Stardates Explained - 20260824.1953

You don't understand the startdates?

Take, for example, 20260824.1953

Let me stick some spaces in some helpful places:

2026 08 24 . 19 53

That better?

20260824 means 24th August 2026, and 1953 is in 24-hour clock format, IE 7:53PM

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