24th century

The 24th century in the anno Domini or Common Era of the Gregorian calendar will begin on January 1, 2301 and end on December 31, 2400. Unlike most century years, the year 2400 will be a leap year, and the next century leap year in the Gregorian calendar after 2000.

Millennium: 3rd millennium
Centuries:
Timelines:
State leaders:
  • 23rd century
  • 24th century
  • 25th century
Decades:
  • 2300s
  • 2310s
  • 2320s
  • 2330s
  • 2340s
  • 2350s
  • 2360s
  • 2370s
  • 2380s
  • 2390s

Predictions

Astronomical predictions set in the 24th century

List of the long total solar eclipses

  • June 9, 2309: Solar eclipse,[1] (6 min 30 s), of saros 142.
  • June 20, 2327: Solar eclipse,[2] (6 min 21 s), of saros 142.
  • June 30, 2345: Solar eclipse,[3] (6 min 07 s), of saros 142.
  • July 12, 2363: Solar eclipse,[4] (5 min 51 s), of saros 142.
  • July 22, 2381: Solar eclipse,[5] (5 min 33 s), of saros 142.
  • August 2, 2399: Solar eclipse,[6] (5 min 14 s), of saros 142.

Other phenomena

  • September 11, 2307: At 22:50 UTC, Venus will occult Uranus.
  • 2313: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter.
  • 2319: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn.
  • June 4, 2327: At 00:54 UTC, Venus will occult Mars.
  • October 8, 2335: At 14:51 UTC, Venus will occult Jupiter.
  • April 7, 2351: At 17:22 UTC, Mercury will occult Uranus.
  • December 13, 2360: Transit of Venus.
  • 2365: Perihelion of Comet Halley.
  • December 10, 2368: Transit of Venus.
  • 2388: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn.
  • May 11, 2391: Partial transit of Mercury.
  • November 17, 2400: Venus will occult Antares (last occultation of Antares by Venus was on September 17, 525 BC).

In fiction

Literature

  • The novel 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson takes place in 2312.
  • The majority of events during the Galaxy and Bunker eras in Death's End by Liu Cixin occurred in the 24th century. In particular, the physical reduction of the Solar System into two dimensions occurred in 2400.
  • Bis zum Nullpunkt des Seins ("To the Zero Point of Existence"), written in 1871 by Kurd Laßwitz, is set in the year 2371.
  • The novel Bikini Planet by David S. Garnett takes place at the beginning of the 24th century.
  • The Fortunate Fall, a novel by Raphael Carter.
  • The novel The World Inside (1971) by Robert Silverberg takes place in 2381.
  • Scott Westerfeld novel series Uglies takes place 300 years from the year the first book (Uglies) was published.
  • Alliance-Union universe, backdrop for a series of novels by C. J. Cherryh starting in the 23rd century.
  • Expedition, subtitled Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 AD. Voyage to Darwin IV. Humans have made their world very toxic killing most life-forms and forcing them to use other technology. They have also started studying Darwin IV, a planet bursting with life.
  • In the Doctor Who novel The Stone Rose, Vanessa comes from the year 2375.
  • Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton are set in the 24th century.
  • In The Time Machine an added chapter from the Great Illustrated Classics, the Time Traveller sets his Time Machine to stop at the 24th century on his way back to the year 1895, to find if humanity has made any achievements in his future. He finds a highly advanced society, but later learns that Earth is in World War III, from top to bottom. Time Travel has been made illegal in this time period and the time traveler is about to be arrested but manages to escape into 1895.
  • Dead Space: Catalyst by B. K. Evenson. The book takes places in 2314, 100 years after Martyr.

Television

Star Trek series

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager, as well as the films Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis are set in the 24th century, as is a brief flashback segment of Star Trek (2009).

Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Events of Star Trek Generations (c. 2371); death of Captain James T. Kirk; destruction of Enterprise NCC-1701-D
  • Events of Star Trek: First Contact (c. 2373). By this point, Picard is in command of the Enterprise NCC-1701-E
  • Events of Star Trek: Insurrection (c. 2375).
  • Events of Star Trek: Nemesis (c. 2379). William Riker promoted to captain and given command of USS Titan; "death" of Data.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Other Star Trek
  • Star Trek (2387): efforts to prevent the Romulan Empire's homeworld from being destroyed result in Spock and the ship and crew of a Romulan vessel being sent back in time to the mid-23rd century. The Romulan vessel arrives first and engages in activities that create an alternate timeline; Spock arrives later.
  • Events of Star Trek: Picard (2399).

Films

Video games

Tabletop game

Comic books

References

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