Astronomical Events
This lists predicted extremely rare astronomical events from the beginning of the 11th millennium AD (Year 10,000)
| Years from now | Date | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8,000 |
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Earth's axial precession makes Deneb the North star. | |
| 70038650000000000008,650 years, 7002260000000000000260 days | 20 August, 10,663 AD | A simultaneous total solar eclipse and transit of Mercury. | |
| 70038707000000000008,707 years, 700129000000000000029 days | 10,720 AD | The planets Mercury and Venus will both cross the ecliptic at the same time. | |
| 70039255000000000009,255 years, 7002266000000000000266 days | 25 August, 11,268 AD | A simultaneous total solar eclipse and transit of Mercury. | |
| 70039562000000000009,562 years, 700187000000000000087 days | 28 February, 11,575 AD | A simultaneous annular solar eclipse and transit of Mercury. | |
| 10,000 |
|
The Gregorian calendar will be roughly 10 days out of sync with the Sun's position in the sky. | |
| 700411412000000000011,412 years, 7002288000000000000288 days | 17 September 13,425 AD | A near-simultaneous transit of Venus and Mercury. | |
| 12,000–13,000 |
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The Earth's axial precession will make Vega the North Star. | |
| 13,000 |
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By this point, halfway through the precessional cycle, Earth's axial tilt will be reversed, causing summer and winter to occur on opposite sides of Earth's orbit. This means that the seasons in the northern hemisphere, which experiences more pronounced seasonal variation due to a higher percentage of land, will be even more extreme, as it will facing towards the Sun at Earth's perihelion and away from the Sun at aphelion. | |
| 700413219000000000013,219 years, 7002124000000000000124 days | 5 April, 15,232 AD | A simultaneous total solar eclipse and transit of Venus. | |
| 700413777000000000013,777 years, 7002138000000000000138 days | 20 April, 15,790 AD | A simultaneous annular solar eclipse and transit of Mercury. | |
| 700418861000000000018,861 years, 700129000000000000029 days | 20,874 AD | The lunar Islamic calendar and the solar Gregorian calendar will share the same year number. After this, the shorter Islamic calendar will slowly overtake the Gregorian. | |
| 27,000 |
|
The eccentricity of Earth's orbit will reach a minimum, 0.00236 (it is now 0.01671). | |
| 700436159000000000036,159 years, 7002303000000000000303 days | October, 38,172 AD | A transit of Uranus from Neptune, the rarest of all planetary transits. | |
| 700446888000000000046,888 years, 700188000000000000088 days | 1 March, 48,901 AD | The Julian calendar (365.25 days) and Gregorian calendar (365.2425 days) will be one year apart. | |
| 700465160000000000065,160 years, 700129000000000000029 days | 67,173 AD | The planets Mercury and Venus will both cross the ecliptic at the same time. | |
| 700467150000000000067,150 years, 7002235000000000000235 days | 26 July, 69,163 AD | A simultaneous transit of Venus and Mercury. | |
| 7005222495000000000222,495 years, 7002115000000000000115 days | 27 and 28 March, 224,508 AD | Respectively, Venus and then Mercury will transit the Sun. | |
| 7005569728000000000569,728 years, 700129000000000000029 days | 571,741 AD | A simultaneous transit of Venus and the Earth as seen from Mars |
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