnitude -1.0 · 0.8° apart
Annular Solar Eclipse Eclipses

Tue, Oct 14, 2042, 01:59 UTC

Greatest eclipse 01:59 UTC.
Moon near Saturn Planets

Wed, Oct 15, 2042, 10:40 UTC

10:40 UTC · magnitude 1.3 · 3.9° apart
Moon near Mars Planets

Thu, Oct 16, 2042, 23:44 UTC

23:44 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 2.7° apart
Venus at inferior conjunction Planets

Sun, Oct 19, 2042, 06:25 UTC

06:25 UTC · magnitude -4.0
Orionids Meteor Showers

Tue, Oct 21, 2042, 06:33 UTC · active Oct 2, 2042 to Nov 7, 2042

Up to 20 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 41% lit.
Supermoon: Hunter's Moon Supermoons

Tue, Oct 28, 2042, 19:48 UTC

Full moon at 357,091 km, 19:48 UTC.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Wed, Oct 29, 2042, 00:50 UTC

00:50 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.7° apart
Mars and Jupiter close together Planets

Thu, Oct 30, 2042, 14:33 UTC

14:33 UTC · magnitude -1.8 · 1.2° apart
Neptune at opposition Planets

Sat, Nov 1, 2042, 05:36 UTC

05:36 UTC · magnitude 7.8
Saturn in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Sat, Nov 1, 2042, 13:52 UTC

13:52 UTC · magnitude 1.3
Mercury at superior conjunction Planets

Mon, Nov 3, 2042, 06:51 UTC

06:51 UTC · magnitude -1.4
Moon near Uranus Planets

Wed, Nov 5, 2042, 01:30 UTC

01:30 UTC · magnitude 5.5 · 3.9° apart
Southern Taurids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 5, 2042, 07:09 UTC · active Sep 9, 2042 to Nov 20, 2042

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 44% lit.
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Nov 10, 2042, 03:00 UTC

03:00 UTC · magnitude -4.6 · 2.0° apart
Northern Taurids Meteor Showers

Wed, Nov 12, 2042, 06:29 UTC · active Oct 20, 2042 to Dec 9, 2042

Up to 5 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 0% lit.
Moon near Mars Planets

Fri, Nov 14, 2042, 23:19 UTC

23:19 UTC · magnitude 1.4 · 3.7° apart
Leonids Meteor Showers

Mon, Nov 17, 2042, 12:06 UTC · active Nov 6, 2042 to Nov 30, 2042

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 20% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Tue, Nov 25, 2042, 10:40 UTC

10:40 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.7° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Tue, Dec 2, 2042, 09:49 UTC

09:49 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 3.7° apart
Jupiter in conjunction with the Sun Planets

Thu, Dec 4, 2042, 22:28 UTC

22:28 UTC · magnitude -1.8
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sun, Dec 7, 2042, 03:36 UTC

03:36 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 1.4° apart
Moon near Venus Planets

Mon, Dec 8, 2042, 12:19 UTC

12:19 UTC · magnitude -4.6 · 3.7° apart
Geminids Meteor Showers

Sun, Dec 14, 2042, 02:09 UTC · active Dec 4, 2042 to Dec 19, 2042

Up to 150 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 2% lit.
Moon near Mercury Planets

Sun, Dec 14, 2042, 08:02 UTC

08:02 UTC · magnitude -0.5 · 3.0° apart
Mercury at greatest elongation east (evening) Planets

Wed, Dec 17, 2042, 01:01 UTC

01:01 UTC · magnitude -0.5
December Solstice Equinoxes and Solstices

Sun, Dec 21, 2042, 18:04 UTC

18:04 UTC.
Ursids Meteor Showers

Mon, Dec 22, 2042, 10:36 UTC · active Dec 16, 2042 to Dec 25, 2042

Up to 10 meteors per hour at the peak; Moon 76% lit.
Moon near Neptune Planets

Mon, Dec 22, 2042, 18:40 UTC

18:40 UTC · magnitude 7.8 · 3.8° apart
Venus and Saturn close together Planets

Tue, Dec 23, 2042, 11:52 UTC

11:52 UTC · magnitude -4.5 · 0.9° apart
Mercury and Mars close together Planets

Sun, Dec 28, 2042, 00:32 UTC

00:32 UTC · magnitude 1.2 · 1.8° apart
Moon near Uranus Planets

Mon, Dec 29, 2042, 18:24 UTC

18:24 UTC · magnitude 5.4 · 3.5° apart
Venus at greatest elongation west (morning) Planets

Mon, Dec 29, 2042, 22:58 UTC

22:58 UTC · magnitude -4.4