2040 facts for kids

2040 (also written as MMXL in Roman numerals) will be a year in the future. It will be a leap year, which means it will have 366 days instead of the usual 365. This extra day is added in February to keep our calendar in sync with the Earth's orbit around the Sun.

What Might Happen in 2040

Important Dates

• February 6 – Some very old Macintosh computers might have trouble with dates after this day. This is because of how their internal clocks were designed many years ago.
• May 2 – People in some parts of the world will be able to see a partial solar eclipse. This is when the Moon passes in front of the Sun, but only covers a part of it, not the whole thing.
• September 8 – The planets in our Solar System will have a special "alignment." This means they will appear to line up in a particular way in the sky when viewed from Earth.
• November 4 – Another partial solar eclipse will happen.

Big Events

• The 2040 Summer Olympics are expected to take place. These are huge international sports competitions where athletes from all over the world come together to compete.
• Scientists who study the Earth's climate believe that by 2040, the Arctic Ocean might be completely free of ice during the autumn months. This is due to climate change and rising global temperatures.

2040 in Stories and Movies

• The anime TV shows Macross Plus and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 are both set in this year.
• In the world of Star Trek: The Next Generation, regular television sets become old-fashioned and are no longer used.
• A group of short stories about Doctor Who, called Short Trips, also takes place in 2040.

See also

• In Spanish: 2040 para niños