Stardates Explained - 20260427.0000

You don't understand the startdates?

Take, for example, 20260427.0000

Let me stick some spaces in some helpful places:

2026 04 27 . 00 00

That better?

20260427 means 27th April 2026, and 0000 is in 24-hour clock format, IE 12:00 midnight

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