2012

2012 () will be a of the.

January

 * — Presidential
 * — and scheduled new moon. This time of year is associated with the Water-Dragon in Chinese.
 * —, the second-largest on record (size 13x13x33 km) is expected to pass Earth at 0.1790 s (~16.647 Million Miles).  studied Eros in the  probe launched February 2000.

February

 * — will be played.
 * — If she is still on the throne, will celebrate her . A series of festivities across the  and  will likely run throughout the year.

April

 * — The is released to the public.
 * — The United States will cede control of the of the  after 50 years of control.

May

 * — Annular, a Sunday.
 * May - ial election (if the incumbent's term had normally finished in May).
 * May - due to be held if the current government remains in office for a full term.

June

 * — Second and last  of the planet  of this century; the next pair is predicted to occur in  and  (see ).
 * – — will be played in /.

July

 * — The first possible government in elected by  take office.
 * — Presidential Elections in.
 * — Opening ceremony of the begins in  at 7:30 pm, 8:30pm BST.

August

 * — Closing ceremony of the in, , a Sunday.
 * — Start of the

September

 * — Finish of the

October

 * — at 1:36, the Earth will be home to 7 billion people, according to the.

November

 * — Total (visible in northern  and the South Pacific).
 * — Penumbral
 * — Total (visible in northern  and the South Pacific).
 * — Penumbral
 * — Total (visible in northern  and the South Pacific).
 * — Penumbral

December

 * — Jupiter oppositions.
 * — The, notably used by the among others of  , completes its thirteenth  cycle since the calendar's mythical starting point (equivalent to   in the , according to the "GMT-correlation" = 584283). The Long Count b'ak'tun date of this starting point (13.0.0.0.0) is repeated, for the first time in a span of approximately 5,125 s. The significance of this period-ending to the pre-Columbian Maya themselves is unclear, and there is an incomplete  ( Stela 6) that records this date. It is also to be found carved on the walls of the Temple of Inscriptions in , where it functions as a base date from which other dates are computed. However, it is conjectured that this may represent in the  a transition from the current Creation world into the next. The December  for 2012 also occurs on this day.
 * — The alternative date for the completion of the thirteenth b'ak'tun cycle in the Maya calendar, using a version of the GMT-correlation based on a JDN of 584285 (a.k.a. the "Lounsbury correlation"), which is supported by a smaller number of Mayanist researchers.
 * — Expiration of the.

Unknown dates

 * will hold their.
 * The Replacement Eastern Span of the will open to traffic, replacing the old Eastern cantilever span that was damaged in the  in 1989, almost a quarter century (23 years) after the span was damaged
 * 's 11th (–2012) ends and the 12th one (2012–) starts.
 * The plans to complete 5-year process to cease  broadcasts region-by-region, with, ,  and  being the last areas to switch off analogue.
 * and plan to cease analogue television broadcasts.
 * This is the year when California's ban on the production of is scheduled to take effect.
 * 's new is scheduled to become fully operational for  support flights.
 * plans to launch the spacecraft
 * in New York City: Construction is scheduled to be finished by 2012 at the latest.
 * magazine will conduct its Top Ten Films of All-Time poll for the seventh decade since 1952.
 * The is set to be completed, 17 years behind the original plan.
 * The light aircraft carriers/large amphibious ships, the largest ships ever to be operated by the Royal Australian Navy, are planned to be in service by 2012.
 * predicts that the Sun will also reverse its own magnetic poles during 2012 as result of reaching the end of the current 11-year sunspot cycle.
 * The receives the delivery of the first.
 * In 2012, asteroid comes into view again to recalculate odds of impact.
 * will be eligible for a parole hearing again.

