2088

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century 21st century 22nd century
Decades:	2060s 2070s 2080s 2090s 2100s
Years:	2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091

2088 (MMLXXXVIII) will be a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2088th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 88th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2080s decade.

Predicted and scheduled events

• Documents authored by Pope Francis from the year 2013 will be made publicly available, following a rule wherein documents stored in the Vatican Secret Archive will only be released to scholars and the public 75 years following their authorship and internment.
• October 27 - Mercury occults Jupiter for the first time since 1708, but very close to the Sun and impossible to view with naked eye.

In fiction

• The anime series Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ takes place in the year 2088 (Universal Century 0088).