Current millennium, spanning the years 2001 to 3000
"New Millennium" redirects here. For the first years of this millennium, see
2000 and
2001. For the NASA project, see
New Millennium Program. For the Yeat album, see
2093 (album).
All 6 reactors from the
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant are planned to be decommissioned by this time. (30 to 40 years from 2021)[14] However, according to a 2023 report by
Voice of America, some experts have said "it would be impossible to remove all the melted fuel debris by 2051 and would take 50-100 years, if achieved at all."[15]
"2071" redirects here. For the play, see
2071 (play).
"2077" redirects here. For the video game, see
Cyberpunk 2077.
2070: According to an announcement made by Indian prime minister
Narendra Modi in 2021, India will be carbon neutral.[17]
2079: For computer software using unsigned 16-bit binary day counts and an epoch of 1 January 1900, the counts will overflow after 65,536 (216) days, which will occur on 6 June 2079.
2080s
"2081" redirects here. For the short film, see
2081 (film).
"2085" redirects here. For the song by AJR, see
The Maybe Man.
"2088" redirects here. For the 2016 album, see
Twenty88.
2117: In relation to the 2115 release of the 100 Years short film, A song titled "100 Years", composed by
Pharrell Williams, will be released to the public. The song was performed by Williams at a private party in
Shanghai,
China, in 2017. The song is said to have addressed global warming.[36]
2140s
"2140" redirects here. For the video game, see
Earth 2140.
"2142" redirects here. For the video game, see
Battlefield 2142.
2140: All of the roughly 21 million
Bitcoins are expected to be mined.[37]
2150s
2155: The Year type in
MySQL supports dates up to 31 December 2155.[38]
2160s
"2160" redirects here. For the video game, see
Earth 2160.
2170s
2178: On 23 March,
Pluto will have completed its first full orbit since its discovery in 1930.
2180s
2182: On 24 September, asteroid
101955 Bennu has a 1-in-2,700 chance of impacting Earth.[39]
23rd century
2206: For the first time since
1935, Earth will experience the maximum number of five
solar eclipses in one year.
2227–2247:
Pluto will be closer to the
Sun than
Neptune for the first time since
1999.
2333: It is projected that the
Dounreay nuclear site will be safe to use for other purposes.[40]
2353: The
date of Easter as conventionally calculated will be five
weeks earlier than its hypothetical date according to astronomical principles, in a "
negative equinoctial paradox". Along with 2372, this will be one of only two such occurrences between 2020 and 4000.[41]
2372: The date of Easter will see another "negative equinoctial paradox", this time four weeks earlier than its hypothetical date. This will be the last such occurrence before the year 4000.[41]
2386: If not repealed or otherwise voided, the
Treaty of Windsor (1386) between England and Portugal, currently the oldest military alliance still in effect, will have stood for one thousand years.[42]
2391:
Palm Sunday and
Saint Patrick's Day will coincide for the first time since 1940; the "wearing of the shamrock and the palm together" was seen as presaging a great event in
Ireland.[43][44]
c. 2500: Climate projections predict a barren landscape for the
Amazon rainforest amid low water levels due to vegetation decline.[47][48]
2531:
Professor Hiroshi Yoshida of
Tohoku University conducted a study in 2024 which suggests every Japanese person will have the
surname "Sato-san" unless a law regulating couples to a single surname isn't changed before this time.[49][50]
27th century
2640: On 5 September, the 639-year-long performance of
John Cage's organ work As Slow as Possible (begun in 2001) is scheduled to finish at the St. Burchardi Church in
Halberstadt, Germany.[51]
"2894" redirects here. For the novel, see
2894 (novel).
2847: The
St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery (Happy Valley) in Hong Kong lease on Wan Chai's Saint Fulan gentleman street will end after a
999-year lease, assuming no legal status changes before that date.[53]
^Roszak, Stanisław; Kłaczkow, Jarosław (2015). Poznać przeszłość: Wiek XX: Podręcznik do historii dla szkół ponadgimnazjalnych. Zakres podstawowy (in Polish). Warsaw: Nowa Era.
ISBN9788326724022.
^
abZeyer, Klaus Peter (2020). "Häufigkeit von Osterparadoxien: Negative Äquinoktialparadoxien der Jahre 2353 und 2372 als seltenste Variante". Regiomontanusbote. 33: 5–10.
