What is 22nd century?
{{centurybox |22}} The '''22nd century''' will begin on January 1, 2101 and end on December 31, 2200. ==Astronomical predictions for the 22nd century== *Solar eclipses ** [[June 25]], [[2150]]: a total [[solar eclipse]] with longer than 7 minutes of totality. This will be the first time this has happened in 177 years. ** [[July 5]], [[2168]]: 7 minutes 26 seconds of totality ** [[July 16]], [[2186]]: 7 minutes 29 seconds (close to the theoretical maximum). This is predicted to be the longest eclipse during the 8,000 year period from [[3rd millennium BC|3000 BC]] to AD [[5000]] (eclipse predictions by Fred Espenak, [[NASA]]). * [[August]] [[2113]]: First time [[Pluto]] reaches [[aphelion]] since its discovery. * [[December 11]], [[2117]]: [[transit of Venus]] * [[2123]]: Triple [[Conjunction (astronomy and astrology)|conjunction]] [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]-[[Jupiter (planet)|Jupiter]] *2123 June 9: Long lunar eclipse. * [[September 14]], [[2123]]: At 15:28 [[Universal Time|UTC]], [[Venus (planet)|Venus]] will [[occultation|occult]] Jupiter * [[December 8]], [[2125]]: [[Transit of Venus]] * [[July 29]], [[2126]]: At 16:08 UTC, [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] will [[occultation|occult]] Mars * [[March 10]], [[2130]]: At 07:32 UTC, Sun passes through solar system [[barycenter]] * [[December 3]], [[2133]]: At 14:14 UTC, Mercury will [[occultation|occult]] Venus * [[2134]]: [[Halley's Comet]] will return to the inner [[solar system]] * [[2148]]: Triple [[Conjunction (astronomy and astrology)|conjunction]] Mars-[[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]] * [[2170]]: Triple [[Conjunction (astronomy and astrology)|conjunction]] Mars-Jupiter * Given that [[Pluto]]'s orbit is approximately 248 Earth years, the year [[2178]] will mark the first Plutonian anniversary of the [[dwarf planet]]'s discovery. * [[2185]]: Triple [[Conjunction (astronomy and astrology)|conjunction]] Mars-Saturn * [[2187]]: Triple [[Conjunction (astronomy and astrology)|conjunction]] Mars-Saturn * [[September 2]], [[2197]]: Venus [[occultation|occults]] [[Spica]] (last occ