2036 facts for kids

The year 2036 is a year in the Gregorian calendar. It will be a leap year, which means it will have 366 days instead of the usual 365. A leap year happens every four years to keep our calendar in sync with the Earth's orbit around the Sun.

What Might Happen in 2036

Big Events Planned for 2036

• The 2036 Summer Olympics will be held. This is a huge international sports event where athletes from all over the world compete for medals.
• On April 13, a large space rock called 99942 Apophis will fly very close to Earth. This asteroid is about 340 meters (1,115 feet) wide. Scientists are watching it closely, but the chance of it hitting Earth is extremely small.
• In April, a special message sent from Earth will reach a star called HIP 4872. This message, called Cosmic Call 2, was sent to see if there is any life out there in space.

Computer Time Reset

• On February 7, 2036, at 6:28:16 UTC, something interesting will happen with computer clocks. The system called Network Time Protocol (NTP) uses a 32-bit number to keep track of time. This number will reach its highest value and then reset, like a clock turning over to a new day.

2036 in Movies and Games

Many stories in movies, TV shows, and video games imagine what the year 2036 might be like.

• In the TV show Fringe, an episode called "Letters of Transit" takes place in 2036. In this future, strange beings called Observers are in charge of everything.
• The old film Things to Come (made in 1936) showed 2036 as a time when people live in cities underground. They also launch the first spacecraft to the Moon using a giant space gun!
• Most of an episode of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon is set in 2036. In this future, New York City is peaceful and has no crime. But then, villains like Shredder and Bebop and Rocksteady travel from the past to try and take over.
• The character Zenon Kar, from the popular books and films, is born in 2036.
• In the Nintendo DS game Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, the evil Dracula is expected to come back to life in 2036.
• The events of the movie Android also happen in 2036.
• The fun ride Mission Space at Epcot in Walt Disney World is set in the year 2036.