Current millennium, spanning the years 2001 to 3000
"New Millennium" redirects here. For the first years of this millennium, see
2000 and
2001. For the NASA project, see
New Millennium Program. For the Yeat album, see
2093 (album).
All 6 reactors from the
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant are planned to be decommissioned by this time. (30 to 40 years from 2021)[14] However, according to a 2023 report by
Voice of America, some experts have said "it would be impossible to remove all the melted fuel debris by 2051 and would take 50-100 years, if achieved at all."[15]
"2071" redirects here. For the play, see
2071 (play).
"2077" redirects here. For the video game, see
Cyberpunk 2077.
2070: According to an announcement made by Indian prime minister
Narendra Modi in 2021, India will be carbon neutral.[17]
2079: For computer software using unsigned 16-bit binary day counts and an epoch of 1 January 1900, the counts will overflow after 65,536 (216) days, which will occur on 6 June 2079.
2080s
"2081" redirects here. For the short film, see
2081 (film).
"2085" redirects here. For the song by AJR, see
The Maybe Man.
"2088" redirects here. For the 2016 album, see
Twenty88.
2117: In relation to the 2115 release of the 100 Years short film, A song titled "100 Years", composed by
Pharrell Williams, will be released to the public. The song was performed by Williams at a private party in
Shanghai,
China, in 2017. The song is said to have addressed global warming.[36]
2140s
"2140" redirects here. For the video game, see
Earth 2140.
"2142" redirects here. For the video game, see
Battlefield 2142.
2140: All of the roughly 21 million
Bitcoins are expected to be mined.[37]
2150s
2155: The Year type in
MySQL supports dates up to 31 December 2155.[38]
2160s
"2160" redirects here. For the video game, see
Earth 2160.
2170s
2178: On 23 March,
Pluto will have completed its first full orbit since its discovery in 1930.
2180s
2182: On 24 September, asteroid
101955 Bennu has a 1-in-2,700 chance of impacting Earth.[39]
23rd century
2206: For the first time since
1935, Earth will experience the maximum number of five
solar eclipses in one year.
2227–2247:
Pluto will be closer to the
Sun than
Neptune for the first time since
1999.
2333: It is projected that the
Dounreay nuclear site will be safe to use for other purposes.[40]
2353: The
date of Easter as conventionally calculated will be five
weeks earlier than its hypothetical date according to astronomical principles, in a "
negative equinoctial paradox". Along with 2372, this will be one of only two such occurrences between 2020 and 4000.[41]
2372: The date of Easter will see another "negative equinoctial paradox", this time four weeks earlier than its hypothetical date. This will be the last such occurrence before the year 4000.[41]
2386: If not repealed or otherwise voided, the
Treaty of Windsor (1386) between England and Portugal, currently the oldest military alliance still in effect, will have stood for one thousand years.[42]
2391:
Palm Sunday and
Saint Patrick's Day will coincide for the first time since 1940; the "wearing of the shamrock and the palm together" was seen as presaging a great event in
Ireland.[43][44]
c. 2500: Climate projections predict a barren landscape for the
Amazon rainforest amid low water levels due to vegetation decline.[47][48]
2531:
Professor Hiroshi Yoshida of
Tohoku University conducted a study in 2024 which suggests every Japanese person will have the
surname "Sato-san" unless a law regulating couples to a single surname isn't changed before this time.[49][50]
27th century
2640: On 5 September, the 639-year-long performance of
John Cage's organ work As Slow as Possible (begun in 2001) is scheduled to finish at the St. Burchardi Church in
Halberstadt, Germany.[51]
"2894" redirects here. For the novel, see
2894 (novel).
2847: The
St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery (Happy Valley) in Hong Kong lease on Wan Chai's Saint Fulan gentleman street will end after a
999-year lease, assuming no legal status changes before that date.[53]
^Roszak, Stanisław; Kłaczkow, Jarosław (2015). Poznać przeszłość: Wiek XX: Podręcznik do historii dla szkół ponadgimnazjalnych. Zakres podstawowy (in Polish). Warsaw: Nowa Era.
ISBN9788326724022.
^
abZeyer, Klaus Peter (2020). "Häufigkeit von Osterparadoxien: Negative Äquinoktialparadoxien der Jahre 2353 und 2372 als seltenste Variante". Regiomontanusbote. 33: 5–10.