25th century

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Millennia:

2nd millennium - 3rd millennium - 4th millennium

Centuries:

24th century - 25th century - 26th century

The 25th century of the anno Domini (common) era will span the years 2401–2500 of the Gregorian calendar.

[edit] Astronomical predictions for the 25th century

• December 30, 2419: At 01:38 UTC Venus will occult Uranus
• 2426: Pluto's second orbit, since its discovery
• 2456: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter
• August 29, 2478: At 23:11 UTC Mars will occult Jupiter
• June 12, 2490: Transit of Venus
• May 6, 2492: Belgian astronomer Jean Meeus asserts that the orbits of all eight planets and Pluto will be within the same 90° arc of the Solar System. The last time this is believed to have occurred was on 1 February 949. [1]
• June 10, 2498: Transit of Venus

[edit] Science fiction set in the 25th century

• The events of the 2004 science fiction film Æon Flux is set in the year 2415.
• The Star Fox video game series is set in the 25th century.
• Buck Rogers (c. 2419 - original; 2491 - 1970s TV series)
• 2490: In the Halo universe the UNSC's fledging Interstellar Empire had expanded to between 800 to 1000 planets throughout the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. During this period, the planet Reach becomes one of the two headquarters of the UNSC military and government (the other was Earth itself), and is destined to become the most heavily fortified world under human control and the Inner Colonies became the heart of the United Nations Imperial Government. In addition, there were Brushfire Wars in the Outer Colonies in which Rebel Insurrections including the one at the Eridanus System led by Colonel Robert Watts were suppressed.
• Galactic Dream: Rage of War game storyline unfolds at the end of the 25th century, starting 2482 SGT (Standard Galactic Time).
• The computer game StarCraft is said to begin on December 12, 2499 (and may cross over into the early 26th century)
• Jason X (although it begins in an early year of the 21st century, most of the film is set in the year 2455)
• The video games TimeSplitters 2 and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect take place mainly in 2401.
• All of the characters from the television series Firefly and feature film Serenity are born in the latter part of the 25th century.
• In the series Magnus, Robot Fighter, by Russ Manning, in 2500 a robotic repair ship crashes on a planet around the star malev and suffers severe damage. This leads to the creation of Malev-6, a malevolent computer that fills the entire planet.
• In the film Happy Accidents, Vincent D'Onofrio's character Sam Deed claims to be from the year 2470.
• In David Brin's Uplift Universe, the events triggered by Streaker's discovery of the derelict fleet happen in the 25th century. Startide Rising and The Uplift War begin in 2489.
• The Silverhawks children's television series takes place in the 25th century.
• DC Comics superhero Booster Gold was born in the 25th century.

[edit] Decades and years