942 (CMXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 942nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 942nd year of the 1st millennium, the 42nd year of the 10th century, and the 3rd year of the 940s decade. As of the start of 942, the Gregorian calendar was 5 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Millennium: 1st millennium
Centuries: 9th century10th century11th century
Decades: 910s  920s  930s  – 940s –  950s  960s  970s
Years: 939 940 941942943 944 945
942 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar942
CMXLII
Ab urbe condita1695
Armenian calendar391
ԹՎ ՅՂԱ
Assyrian calendar5692
Balinese saka calendar863–864
Bengali calendar349
Berber calendar1892
Buddhist calendar1486
Burmese calendar304
Byzantine calendar6450–6451
Chinese calendar辛丑(Metal Ox)
3638 or 3578
    — to —
壬寅年 (Water Tiger)
3639 or 3579
Coptic calendar658–659
Discordian calendar2108
Ethiopian calendar934–935
Hebrew calendar4702–4703
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat998–999
 - Shaka Samvat863–864
 - Kali Yuga4042–4043
Holocene calendar10942
Iranian calendar320–321
Islamic calendar330–331
Japanese calendarTengyō 5
(天慶5年)
Javanese calendar842–843
Julian calendar942
CMXLII
Korean calendar3275
Minguo calendar970 before ROC
民前970年
Nanakshahi calendar−526
Seleucid era1253/1254 AG
Thai solar calendar1484–1485
Tibetan calendar阴金牛年
(female Iron-Ox)
1068 or 687 or −85
    — to —
阳水虎年
(male Water-Tiger)
1069 or 688 or −84

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