Stardates Explained - 20260408.0205

You don't understand the startdates?

Take, for example, 20260408.0205

Let me stick some spaces in some helpful places:

2026 04 08 . 02 05

That better?

20260408 means 8th April 2026, and 0205 is in 24-hour clock format, IE 2:05AM

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