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Initially, stardates varied wildly and were not necessarily sequential, though they generally increased over time.<ref name="TOS1"/><ref name="TOS2"/><ref name="TOS3"/><ref name="TAS1"/><ref name="TAS2"/> This system remained in use until the 24th century.<ref name="TNG101"/>
  
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Prior to 2265,<ref name="VOY265"/><ref name="TOS00"/> stardates were based on [[Earth]]'s calendar. This system used the Earth calendar year as the base unit, with the day (numbered between 01-365/366) following the decimal.<ref name="ST11"/> For example, Stardate 2233.04 was 4 January 2233, while Stardate 2259.246 was 3 September 2259.<ref group="Notes" name="PreTOS"/>
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In [[2322]],<ref name="TNG101"/><ref name="TNG126"/> a new stardate system was introduced. This adjusted the previous system by having 1000 stardates be equivalent to one [[Earth]] [[year]], but remained otherwise independent from the Earth calendar. Each stardate was approximately 8 [[hours]], 45 [[minutes]] long, and was subdivided by a decimal; the number of digits following the decimal point could be used to calculate the precise time with great detail. The first day of each "stardate year" (when Stardate x999 becomes Stardate y000, where x and y represent the current "stardate years," e.g. 51999 and 52000) fell on 23 May of each Earth year; the [[First Contact Day]] holiday fell on Stardate x868 of each year (e.g. Stardate 54868.6 was [[2377#APR05|5 April 2377]]).<ref name="VOY269"/><ref name="NextGen"/>
  
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Sometime prior to the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]]'s Five-Year Mission under [[Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|James T. Kirk]] in 2265,<ref name="VOY265"/> the stardate system changed, and was no longer linked to the Earth calendar.<ref name="TOS00"/> This system remained in use until the 24th century.<ref name="TNG101"/>
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In 2322,<ref name="TNG101"/><ref name="TNG126"/> another new stardate system was introduced. This married the previous two systems by having 1000 stardates be equivalent to one Earth year, but remained otherwise independent from the Earth calendar. Each stardate is approximately 8 hours, 45 minutes long, and is subdivided by a decimal; the number of digits following the decimal point can be used to calculate the precise time with great detail. The first day of each "stardate year" (when Stardate x999 becomes Stardate y000, where x and y represent the current "stardate years," e.g. 51999 and 52000) falls on 23 May of each Earth year; the [[First Contact Day]] holiday falls on Stardate x868 of each year (e.g. Stardate 54868.6 was 5 April 2377).<ref name="VOY269"/><ref group="Notes" name="NextGen"/>
 
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Also in use during the 23rd and early 24th centuries was the Reference Stardate system. Unrelated to the other stardate systems, the Reference Stardates were also based on the Earth calendar and could be calculated retroactively, but were not widely used. Using the Earth year 2000 as a baseline, Reference Stardates marked centuries ahead of a forward slash, followed by two digits for the year, two for the month, a decimal, and the date (e.g. Reference Stardate 1/5104.16 for 16 April 2151, or -1/6609.08 for 8 September 1966).<ref name="FASA2004"/><ref group="Notes" name="FASA"/>
 
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<ref name="PreTOS">Although the events of [[Star Trek (Film)|''Star Trek'' (2009)]] took place within an alternate reality, the implication was that the timelines were identical prior to the changes wrought by [[Nero]] when he traveled back in time. The stardate system in use throughout the film clearly predated the changes to the timeline.</ref>
 
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<ref name="NextGen">The new stardate system introduced in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' followed much clearer rules than that of the original series. Each year was divided into 1000 stardates, and the Earth year 2364 was given in the season 1 finale, "[[The Neutral Zone (Episode)|The Neutral Zone]];" this was the first time an Earth calendar year was mentioned on screen. It was not until "[[Homestead (Episode)|Homestead]]," in the seventh season of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]],'' when both an Earth date (First Contact Day, e.g., 5 April 2377) and a stardate (54868.6) were given in the same episode. This allows for a very precise calculation of which Earth dates align with a stardate.</ref>
 