Major religious holidays

 * — by  (Celebrated by  Christians)
 * —, a (Celebrated on  in some places)
 * — Mawlid an Nabi -
 * —, also known as
 * —, a
 * — Lailat al Miraj -
 * — Summer, also known as or
 * — Begins -
 * —, a
 * — Id al Fitr -
 * —, also known as
 * —, a and  new year
 * — New Year -
 * — Winter, also known as
 * — Winter, also known as

Metaphysical predictions
2012 is sometimes claimed to be a of spiritual transformation (or ). Many esoteric sources interpret the completion of the thirteenth cycle in the  of the  (which occurs on  by the most widely held correlation) to mean there will be a major change in world order..

Accordingly, several eclectic authors claim that a major, world-changing event will take place in 2012:
 * The 1995 book  linked the Maya calendar with long-period.
 * The book  claims the Maya may have been instructed in their wisdom by discarnate entities from and the . Contact was maintained through shamanic rituals conducted in accordance with the movements of planets and stars. However, some Mayan priests living and working in Guatemala assert that there is no legitimacy to this theory.
 * The 1997 book  claims that, according to certain algorithms of the, a meteor, asteroid or comet will collide with the Earth.
 * The book The Nostradamus Code speaks of a series of natural disasters caused by a comet (possibly as above) that will allow the third Antichrist to disperse his troops around the globe under the guise of aid in preparation for a possible nuclear war, although in the strictest sense it is unspecific as to nuclear war or some other natural or man caused destruction.
 * The book The Orion Prophecy claims that the will reverse.
 * The 2005 book Beyond 2012: Catastrophe or Ecstasy by  reviews several theories, prophecies and predictions concerning 2012 and finds where authors have used faulty information or have bent the truth to fit their theories.
 * The 2006 book 2012: The Return of  by discusses theories of a possible global awakening to psychic connection by the year 2012, creating a.
 * The 2007 book Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation into Civilization's End by does not make any specific new predictions, but it reviews a number of 2012 predictions made by various sources, and presents arguments for the possible existence of dangerous positive feedback loops involving solar storms, Earth's magnetic field, cosmic rays, hurricanes, global warming, earthquakes, and supervolcanoes that may be on the verge of erupting.

Other prophecies and apocalyptic writings and hypotheses for this year include:
 * 's mathematical suggests a point of  in which humankind will go through a great shift in consciousness.
 * Some proponents of a catastrophe place major events in 2012. 's book  claims that the  will begin and permanent s will occur worldwide. Several studies predict a peak in oil production in or around 2012.
 * Some alien-enthusiasts (e.g. ), along with some new-agers, believe 2012 to correspond approximately with the return of alien "watchers" or "caretakers" who might have helped the first human civilizations with developing their technology and may have been waiting for us to reach a higher level of technological and/or social advancement. Beliefs range from the extra-terrestrials having benevolent purposes — such as to help human society evolve — to malevolent purposes — such as enslavement of mankind and/or manipulation.
 * There is a Hindu following indicating the appearance of an (God in human form) with God-like powers who will herald a new age. A website to this effect appears at: End of the World 2012.

Literature

 * ' (1941/1958) and ' (1973) by : A crucial meeting of the takes place, following the election of  for . In both novels, viewpoint character  is asked what happened at this meeting as he is the last living eyewitness; in both novels he declines to answer. Nehemiah Scudder establishes a religious dictatorship in the USA.
 *  by (1945): About one-quarter of the papers are found among sacks of waste paper at Oxford by a Mr. Green.
 * "Domain" and "Resurrection" by author : A fictional series that tells the events of the Gabriel twins after discovering the mystery behind 2012.
 * "" by author is a fictional novel about three  and the occurrences leading up to December 21, 2012 in each as the walls between them begin to thin and allow passage through gateways to the others.

Comics

 *  ("," 1999–2000): The Invisibles' "fictional" universe expands into the meta-context of the "higher universe," possibly our own.
 *  is a Canadian online animation series involving Aliens plotting to host an intergalactic television show which will terminate mankind. The alien television show involves the Christ Vs. Antichrist on Dec.21 2012.

