2042 has 13 full moons and 4 eclipses. The eclipses fall: a penumbral lunar eclipse in Libra on April 5, a total solar eclipse in Taurus on April 19, a penumbral lunar eclipse in Aries on September 29, and an annular solar eclipse in Libra on October 13. Mercury turns retrograde four times (Jan 9 to Jan 30; May 5 to May 28; Sep 5 to Sep 27; Dec 24 onward). The first full moon rises in Cancer on January 6. August sees two full moons, a blue moon. Every full moon, new moon, solar and lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, planetary ingress, and retrograde station below is computed to the millisecond with the NASA-cross-checked Swiss Ephemeris engine and shown in Eastern Time - Choose your location on the page for your own sky.
January 2042
- Full Moon in Cancer
- Juno enters Scorpio
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Libra
- Neptune Direct
- Venus enters Aquarius
- Mercury Rx enters Capricorn
- Sun enters Aquarius
- New Moon in Aquarius
- Vesta Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- Mercury Direct
February 2042
- True Node Rx enters Aries
- Full Moon in Leo
- Jupiter enters Sagittarius
- Venus enters Pisces
- Chiron Rx enters Cancer
- Pallas Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Scorpio
- Saturn Retrograde
- Mercury enters Aquarius
- Sun enters Pisces
- New Moon in Pisces
- Juno Retrograde
- First Quarter Moon in Gemini
March 2042
- Venus enters Aries
- Full Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Pisces
- Last Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Jupiter Retrograde
- Mars Direct
- Sun enters Aries (Spring Equinox)
- New Moon in Aries
- Mercury enters Aries
- First Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Venus enters Taurus
- Chiron Direct
April 2042
- Juno Rx enters Libra
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Libra
- Ceres Retrograde
- Mercury enters Taurus
- Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Uranus Direct
- Sun enters Taurus
- Total Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Taurus
- Venus enters Gemini
- Jupiter Rx enters Scorpio
- First Quarter Moon in Leo
- Vesta enters Cancer
May 2042
- Mercury Retrograde
- Full Moon in Scorpio
- Last Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Chiron enters Leo
- Venus enters Cancer
- New Moon in Taurus
- Sun enters Gemini
- Pallas Direct
- First Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Direct
- Mars enters Virgo
- Pluto Retrograde
June 2042
- Full Moon in Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Juno Direct
- Venus enters Leo
- Mercury enters Gemini
- New Moon in Gemini
- Sun enters Cancer (Summer Solstice)
- Saturn Rx enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Libra
- Ceres Rx enters Scorpio
July 2042
- Saturn Direct
- Mercury enters Cancer
- Full Moon in Capricorn
- Venus enters Virgo
- Last Quarter Moon in Aries
- Vesta enters Leo
- Saturn enters Scorpio
- Ceres Direct
- Mercury enters Leo
- New Moon in Cancer
- Jupiter Direct
- Sun enters Leo
- Mars enters Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Scorpio
August 2042
- Full Moon in Aquarius
- Mercury enters Virgo
- Ceres enters Sagittarius
- Venus enters Libra
- Last Quarter Moon in Taurus
- Neptune Retrograde
- New Moon in Leo
- Juno enters Scorpio
- Sun enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Libra
- Full Moon in Pisces
September 2042
- Pallas enters Scorpio
- Mercury Retrograde
- Last Quarter Moon in Gemini
- Mars enters Scorpio
- Venus enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Virgo
- Mercury Rx enters Virgo
- Vesta enters Virgo
- First Quarter Moon in Sagittarius
- Sun enters Libra (Autumn Equinox)
- Mercury Direct
- Venus Retrograde
- Penumbral Lunar Eclipse (Full Moon) in Aries
October 2042
- Jupiter enters Sagittarius
- Last Quarter Moon in Cancer
- Mercury enters Libra
- Venus Rx enters Libra
- Annular Solar Eclipse (New Moon) in Libra
- First Quarter Moon in Capricorn
- Sun enters Scorpio
- Mars enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Scorpio
- Full Moon in Taurus
November 2042
- Last Quarter Moon in Leo
- Venus Direct
- Pluto Direct
- New Moon in Scorpio
- Pallas enters Sagittarius
- Mercury enters Sagittarius
- Ceres enters Capricorn
- First Quarter Moon in Aquarius
- Vesta enters Libra
- Sun enters Sagittarius
- Uranus Retrograde
- Juno enters Sagittarius
- Full Moon in Gemini
- Chiron Retrograde
December 2042
- Mars enters Capricorn
- Last Quarter Moon in Virgo
- Mercury enters Capricorn
- Venus enters Scorpio
- New Moon in Sagittarius
- First Quarter Moon in Pisces
- Sun enters Capricorn (Winter Solstice)
- Mercury Retrograde
- Full Moon in Cancer