# Astrology Calendar 2042

> In 2042, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Jan 10 to Jan 30; May 5 to May 29; Sep 5 to Sep 27; Dec 25 to Jan 14). There are 4 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on April 5, 2042 in Libra; Total Solar Eclipse on April 20, 2042 in Taurus; Partial Lunar Eclipse on September 29, 2042 in Aries; Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2042 in Libra. All dates are in UTC.

Canonical page: https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2042

## Seasons

| Date (UTC) | Event |
| --- | --- |
| 2042-03-20 11:52 UTC | March Equinox, the Sun enters Aries |
| 2042-06-21 05:15 UTC | June Solstice, the Sun enters Cancer |
| 2042-09-22 21:11 UTC | September Equinox, the Sun enters Libra |
| 2042-12-21 18:04 UTC | December Solstice, the Sun enters Capricorn |

## Eclipses

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-04-05 14:28 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 16°02' Libra |
| 2042-04-20 02:16 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Taurus | 0°08' Taurus |
| 2042-09-29 10:44 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aries | 6°32' Aries |
| 2042-10-14 01:59 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra | 20°51' Libra |

## Retrogrades

| Planet | Stations retrograde | Stations direct | Signs | Shadow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Neptune | 2041-08-10 19:05 UTC at 8°07' Taurus | 2042-01-15 05:55 UTC at 5°17' Taurus | Taurus | 2041-04-19 to 2042-05-06 |
| Uranus | 2041-11-17 17:25 UTC at 12°45' Leo | 2042-04-15 19:12 UTC at 8°37' Leo | Leo | 2041-08-04 to 2042-07-31 |
| Mars | 2041-12-28 05:41 UTC at 27°39' Leo | 2042-03-18 19:54 UTC at 8°10' Leo | Leo | 2041-10-24 to 2042-05-25 |
| Mercury | 2042-01-10 02:46 UTC at 6°12' Aquarius | 2042-01-30 15:32 UTC at 20°09' Capricorn | Aquarius, Capricorn | 2041-12-24 to 2042-02-19 |
| Saturn | 2042-02-13 22:58 UTC at 6°36' Scorpio | 2042-07-02 23:57 UTC at 29°53' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 2041-11-10 to 2042-10-09 |
| Jupiter | 2042-03-18 02:39 UTC at 2°04' Sagittarius | 2042-07-19 12:45 UTC at 22°12' Scorpio | Sagittarius, Scorpio | 2041-12-21 to 2042-10-15 |
| Mercury | 2042-05-05 05:22 UTC at 29°45' Taurus | 2042-05-29 01:25 UTC at 20°46' Taurus | Taurus | 2042-04-21 to 2042-06-13 |
| Pluto | 2042-05-30 16:58 UTC at 29°56' Aquarius | 2042-11-10 19:01 UTC at 27°39' Aquarius | Aquarius | 2042-02-02 to 2043-03-06 |
| Neptune | 2042-08-13 09:10 UTC at 10°21' Taurus | 2043-01-17 16:51 UTC at 7°32' Taurus | Taurus | 2042-04-21 to 2043-05-09 |
| Mercury | 2042-09-05 11:15 UTC at 4°33' Libra | 2042-09-27 22:20 UTC at 20°03' Virgo | Libra, Virgo | 2042-08-16 to 2042-10-12 |
| Venus | 2042-09-28 08:42 UTC at 3°46' Scorpio | 2042-11-09 04:02 UTC at 18°04' Libra | Scorpio, Libra | 2042-08-26 to 2042-12-11 |
| Uranus | 2042-11-22 15:26 UTC at 17°26' Leo | 2043-04-20 17:40 UTC at 13°18' Leo | Leo | 2042-08-09 to 2043-08-05 |
| Mercury | 2042-12-25 00:42 UTC at 20°16' Capricorn | 2043-01-14 01:52 UTC at 4°00' Capricorn | Capricorn | 2042-12-07 to 2043-02-02 |

## January 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-01-01 01:19 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2042-01-06 06:04 UTC | Saturn opposite Neptune | Exact opposition |
| 2042-01-06 08:54 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 16°09' Cancer |
| 2042-01-10 02:46 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 6°12' Aquarius |
| 2042-01-16 10:51 UTC | Venus enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2042-01-18 10:25 UTC | Mercury re-enters Capricorn (retrograde) | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2042-01-19 05:43 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 2042-01-19 22:59 UTC | The Sun enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2042-01-21 20:42 UTC | New Moon in Aquarius | 1°56' Aquarius |
| 2042-01-30 15:32 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 20°09' Capricorn |