Music

 * "A Certain Shade of Green," a song from the album , references 2012 in the following lines: Are you gonna stand around till 2012 A.D.? / What are you waiting for, a certain shade of green?. December 21, 2012 also appears to be the date when the video for the song "Warning" is supposed to take place.
 * 's song Get'em Out By Friday from their 1972 album , sets "18/9/2012" (on the printed operistic-dialog lyrics) as the date when "Genetic Control" would set a height restriction on human beings so that twice as many people could fit on real estate properties.
 * "Pesky Solar Flares", by Angie Strange has lyrics relating to coronal mass ejections occurring during the Winter Solstice of 2012. The song was available as a free download on the website of the popular American conspiracy talk radio show Coast To Coast Am.
 * The song "I.F.O." (to be found on their second, self-titled album), which is about UFO sightings and governmental conspiracies to cover them up, references the year 2012: "Prepare to meet your maker in the skies over the pyramids / Check Stonehenge / Go ask the Mayans / 2012 soon come / I will be waitin' sayin' I told you so / When the skies are ripped open / And the mothership lands on your cynical ass".
 * (hed) p.e. also references 2012 in "Killing Time" from their third album "Broke". come Twenty Twelve, come twelve tribes, come twelve strands, come twelve lives Twelve steps, twelve months, twelve drug dealers
 * artist released his LP, entitled '', in 2006
 * The song "" presents a counter argument to the ancient predictions regarding 2012, even posing the question, "Oh yeah?"
 * The instrumental song "December 21, 2012" by, which appears as a B-side to their best-selling 7" vinyl single of their cover "Explosions" (Released 1997).
 * The song "" is about the apparent end of the world on December 21, 2012. The lyrics are translated as "The 21st Of December, 2012, The time will come"
 * The song "" refers to the world ending in 2012 as a warning for friends to do something to prepare.
 * British nu-rave outfit sing about apocalyptic horsemen in their song "Four Horsemen Of 2012" (Xan Valleys EP)
 * The song "2012 — Demise of the 5th Sun" by the melodic death metal band is a reference to the year 2012. "For the lines on the fractal wave / Fit the course of history / They're created to work as one till the end / When the winter solstice comes / Actualizing the prophecy / The demise in 2012 realized"
 * The song "3 Days in Darkness", off of The Gathering album is a song about 2012, and speaks of the earth being swallowed in molten fire.
 * 's album Praise The Fallen" has the subtitle "PTF 2012", which is also the name of a track in the album, which seems to be predominantly about an upcoming war. The song, "Honour" starts with the line, "Passive fields, January 2012..."
 * Heavy metal band 's two albums both deal with prophecies concerning the year 2012.
 * "2012" is the name of the 2005 album by the experimental rock band, and several songs make references to ancient Mayan culture, such as "Burial Mound" and "The King of Lost Light."
 * On the band 's album there is a track called "2012 and Countless" in which the only words are "There's no 666 in Outer Space" repeated.
 * Metal band 's album has a track entitled "Live at Palenque 2012" referencing both the Mayan calendar date and the site at which the Temple of Inscriptions where it is carved.
 * mentions the year 2012 and December 21, 2012 on his Poet Laureate Infinity vocals and on his 2007 album.

Television

 * "," 2005: A breaks loose under the  salt plains, and plans to kill every living thing on.
 * "," 2006: The episode is set during the lead-up to the in.
 *  ("," 1999): The War of 2012 occurs, during which talk-show host lost his "freakishly long legs."
 *  ("," 2002): On, Aliens invade Earth.
 *  ("," 2002): On, Aliens invade Earth.

2012 in games

 * : With the, magic returns to the world in an event called "The Awakening."
 * Escape 2012: The player's mission is to escape from alien captivity.
 * In, a campaign setting for the and  roleplaying games, the institute that the protagonists belong to believe that 2012 will be the end of the world.
 * is set in this year
 *  is set during this year.
 * In , the Hierarchy invasion begins.
 * An in-game document from  contains the date 2012 circled and underlined but the significance of this is yet unknown.
 * In , American president David Jefferson Adams accepts his second term in office after the disqualifies all other presidential candidates.