2046 (MMXLVI) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar.

Predicted events

• Assuming no further changes to the United States copyright law, Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger will enter the public domain.

Predictions

• World coal supply presumed to peak.
• Robotics experts predict that around this time most work in advanced industrial nations will be done by Robots (news reports, December 2006).

Fictional events

• Contrary to some pre-release speculations, the 2004 film 2046 does not entirely take place in this year. Rather, a science fiction subplot set in that year does form part of the narrative.
• According to Strong Bad, on March 31, 2046, at exactly 2:03 PM, the zombie uprising will begin, in which he will be reanimated to fight on the zombies' side.
• The film Doom, based on the video game series of the same name, takes place in this year.
• The Epilogue of the Jordan Chandler novel A Decibel Eight takes place this year