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2062 (MMLXII) will be a common year starting on Sunday (dominical letter A) of the Gregorian calendar, the 2062nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 62nd year of the 3rd millennium, the 62nd year of the 21st century, and the 3rd year of the 2060s decade.

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Predicted and scheduled events

  • March 11 – Solar eclipse of March 11, 2062.
  • March 25 – Total Lunar Eclipse.
  • May 10 – Transit of Mercury.
  • September 3 – Partial Solar Eclipse.
  • September 18 – Total Lunar Eclipse.
  • Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet be in early 2062.
  • Earth will have 2 billion people age 60 and over.
  • 6 billion people live in cities—the population of the entire world at the turn of the century.
  • By 2062, cohort life expectancy at birth is projected to reach 100 years for females in each UK constituent country except Scotland where it is projected to reach 99.4 years.

    • Speculations

  • Nanofabricators are a mainstream consumer product.
  • Complementary searches find life in our own and other planetary systems.

    • In fiction

  • Fireball XL5 (1962) takes place in 2062.
  • The Jetsons (1962) is supposed to take place in the year 2062.
  • The Red Star is banned together under the Solar Federation in Rush's song "2112" (1976).
  • The Last Dodo (2007) takes place in this year.
  • In Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (2010), the Tiberium infestation on planet Earth has reached critical levels by 2062 and Kane, leader of the Brotherhood of Nod, approaches GDI command in order to contain the organism, in a diplomatic meeting taking place in the destroyed city of Manchester.

    • References

    2062 Wikipedia
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