## February 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-02-05 01:58 UTC | Full Moon in Leo | 16°23' Leo |
| 2042-02-08 23:55 UTC | Jupiter enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2042-02-09 08:26 UTC | Venus enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2042-02-13 22:58 UTC | Saturn stations retrograde | 6°36' Scorpio |
| 2042-02-14 09:51 UTC | Mercury enters Aquarius | Leaves Capricorn |
| 2042-02-18 13:03 UTC | The Sun enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2042-02-20 07:39 UTC | New Moon in Pisces | 1°47' Pisces |
| 2042-02-21 03:09 UTC | The North Node enters Aries | Leaves Taurus |

## March 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-03-05 08:58 UTC | Venus enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2042-03-06 20:10 UTC | Full Moon in Virgo | 16°23' Virgo |
| 2042-03-08 01:46 UTC | Mercury enters Pisces | Leaves Aquarius |
| 2042-03-10 03:08 UTC | Saturn opposite Neptune | Exact opposition |
| 2042-03-18 02:39 UTC | Jupiter stations retrograde | 2°04' Sagittarius |
| 2042-03-18 19:54 UTC | Mars stations direct | 8°10' Leo |
| 2042-03-20 11:52 UTC | The Sun enters Aries | March Equinox |
| 2042-03-21 17:23 UTC | New Moon in Aries | 1°13' Aries |
| 2042-03-25 00:20 UTC | Mercury enters Aries | Leaves Pisces |
| 2042-03-29 14:28 UTC | Venus enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |

## April 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-04-05 14:28 UTC | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra | 16°02' Libra |
| 2042-04-08 19:34 UTC | Mercury enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2042-04-15 19:12 UTC | Uranus stations direct | 8°37' Leo |
| 2042-04-19 22:39 UTC | The Sun enters Taurus | Leaves Aries |
| 2042-04-20 02:16 UTC | Total Solar Eclipse in Taurus | 0°08' Taurus |
| 2042-04-23 03:05 UTC | Venus enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2042-04-24 12:40 UTC | Jupiter re-enters Scorpio (retrograde) | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2042-04-27 06:56 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |

## May 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-05-05 05:22 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 29°45' Taurus |
| 2042-05-05 06:49 UTC | Full Moon in Scorpio | 14°55' Scorpio |
| 2042-05-18 01:13 UTC | Venus enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2042-05-19 10:55 UTC | New Moon in Taurus | 28°37' Taurus |
| 2042-05-20 21:31 UTC | The Sun enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2042-05-29 01:25 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 20°46' Taurus |
| 2042-05-30 13:10 UTC | Mars enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2042-05-30 16:58 UTC | Pluto stations retrograde | 29°56' Aquarius |

## June 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-06-03 20:48 UTC | Full Moon in Sagittarius | 13°25' Sagittarius |
| 2042-06-12 13:03 UTC | Venus enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2042-06-14 03:56 UTC | Mercury enters Gemini | Leaves Taurus |
| 2042-06-17 19:48 UTC | New Moon in Gemini | 26°45' Gemini |
| 2042-06-21 05:15 UTC | The Sun enters Cancer | June Solstice |
| 2042-06-21 11:55 UTC | Saturn re-enters Libra (retrograde) | Leaves Scorpio |

## July 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-07-02 23:57 UTC | Saturn stations direct | 29°53' Libra |
| 2042-07-03 00:10 UTC | Mercury enters Cancer | Leaves Gemini |
| 2042-07-03 08:09 UTC | Full Moon in Capricorn | 11°33' Capricorn |
| 2042-07-09 00:03 UTC | Venus enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2042-07-14 12:34 UTC | Saturn enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2042-07-17 02:47 UTC | Mercury enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2042-07-17 05:52 UTC | New Moon in Cancer | 24°49' Cancer |
| 2042-07-19 12:45 UTC | Jupiter stations direct | 22°12' Scorpio |
| 2042-07-22 16:06 UTC | The Sun enters Leo | Leaves Cancer |
| 2042-07-24 09:52 UTC | Mars enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |

## August 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-08-01 17:33 UTC | Full Moon in Aquarius | 9°37' Aquarius |
| 2042-08-02 05:59 UTC | Mercury enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2042-08-06 13:21 UTC | Venus enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2042-08-13 09:10 UTC | Neptune stations retrograde | 10°21' Taurus |
| 2042-08-15 18:01 UTC | New Moon in Leo | 23°03' Leo |
| 2042-08-22 23:17 UTC | The Sun enters Virgo | Leaves Leo |
| 2042-08-26 00:55 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2042-08-31 02:02 UTC | Full Moon in Pisces | 7°50' Pisces |

