2040

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century–21st century–22nd century
Decades:	2010s2020s2030s–2040s–2050s2060s2070s
Years:	203720382039–2040–204120422043

2040 in othercalendars

Gregorian calendar	2040 MMXL
Ab urbe condita	2793
Armenian calendar	1489 ԹՎ ՌՆՁԹ
Assyrian calendar	6790
Bahá'í calendar	196–197
Balinese saka calendar	1961–1962
Bengali calendar	1447
Berber calendar	2990
British Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	2584
Burmese calendar	1402
Byzantine calendar	7548–7549
Chinese calendar	Kỷ vịNiên(EarthGoat) 4736 or 4676 — to — Canh thân niên(MetalMonkey) 4737 or 4677
Coptic calendar	1756–1757
Discordian calendar	3206
Ethiopian calendar	2032–2033
Hebrew calendar	5800–5801
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	2096–2097
-Shaka Samvat	1961–1962
-Kali Yuga	5140–5141
Holocene calendar	12040
Igbo calendar	1040–1041
Iranian calendar	1418–1419
Islamic calendar	1461–1462
Japanese calendar	Reiwa22 ( lệnh hòa ２２ niên )
Javanese calendar	1973–1974
Juche calendar	129
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4373
Minguo calendar	ROC129 Dân quốc 129 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	572
Thai solar calendar	2583
Tibetan calendar	Âm thổ dương niên (female Earth-Goat) 2166 or 1785 or 1013 — to — Dương kim hầu niên (male Iron-Monkey) 2167 or 1786 or 1014
Unix time	2208988800 – 2240611199

2040(MMXL) will be aleap yearstarting on Sundayof theGregorian calendar,the 2040th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 40th year of the3rd millennium,the 40th year of the21st century,and the 1st year of the2040sdecade.

Predicted events

February

• February 6– EarlyMacintoshcomputers cannot recognise dates after this day.

May

• May 2– Partial solareclipse

September

• September 8– Major alignment of theplanets

November

• November 4– Partial solar eclipse

Unknown Dates

• 2040 Summer Olympicswill be held.
• If theUnited Stateshad not returned land for bases onBermudain2002,a ninety-nine yearlease(signed in1941) would have expired.

• Climatologists predict that sometime in 2040 the Arctic Ocean will be free of ice, at least during the autumn. (News reports, December 2006).

Fictional events

• TheanimeseriesMacross PlusandBubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040are both set in this year.
• In the universe ofStar Trek:The Next Generation,thetelevisionbecomes obsolete.
• A collection ofDoctor Whoshort stories,Short Trips,is also set in that year.