Stardates Explained - 20260515.2057

You don't understand the startdates?

Take, for example, 20260515.2057

Let me stick some spaces in some helpful places:

2026 05 15 . 20 57

That better?

20260515 means 15th May 2026, and 2057 is in 24-hour clock format, IE 8:57PM

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