Stardates Explained - 20261212.0000

You don't understand the startdates?

Take, for example, 20261212.0000

Let me stick some spaces in some helpful places:

2026 12 12 . 00 00

That better?

20261212 means 12th December 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.