Back 1942 Abkhazian 1942 Afrikaans 1942 ALS 1942 እ.ኤ.አ. Amharic 1942 AN 1942 Arabic 1942 ARY 1942 ARZ 1942 AST 1942 AV
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s – 1940s – 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1939 1940 1941 – 1942 – 1943 1944 1945 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1942 MCMXLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2695 |
| Armenian calendar | 1391 ԹՎ ՌՅՂԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6692 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 98–99 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1863–1864 |
| Bengali calendar | 1349 |
| Berber calendar | 2892 |
| British Regnal year | 6 Geo. 6 – 7 Geo. 6 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2486 |
| Burmese calendar | 1304 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7450–7451 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 4638 or 4578 — to — 壬午年 (Water Horse) 4639 or 4579 |
| Coptic calendar | 1658–1659 |
| Discordian calendar | 3108 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1934–1935 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5702–5703 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1998–1999 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1863–1864 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5042–5043 |
| Holocene calendar | 11942 |
| Igbo calendar | 942–943 |
| Iranian calendar | 1320–1321 |
| Islamic calendar | 1360–1361 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 17 (昭和１７年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1872–1873 |
| Juche calendar | 31 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4275 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 31 民國31年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 474 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2485 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 2068 or 1687 or 915 — to — 阳水马年 (male Water-Horse) 2069 or 1688 or 916 |
1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday in the Gregorian calendar, the 1942nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 942nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1940s decade.