27th century

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Millennium:	2nd millennium - 3rd millennium - 4th millennium

Centuries:	26th century - 27th century - 28th century
Decades:	2600s 2610s 2620s 2630s 2640s 2650s 2660s 2670s 2680s 2690s

The 27th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2601-2700.

1 Astrology
2 Astronomical events
3 Cultural events
4 Science fiction set in the 27th century
5 Decades and years

[edit] Astrology

Expected to start the Age of Aquarius:
- ca. 2680, according to Shepherd Simpson, Dr., (Constellation length based);
- ca. 2654, according to Max Heindel (Zodiacal 30 degrees based; "orb of influence" already started around the 1934/1930s);
- ca. 2638, according to Elsa M. Glover, PhD., (Zodiacal 30 degrees based)
- about 2600, according to the International Astronomical Union constellations boundaries division.

[edit] Astronomical events

December 16, 2603: Transit of Venus
May 13, 2608: Grazing Transit of Mercury
December 13, 2611: Partial transit of Venus
February 16, 2649: At 11:17 UTC Venus will occult Neptune
2626/2627: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
2629: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
2655/2656: Triple conjunction Jupiter-Saturn
2663: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn
2699/2700: Triple conjunctions between Mars-Jupiter, Mars-Neptune and Jupiter-Neptune

[edit] Cultural events

The 639 year long performance of John Cage's organ work As Slow As Possible (begun in 2001) is scheduled to finish at the St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany in 2640.

Jamestown will have been settled 1,000 years ago in 2,607

[edit] Science fiction set in the 27th century

Jerzy Żuławski's classic tirilogy of novels On a Silver Moon are set in the 27th Century in which a race of moon dwarves search through spiritual enlightenment for a route back to Earth. Written in 1901-1911, the trilogy is one of the greatest works of Polish science fiction.
In the Futurama episode entitled "When Aliens Attack" the Planet Express crew spend their Labour Day at Monument Beach when Fry wonders why almost every monument is at Monument Beach when Leela tells Fry that in the 2600s New Yorkers voted for a super-villain governor that stole all the world's monuments. On Mount Rushmore you can see his face carved where Thomas Jefferson should be.
The Night's Dawn Trilogy books by Peter F. Hamilton, consisting of The Reality Dysfunction, The Neutronium Alchemist and The Naked God are set in the year 2611.
The video game series Wing Commander takes place during the mid to late 27th century.
Most of the F-Zero series, which is one of Nintendo's video game franchises, takes place during the early 27th century.
In both Bill & Ted movies (Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey), the "future scenes" take place in 2688 and 2691, respectively.
Several characters in the Star Trek universe originate from this century.
In the Futurama episode entitled A Big Piece of Garbage, Fry said that the professors smellescope was great as long as he didn't have to smell Uranus. Leela did not get the joke because as the professor told Fry astronomers renamed Uranus in 2620 to get rid of that awful joke once and for all and changed it to urectum.
The Contra series of video games (with the exception of Neo Contra) is set during this century.
The video game Earthsiege 2 begins in the year 2624, with the Earth having been in a major global war against a self-controlled AI called "Prometheus".

[edit] Decades and years

2590s	2590	2591	2592	2593	2594	2595	2596	2597	2598	2599
2600s	2600	2601	2602	2603	2604	2605	2606	2607	2608	2609
2610s	2610	2611	2612	2613	2614	2615	2616	2617	2618	2619
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2640s	2640	2641	2642	2643	2644	2645	2646	2647	2648	2649
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2700s	2700	2701	2702	2703	2704	2705	2706	2707	2708	2709

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