## September 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-09-05 11:15 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 4°33' Libra |
| 2042-09-09 22:54 UTC | Mars enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2042-09-13 15:38 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2042-09-14 08:50 UTC | New Moon in Virgo | 21°41' Virgo |
| 2042-09-14 19:45 UTC | Mercury re-enters Virgo (retrograde) | Leaves Libra |
| 2042-09-22 21:11 UTC | The Sun enters Libra | September Equinox |
| 2042-09-23 12:43 UTC | Jupiter square Pluto | Exact square |
| 2042-09-27 22:20 UTC | Mercury stations direct | 20°03' Virgo |
| 2042-09-28 08:42 UTC | Venus stations retrograde | 3°46' Scorpio |
| 2042-09-29 10:44 UTC | Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aries | 6°32' Aries |

## October 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-10-04 09:57 UTC | Jupiter enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2042-10-09 15:18 UTC | Mercury enters Libra | Leaves Virgo |
| 2042-10-12 08:05 UTC | Venus re-enters Libra (retrograde) | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2042-10-14 01:59 UTC | Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra | 20°51' Libra |
| 2042-10-23 06:49 UTC | The Sun enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2042-10-23 11:36 UTC | Mars enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2042-10-27 15:26 UTC | Mercury enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2042-10-28 19:48 UTC | Full Moon in Taurus | 5°31' Taurus |
| 2042-10-29 15:00 UTC | Saturn opposite Neptune | Exact opposition |

## November 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-11-09 04:02 UTC | Venus stations direct | 18°04' Libra |
| 2042-11-10 19:01 UTC | Pluto stations direct | 27°39' Aquarius |
| 2042-11-12 20:28 UTC | New Moon in Scorpio | 20°35' Scorpio |
| 2042-11-15 06:05 UTC | Mercury enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2042-11-22 04:37 UTC | The Sun enters Sagittarius | Leaves Scorpio |
| 2042-11-22 15:26 UTC | Uranus stations retrograde | 17°26' Leo |
| 2042-11-27 06:06 UTC | Full Moon in Gemini | 5°07' Gemini |

## December 2042

| Date (UTC) | Event | Detail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2042-12-03 05:42 UTC | Mars enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2042-12-05 01:50 UTC | Mercury enters Capricorn | Leaves Sagittarius |
| 2042-12-06 08:10 UTC | Venus enters Scorpio | Leaves Libra |
| 2042-12-12 14:30 UTC | New Moon in Sagittarius | 20°41' Sagittarius |
| 2042-12-21 18:04 UTC | The Sun enters Capricorn | December Solstice |
| 2042-12-23 06:35 UTC | Jupiter trine Uranus | Exact trine |
| 2042-12-25 00:42 UTC | Mercury stations retrograde | 20°16' Capricorn |
| 2042-12-26 17:43 UTC | Full Moon in Cancer | 5°04' Cancer |

## Questions

### What Are the Key Astrology Dates in 2042?

In 2042, Mercury is retrograde 4 times (Jan 10 to Jan 30; May 5 to May 29; Sep 5 to Sep 27; Dec 25 to Jan 14). There are 4 eclipses: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse on April 5, 2042 in Libra; Total Solar Eclipse on April 20, 2042 in Taurus; Partial Lunar Eclipse on September 29, 2042 in Aries; Annular Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2042 in Libra. All dates are in UTC.

### When Is Mercury Retrograde in 2042?

Mercury is retrograde 4 times in 2042: from January 10, 2042 to January 30, 2042 (Aquarius and Capricorn); from May 5, 2042 to May 29, 2042 (Taurus); from September 5, 2042 to September 27, 2042 (Libra and Virgo); from December 25, 2042 to January 14, 2043 (Capricorn).

### When Are the Eclipses in 2042?

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in Libra on April 5, 2042; Total Solar Eclipse in Taurus on April 20, 2042; Partial Lunar Eclipse in Aries on September 29, 2042; Annular Solar Eclipse in Libra on October 14, 2042.

### When Do the Seasons Start in 2042?

March Equinox: March 20, 2042 at 7:52 AM ET (11:52 UTC); June Solstice: June 21, 2042 at 1:15 AM ET (05:15 UTC); September Equinox: September 22, 2042 at 5:11 PM ET (21:11 UTC); December Solstice: December 21, 2042 at 1:04 PM ET (18:04 UTC).

### Why Do Some Calendars List a Different Date?

Most astrology sites print a single date without a time zone. An ingress at 10:49 PM in New York is already the next day in London and Sydney, so two correct sources can disagree by a day. Selfgazer gives every time in both US Eastern time and UTC, and the tables switch to your own time zone in the browser.

## Method

Positions are geocentric and tropical: apparent longitudes on the true ecliptic and equinox of date, corrected for light time and aberration. They are computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library (VSOP87 planetary theory) and agree with the Swiss Ephemeris to within about one arcminute. The North Node is the mean node. Times are given in UTC and US Eastern time.

Source: [Selfgazer](https://www.selfgazer.com/sky/calendar/2042). Free to cite with a link to the source page.