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Millennium: 3rd millennium
Centuries: 20th century21st century22nd century
Decades: 2000s  2010s  2020s  – 2030s –  2040s  2050s  2060s
Years: 2028 2029 203020312032 2033 2034
2031 in various calendars
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(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 (written as MMXXXI in Roman numerals) is a year that will happen soon. It will be a special year because it's the first time since 2019 that all four numbers in the year (2, 0, 3, 1) are different!

What Might Happen in 2031

Space Events

  • March 17 – People might be able to see Venus pass in front of the Sun if they were on the planet Uranus. This is called a transit.
  • October 29 – Another transit of Venus from Uranus will happen.
  • December 17 – If you were on Uranus, you might see Earth pass in front of the Sun. This is called a transit of Earth from Uranus.

Future Technology

  • Some scientists and investors are hoping to start building the first space elevator by 2031. A space elevator is a super-tall structure that could take things into space without needing rockets!

2031 in Stories and Games

Many books, comics, movies, and video games imagine what the year 2031 might be like.

Books

  • In the popular book series Magic Tree House, the characters Jack and Annie travel to the Moon in the year 2031.
  • The first ever Hunger Games competition begins in this year.

Comics

  • In the Judge Dredd comics, a huge city called Mega-City One is started in 2031.

Video Games

  • In the game Deus Ex, the state of Utah decides to leave the United States in 2031.
  • The exciting events of the game MindJack happen in this year.
  • The world of the game Shadowrun is set in 2031.

Movies

  • In the animated movie "Heavy Metal", one part of the story, called "The Harry Canyon segment", takes place starting on July 3, 2031.

Music

  • The band Warrant has a song called "April 2031". In the song, they sing about how a big war might have changed Earth a lot by that time.

Television Shows

  • The TV show Blue Gender (which aired from 1999 to 2000) shows events happening in 2031.
  • The show Time Trumpet (from 2006 to 2008) also features events in this year.
  • In the miniseries Race to Mars (from 2007), the first humans arrive on the planet Mars in 2031.

See also

In Spanish: 2031 para niños

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