6th millennium

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Millennia:

5th millennium - 6th millennium - 7th millennium

The sixth millennium is a period of time which will begin on January 1 5001 and will end on December 31 6000.

Contents 1 Astronomical events 2 Science predictions 3 Science fiction 4 Fictional Events 5 Reference

[edit] Astronomical events

• 5001 September 11: Mercury occults Regulus
• 5366 August 27: Venus occults Aldebaran, the first occultation of Aldebaran by a planet since July 15 18,980 BC
• 5898 August 30: Venus occults Regulus
• 5974 September 25: Mercury occults Regulus
• 5997: Comet Hale-Bopp returns to the inner solar system

[edit] Science predictions

• 5200: Formation of a Type II civilization under the Kardashev scale.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Science fiction

• In 5161 (or, more accurately, CY 10087), the Andromeda Ascendant will be rescued by the crew of the Eureka Maru (for the television series Andromeda).

• In 5700, in the DC Comics universe, the Green Lantern at this point will be Pol Manning (actually an identity taken by Hal Jordan and Salakk).

• In reference to this, according to Amalgam Comics conitinuity, the Iron Lantern at this point will be Arno Manning, defending a futuristic Coast City.

• The 51st century is the origin of Greel in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

• In the 2005 series of Doctor Who, one of the Doctor's companions is Captain Jack Harkness, a defrocked time agent of the time police, originally from the 51st century. Also, the events of The Girl in the Fireplace take place partly during sometime in the 51st Century.

• In 5010, Bobby Pendragon, Gunny, and Patrick check future results of Hindenburg crash in the third book of the sci-fi/fantasy Pendragon series, The Never War.

[edit] Fictional Events

• In 5354, Ratchet and Clank will stop Chairman Drek and potentially save the universe by preventing him from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy.

• In the Zager and Evans song, In The Year 2525 - "In the year 5555, Your arms hanging limp at your sides. Your legs got nothing to do. Some machine doing that for you."

[edit] Reference

• Conjunctions of Regulus and the planets (in German)