24th century

The 24th century of the anno Domini (common) era will span the years 2301–2400 of the Gregorian calendar. Unlike most century years, the year 2400 will be a leap year.

Astronomical events

• September 11, 2307: At 22:50 UTC, Venus will occult Uranus
• 2313: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter
• 2319: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
• June 4, 2327: At 00:54 UTC, Venus will occult Mars
• October 8, 2335: At 14:51 UTC, Venus will occult Jupiter
• April 7, 2351: At 17:22 UTC, Mercury will occult Uranus
• December 13, 2360: Transit of Venus
• December 10, 2368: Transit of Venus
• 2388: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
• May 11, 2391: Partial transit of Mercury
• November 17, 2400: Venus will occult Antares (last occultation of Antares by Venus was on September 17, 525 BC)

Science fiction set in the 24th century

Literature

• Bis zum Nullpunkt des Seins ("To the Zero Point of Existence"), written in 1871 by Kurd Laßwitz, is set in the year 2371.

Television

• Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2 Century (circa 2350)
• In the episode Attack of Big MACC in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series, the "thinking" robot MACC leaves his time (2390) and time travels back to the late 1980s. MACC later returns to his own time after helping the TMNT fighting Krang, Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady.
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (circa 2364–2370)
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (circa 2369–2375)
• Tom Corbett, Space Cadet is active in the year 2352.
• Star Trek: Voyager (circa 2371–2378)
• The apocalyptic Space Runaway Ideon occurs in the 24th century. It is an anime series made in 1980, and is quite famous in Japan.
• In Futurama 2303 is the year that the Monks started looking for God through their giant Telescope.
• In Jimmy Timmy 3, AJ planned to freeze himself to go to the 24th century.
• Setting for the anime Mobile Suit Gundam 00, (2307)

Movies

• Star Trek Generations (circa 2371)
• Star Trek: First Contact (circa 2373)
• Star Trek: Insurrection (circa 2375)
• Star Trek Nemesis (circa 2379)
• Forbidden Planet (circa 2381)

• Alien: Resurrection (circa 2381)

Computer games

• In the StarCraft series, 40,000 humans are exiled from Earth in 2309. They reach the Koprulu Sector on the Galactic Rim in 2337. Stranded on three separate worlds, they are reunited in 2397.
• The FreeSpace Series, a sci-fi space starfighter sim, takes place from 2335 to 2367
• Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos, a large-scale spacecraft game, takes place in years 2378 and 2393
• The Journeyman Project, a computer game, set in 2318
• The Journeyman Project Buried In Time, a computer game, set in 2328
• Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri takes place in 2327, usually referred to as ClanYear 124, in the date system used by the Clans inhabiting Alpha Centauri.
• Unreal Tournament series, a first-person shooter (circa 2341–2362)
• Mega Man Zero takes place sometime after 2302, but officially takes place in 22XX, at least four years earlier.
• Any Star Trek games taking place in the general timeline of the previously described television series.
• 2348 Gain Ground
• The character R.A.X. Coswell from the Sega Genesis videogame, Eternal Champions is from the year 2345.

Other games

In the Star Fleet Universe, Y1 — the year of First Contact between humanity and the Vulcans, has been postulated as occurring in 2400, although the Star Trek: First Contact movie previously mentioned identifies the year of first contact as 2063.

Books

• Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is set in the 24th century, where books are not allowed.
• Alliance-Union universe, backdrop for a series of novels by C. J. Cherryh starting in the 23rd century.
• Expedition, subtitled Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage to Darwin IV. Humans have made their world very toxic killing most lifeforms and forcing them to use other technology. They have also started studying Darwin IV, a planet bursting with life.
• In the Doctor Who novel The Stone Rose, Vanessa comes from the year 2375.
• Pandora's Star and Judas Unchained by Peter F. Hamilton is set in the 24th century.

Comic books

In Marvel Comics' "Hercules, Prince of Power," Zeus slays his son Ares god of war, in 2381.

External links

• 24th century at Memory Alpha