2018

2018 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	2018; MMXVIII
Ab urbe condita	2771
Armenian calendar	1467; ԹՎ ՌՆԿԷ
Assyrian calendar	6768
Baháʼí calendar	174–175
Balinese saka calendar	1939–1940
Bengali calendar	1425
Berber calendar	2968
British Regnal year	66 Eliz. 2 – 67 Eliz. 2
Buddhist calendar	2562
Burmese calendar	1380
Byzantine calendar	7526–7527
Chinese calendar	丁酉年 (Fire Rooster); 4715 or 4508; — to —; 戊戌年 (Earth Dog); 4716 or 4509
Coptic calendar	1734–1735
Discordian calendar	3184
Ethiopian calendar	2010–2011
Hebrew calendar	5778–5779
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2074–2075
- Shaka Samvat	1939–1940
- Kali Yuga	5118–5119
Holocene calendar	12018
Igbo calendar	1018–1019
Iranian calendar	1396–1397
Islamic calendar	1439–1440
Japanese calendar	Heisei 30; (平成３０年)
Javanese calendar	1951–1952
Juche calendar	107
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4351
Minguo calendar	ROC 107; 民國107年
Nanakshahi calendar	550
Thai solar calendar	2561
Tibetan calendar	阴火鸡年; (female Fire-Rooster); 2144 or 1763 or 991; — to —; 阳土狗年; (male Earth-Dog); 2145 or 1764 or 992
Unix time	1514764800 – 1546300799

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century; 21st century ; 22nd century;
Decades:	1990s; 2000s; 2010s ; 2020s; 2030s;
Years:	2015; 2016; 2017; 2018 ; 2019; 2020; 2021;

2018 (MMXVIII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar.

Predicted events

February will not experience a completely realized full moon this year^[1]
July 1 – Presidential elections in Mexico.
July 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Estonia.
July 27 – Mars will make its closest approach to Earth since 2003. It will not be as close as the 2003 opposition.
August 11 – The final Drum Corps International World Championship to be held in the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, after an 11-year run.
September 16 – Swedish general election for the Riksdag.
November 6 – United States mid-term elections

China's One-child policy is expected to end.
2018 Winter Olympics – Host city will be chosen in 2011.
2018 Commonwealth Games – Host city will be chosen in 2011.
The London Convention, which prevents sea dumping, expires.
FIFA World Cup 2018 (host country scheduled to be chosen in 2011)
Researchers and investors in space elevator technology hope to start funding the construction of the first elevator by 2031.^[2]
NASA currently projects that its Vision for Space Exploration program will reach the Moon by 2018.
USAF 2018 Bomber project to likely replace B-52 and even B-1 has been mandated to enter service sometime this year.^[3]
Aurora Programme aerocapture and soft landing technology demonstrator for Mars.
The International nuclear fusion project ITER is expected to be completed.
Super Bowl LII (currently scheduled for February 4)
The Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument is expected to be opened 50 years after the time capsule was locked in 1968.
According to notable futurist Ray Kurzweil, by 2018 “there will be a drug that lets you eat whatever you want without gaining weight.”^[4]
The Fehmarn Belt bridge is expected to be completed.
The Giant Magellan Telescope will be completed.

Games set in 2018: