23rd century

The 23rd century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2201-2300.

Astronomical predictions for the 23rd century

In the early 23rd century Pluto will switch ranking with Neptune and temporarily, for about 20 years, will become the 8th planet from the Sun. The last time this has occurred is from 1979-1999.
Based upon current orbital measurements which gives it a period of 286 Earth years, in 2288, the planetoid 50000 Quaoar will have completed one orbit of the Sun since its discovery in 2002. Similarly, the year 2252 will mark a full orbital cycle since the 2004 discovery of the planetoid 90482 Orcus, which as of 2004 had a calculated period of just under 248 Earth years.
2221: Triple conjunction between Mars and Saturn
Friday, February 22, 2222: At 02:22:22, the date will read something like: 2222-2-22 2:22:22. In places and watches using the 24h format, 2222-2-22 22:22:22 will also be a possibility.
December 2, 2223: At 12:32 UTC Mars will occult Jupiter
2238/2239: Triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn (last triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn was in 1981)
August 12, 2243: At 04:52 UTC, Venus will occult Saturn
June 11, 2247: Transit of Venus
March 4, 2251: At 10:52 UTC, Venus will occult Uranus
August 1, 2253: Mercury occults Regulus (last occultation of Regulus by Mercury was on August 13, 364 BC)
June 9, 2255: Transit of Venus
2279: Triple conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn
October 6, 2271: Close conjunction between Venus and Regulus, perhaps occultation of Regulus by Venus
2281, 2282: Grand Trine of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The last time this occurred was 1769, 1770.
Sunday, August 28, 2287: The distance between Mars and Earth closes toward its minimum, the closest approach of the two planets since Wednesday, August 27 2003.

Easter

Year 2285 is the first year since 1818 in which the Western Easter falls on its earliest possible date of March 22.

Millennial Anniversaries

2247: Rome completes three thousand years (753 BC)
2209: The foundation of Cambridge University in 1209.
2215: The signing of Magna Carta in 1215, the milestone document establishing the principle that Justice should neither be sold nor denied to anyone.
2291: The formation of the Swiss Confederation in 1291.
2291: Independence of San Marino, 1291.
2291: The Fall of Akko or Acre, marking the effective end of the Crusades, in 1291.
2300: The foundation of Bilbao in 1300.

Quincentennials

The 23rd century will see some very important quincentennials, or 500th anniversaries. These will include:

2250: Death of Johann Sebastian Bach.
2256: Birth of Wolfgang Mozart.
2276: American Independence.
2288: European landings in Australia.
2289: The French Revolution.
2291: Enactment of the Bill of Rights and death of Wolfgang Mozart.

Other Expected Events

The 100th Olympic Games is expected to be in the year 2292

Religious Predictions

If the Jewish account of Creation is true and the world was created in 3761 BC, it will have been 6,000 years since then in 2239. Some people believe this is when the world will end.

Science fiction set in the 23rd century

Literature

The Fortunate Fall, a novel by Raphael Carter
The Glass Bead Game, a novel by Hermann Hesse
Satellite Night trilogy, by Nick Pollotta

Television and film

Star Trek

James Tiberius Kirk, born on March 22, 2233.
The Original Series (pilots circa 2254 and 2265, series circa 2266-2269)
The Animated Series
The Motion Picture (circa 2271-2272, two-and-a-half years after the end of the series)
The Wrath of Khan (circa 2285)
The Search for Spock (circa 2285)
The Voyage Home (circa 2286)
The Final Frontier (circa 2286)
The Undiscovered Country (circa 2293)
Generations (opening circa 2293, seventy eight years before 2371)

Other television and film

Babylon 5, a TV-series set in the mid 23rd century.
GP Legend, a videogame and TV-series is set in the year 2201.
The Fifth Element (2263, the beginning is set in 1914, then shifts to "300 years later;" background props give the exact year).
Forbidden Planet set in 2257
Futurama in the 2200s, Zoidberg's race, the Decapodians, first arrived on Earth, later causing the extinction of the anchovy.
Logan's Run (novel and film)
Red Dwarf (before the accident) in which Lister states that he is "an enlightened 23rd century man" (yet earlier episodes said 21st century), though for the most part, it is set 3 million years later.
Zardoz, a movie set in a post-apocalyptic 2293 A.C.

Games

Computer Games

StarQuest Online is set around 2216.
In StarCraft, the United Powers League is said to take control of Earth on November 22, 2229.
Aliens versus Predator 2, a computer game, is set between November, 2230 and January 7, 2231.
Fallout 2, a computer game, set in 2241.
In Einhänder the Earth and Moon are at war, the events of the game transpiring sometime in 2245.
The Awakening is set around 2251.
Independence War (aka I-War), a large-scale spacecraft game is set in 2268.
Freelancer 's introduction takes place in the 23rd century.
Malice takes place in the 23rd century.
Starship Troopers is placed in the 23rd Century, as said by Paul Verhoeven in the Director's commentary.
The Longest Journey takes place in 2209 and its sequel Dreamfall - in 2219.

Arcade and console games

Raystorm, also known as Layer Section 2, takes place in the 23rd century, including a stage in August 5 2219 among others.
Chrono Trigger, one of the time periods of this game is set in the year 2300, where the Earth is a post-apocalyptic, barren wasteland.
Command Mission takes place sometime after 2202, officially in 22XX.
Future Perfect levels The Machine Wars and Something to Crow About take place in 2243.

Other Games

Risk 2210 A.D. is a variant of the board game Risk that takes place in the year 2210.

Decades and years

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