Stardate (Baldwin)


 * ''This article is specific to stardates as used in the series

Stardates are timekeeping dates commonplace in the Federation. It is directly derived from the universial base measurment of time, the second.

As of 2377 1 stardate unit is equal to 33,000 seconds, or 9 hours, 10 minutes. 1000 Stardate units is slightly longer than 1 Earth Year.


 * Note - the '#' sign indicates that these numbers are for the time within the year. Many times, there can be up to two decimal places.

Background
The Stardate Calculator for was initially devleoped around Andrew Main's  Stardates in Star Trek FAQ, tweaked slightly to allow for a continuous  stardate progression. When tweaked to account for occuring in April 2378, the Stardate Calculator was completely rewritten. Seconds were used as a base for the new Stardate Calculator, as JavaScript computes dates based on the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970. It also made logical sense, since days and years are arbitrary and variable, while seconds are a fixed reference.