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3rd millennium

Current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000

The third millennium of the Anno Domini or Common Era is the current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000. It began on January 1, 2001 (MMI) and will end on December 31, 3000 (MMM), (21st to 30th centuries; in astronomy: JD 2451910.5 , 2817151.5).

Ongoing futures studies seek to understand what will likely continue and what could plausibly change in this period and beyond.

01Predictions and forecasts not included on this timeline

Prediction or forecast Reason for exclusion
Apocalyptic events Redundant to: List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events
Astronomical events Redundant to: List of future astronomical events, there are also articles for upcoming lunar and solar eclipses in the 21st century.
Calendar events Redundant to: List of future calendar events
Fictional events Redundant to: Near future in fiction and List of films set in the future
Near future centennial (bi, tri, etc.) events These are not included due to arbitrariness and global bias issues.
Population Redundant to: Human population projections
Second Coming Redundant to: Predictions and claims for the Second Coming
Time capsules Redundant to: List of time capsules, there are between 10,000 and 15,000 time capsules worldwide.

0221st century

2000s

2010s

2020s

2030s

2040s

2050s

2060s

2070s

  • 2070: According to an announcement made by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in 2021, India will be carbon neutral.
  • 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

  • 2085: The "secret" letter of Queen Elizabeth II will be opened in Sydney, Australia.
  • 2089: During the months of May and June, insect Magicicada broods X (17-year) and XIX (13-year) will emerge simultaneously. This will be the first time this will occur since 1868; next time will be in 2310. This event occurs only once in every 221 years.

2090s

0322nd century

2100s

2110s

2140s

  • c.2140: All of the roughly 21 million Bitcoins are expected to be mined.

2150s

  • 2155: The year type in MySQL supports dates up to 31 December 2155.

2160s

2170s

  • 2178: On 23 March, Pluto will have completed its first full orbit since its discovery in 1930.

2180s

2190s

  • c.2198: The Vanguard I satellite, launched in 1958, is expected to re-enter the atmosphere and burn up due to orbital decay assuming it is not retrieved or collides with another object.

0423rd century

0524th century

  • 2333: It is projected that the Dounreay nuclear site will be safe to use for other purposes.

0625th century

  • 2425: The annual funding increase of $325 per student to Wisconsin public schools, which began in 2023, is set to end.
  • c.2439: The "Across the Universe" message broadcast by NASA in 2008 will reach Polaris.

0726th century

  • c.2500: Climate projections predict a barren landscape for the Amazon rainforest amid low water levels due to vegetation decline.
  • c.2531: Professor Hiroshi Yoshida of Tohoku University conducted a study in 2024 which suggests every Japanese person will have the surname "Satō" if a law requiring couples to share a single surname is not changed before this time.

0827th century

0929th century

1030th century

  • c.2965: The SNAP-10A nuclear satellite, launched in 1965 into an orbit 700 km (430 mi) above Earth, is expected to return to Earth's surface.
  • 2999: The Longplayer composition is planned to finish on 31 December of that year, marking the end of the thousand-year piece of music.
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