Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century – 21st century – 22nd century
Decades:	2010s 2020s 2030s – 2040s – 2050s 2060s 2070s
Years:	2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049

The 2040s will begin on January 1, 2040 and will end on December 31, 2049.

[edit] Notable predictions and known events

• Possible manned mission to Jupiter's moon, Callisto. ^[1]

[edit] 2045

• One prediction (by Ray Kurzweil) places the emergence of the technological singularity in 2045.
• On August 12, a total solar eclipse will take place in the United States, producing a path from California to Florida. Some parts of Florida are predicted to experience totality for six minutes, the longest in US history.

[edit] References