Stardates Explained - 20260625.0045

You don't understand the startdates?

Take, for example, 20260625.0045

Let me stick some spaces in some helpful places:

2026 06 25 . 00 45

That better?

20260625 means 25th June 2026, and 0045 is in 24-hour clock format, IE 12:45AM

Stardates in the Star Trek universe work in an entirely different way. Wikipedia has a good explanation on how Stardates work.