2031
| Millennium: | 3rd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 20th century – 21st century – 22nd century |
| Decades: | 2000s 2010s 2020s – 2030s – 2040s 2050s 2060s |
| Years: | 2028 2029 2030 – 2031 – 2032 2033 2034 |
| Gregorian calendar | 2031 MMXXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2784 |
| Armenian calendar | 1480 ԹՎ ՌՆՁ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6781 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 187–188 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1952–1953 |
| Bengali calendar | 1438 |
| Berber calendar | 2981 |
| British Regnal year | N/A |
| Buddhist calendar | 2575 |
| Burmese calendar | 1393 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7539–7540 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 4727 or 4667 — to — 辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 4728 or 4668 |
| Coptic calendar | 1747–1748 |
| Discordian calendar | 3197 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 2023–2024 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5791–5792 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 2087–2088 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1952–1953 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5131–5132 |
| Holocene calendar | 12031 |
| Igbo calendar | 1031–1032 |
| Iranian calendar | 1409–1410 |
| Islamic calendar | 1452–1453 |
| Japanese calendar | Reiwa 13 (令和１３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1964–1965 |
| Juche calendar | 120 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4364 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 120 民國120年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 563 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2574 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 2157 or 1776 or 1004 — to — 阴金猪年 (female Iron-Pig) 2158 or 1777 or 1005 |
| Unix time | 1924992000 – 1956527999 |
2031 (MMXXXI) will be a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2031st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 31st year of the 3rd millennium, the 31st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2030s decade. It will also be the first year since 2019 to have all four digits being different numbers.
Predicted and scheduled events[change | change source]
January[change | change source]
- January - The International Space Station is scheduled to be deorbited into the pacific around this time
October[change | change source]
- October 29 – Transit of Venus from Uranus.
December[change | change source]
500 year anniversary
Date unknown[change | change source]
- Researchers and investors in space elevator technology hope to start funding the construction of the first elevator by 2031.[1]
In fiction[change | change source]
Books[change | change source]
- In Magic Tree House, Jack and Annie travel to the moon in the year 2031.
In The Hunger Games, The first Annual Hunger Games begins in this year
Comics[change | change source]
- In Judge Dredd, the sprawling Mega-City One is founded.
Computer and video games[change | change source]
- In Deus Ex, Utah announces its intent to secede from the U.S. in this year.
- The events of MindJack take place in this year.
- The events of Shadowrun take place in this year.
Movies[change | change source]
- In "Heavy Metal", The Harry Canyon segment is set in 2031, beginning on July 3.
Music[change | change source]
- In the song by Warrant, "April 2031" the band makes reference that nuclear war will have greatly altered the Earth.
Television[change | change source]
- Blue Gender (1999–2000)
- Time Trumpet (2006–2008)
- In Race to Mars, a 2007 miniseries on the first manned mission on Mars, the first humans arrive on the red planet in this year.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Boyle, A: "Cosmic Log" MSNBC: Space elevator faces reality, August 17, 2009". Archived from the original on January 7, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2012.