29th century

The 29th century d. C. (29th century AD) or 29th century e. c. (29th century CE) is the ninth century of the 3rd millennium on the Gregorian calendar. It will start on January 1, 2801 and end on December 31, 2900.

Astronomical predictions

Major total solar eclipses

• May 21, 2813: Total Sun eclipse (6 min 11 s), of the 170 saros.
• 1 June 2831: Total Sun eclipse (6 min 39 s), of the 170 saros.
• June 12, 2849: Total Sun eclipse (7 min 00 s), of the 170 saros.
• 23 June 2867: Total Sun eclipse (7 min 10 s), of the 170 saros.
• July 3, 2885: Total Sun eclipse (7 min 11 s), of the 170 saros, “coronando” this series.

Other astronomical phenomena

• The remains of the Ikeya-Seki comet should return to the interior of the solar system. The comet was observed from Earth in 1965 and 1966, fragmented into three pieces as it approached the Sun.
• March 25, 2816: 15:47 UTC, Mercury will hide Jupiter.
• March 6, 2817: 9:36 UTC, Venus will hide Saturn.
• April 11, 2818: 20:41 UTC, Mercury will hide Mars.
• February 6, 2825: 10:50 UTC, Mars will hide Uranus.
• 2829/2830: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturno.
• December 15, 2830: 09:40 UTC, Venus will hide Mars.
• 2842/2843: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter.
• December 16, 2846: Transit of Venus.
• December 14, 2854: Partial Transit of Venus.
• July 20, 2855: to 05:15 UTC, Mercury will hide Jupiter.
• 2866: Triple Mars-Saturno conjunction.
• March 16, 2880: potential impact of the asteroid (29075) 1950 DA (of 1.1 km in diameter); it is the near-Earth object with the greatest probability of impact on the planet, and with the ability to generate massive extinction.

Science Fiction

• The television series Star Trek: Voyagerin the chapter “The End of the Future”, one of the temporary paradoxes says that a massive explosion destroys the terrestrial solar system and the culprit of the explosion is the starship USS Voyager.
• The Disney Pixar movie, WALL·E, developed in the year 2805.
• The OVA Cyber City Oedo 808, developed in 2808.
• The plot of the book In the 21st century: the day of an American journalist in 2889, of Julio Verne, develops, as indicated his title, in the year 2889.
• The Beast of Down, by Doctor Who happens in this century.