Full Moon Calendar 2042

When are the full moons in 2042? Here’s the Full Moon Calendar 2042 to help you keep track of the 13 full moons.

A full moon occurs when the Earth is directly between the Sun and Moon so that the moon looks completely illuminated when you look at it. It happens about once a month or, 29.53 days on average.

Photo of the full moon with the words Full Moon Calendar 2042

The dates and times provided by NASA in United States Eastern Time (ET) account for both Eastern Standard Time (EST) and Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) for part of the year in the United States. Also below is the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time. This was previously referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Since your local time zone may be different, the exact dates may shift slightly for your calendar.

Full Moon Calendar 2042

For 2042, there will be 13 full moons. A blue moon on the calendar for August 2042.

There are two penumbral lunar eclipses on schedule for April and September 2042.

Note: The UTC dates show up differently for the February, August, and November full moons because of the conversion between EST and UTC. 

Month2042 Full Moon DateUTC Time
January 2042January 6, 2042 03:54 EST08:54 UTC
February 2042February 4, 2042 20:58 EST01:58 UTC
(February 5, 2042)
March 2042March 6, 2042 15:10 EST20:10 UTC
April 2042April 5, 2042 10:16 EST15:16 UTC
May 2042May 2, 2042 02:48 EST07:48 UTC
June 2042June 3, 2042 16:48 EST21:48 UTC
July 2042July 3, 2042 04:09 EST09:09 UTC
August 2042August 1, 2042 13:33 EST18:33 UTC
August 2042 Blue MoonAugust 30, 2042 22:02 EST03:02 UTC
(August 31, 2042)
September 2042September 29, 2042 06:34 EST11:34 UTC
October 2042October 28, 2042 14:48 EST 19:48 UTC
November 2042November 27, 2042 01:06 EST06:06 UTC
(November 8, 2042)
December 2042December 26, 2042 12:43 EST17:43 UTC