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<ref name="FASA">The Reference Stardate system introduced in [[FASA]]'s ''[[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game]]'' was an early effort to reconcile stardates with Earth calendar dates. This is now, in fact, of limited use as a reference, as the dates given were all based upon the ''Spaceflight Chronology'' book, which was almost entirely contradicted and superseded by the ''[[Star Trek Chronology (Book)|Star Trek Chronology]].''</ref>
 
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<ref name="TOS00">"[[The Cage (Episode)|The Cage]]." ''[[Star Trek]],'' Episode 0. Television. 1965 (Unaired).</ref>
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<ref name="FASA2004">"[[Cadet's Orientation Sourcebook (FASA-2004A)|Cadet's Orientation Sourcebook]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Roleplaying Game]],'' Supplement 2004A. Game. FASA. 1983.</ref>
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<ref name="TNG101">"[[Encounter at Farpoint (Episode)|Encounter at Farpoint]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]],'' Episodes 101-102. Television. 28 September 1987.</ref>
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<ref name="TNG126">"[[The Neutral Zone (Episode)|The Neutral Zone]]." ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]],'' Episode 126. Television. 16 May 1988.</ref>
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<ref name="VOY265">"[[Q2 (Episode)|Q2]]." ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]],'' Episode 265. Television. 11 April 2001.</ref>
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<ref name="VOY269">"[[Homestead (Episode)|Homestead]]." ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]],'' Episode 269. Television. 9 May 2001.</ref>
 
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<ref name="ST11">''[[Star Trek (Film)|Star Trek]].'' Film. 8 May 2009.</ref>
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<ref name="NextGen">The new stardate system introduced in ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' followed much clearer rules than that of the original series. Each year was divided into 1000 stardates, and the Earth year 2364 was given in the season 1 finale, "[[The Neutral Zone (Episode)|The Neutral Zone]];" this was the first time an Earth calendar year was mentioned on screen. It was not until "[[Homestead (Episode)|Homestead]]," in the seventh season of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]],'' when both an Earth date (First Contact Day, e.g., 5 April 2377) and a stardate (54868.6) were given in the same episode. This allows for a very precise calculation of which Earth dates align with a stardate.</ref>
 
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Initially, stardates varied wildly and were not necessarily sequential, though they generally increased over time.[1][2][3][4][5] This system remained in use until the 24th century.[6]

In 2322,[6][7] a new stardate system was introduced. This adjusted the previous system by having 1000 stardates be equivalent to one Earth year, but remained otherwise independent from the Earth calendar. Each stardate was approximately 8 hours, 45 minutes long, and was subdivided by a decimal; the number of digits following the decimal point could be used to calculate the precise time with great detail. The first day of each "stardate year" (when Stardate x999 becomes Stardate y000, where x and y represent the current "stardate years," e.g. 51999 and 52000) fell on 23 May of each Earth year; the First Contact Day holiday fell on Stardate x868 of each year (e.g. Stardate 54868.6 was 5 April 2377).[8][9]


Notes and References

  1. ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). Star Trek, season 1. Desilu Productions. 1966-1967.
  2. ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). Star Trek, season 2. Desilu Productions. 1967-1968.
  3. ↑ Roddenberrry, Gene (Executive Producer). Star Trek, season 3. Producer: Fred Freiberger. Paramount Pictures. 1968-1969.
  4. ↑ Scheimer, Lou & Norm Prescott (Producers). Star Trek: The Animated Series, season 1. Filmation Associates. 1973-1974.
  5. ↑ Scheimer, Lou & Norm Prescott (Producers). Star Trek: The Animated Series, season 2. Filmation Associates. 1974-1974.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Encounter at Farpoint". Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 1, episode 1-2 (Production number 101-102). Co-Executive Producers: Rick Berman & Maurice Hurley. Directed by Corey Allen. Written by D.C. Fontana & Gene Roddenberry. Paramount Pictures. 28 September 1987.
  7. ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Neutral Zone". Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 1, episode 26 (Production number 126). Co-Executive Producers: Rick Berman & Maurice Hurley. Directed by James L. Conway. Story by Deborah McIntyre & Mona Clee. Teleplay by Maurice Hurley. Paramount Pictures. 16 May 1988.
  8. ↑ "Homestead." Star Trek: Voyager, Episode 269. Television. 9 May 2001.
  9. ↑ The new stardate system introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation followed much clearer rules than that of the original series. Each year was divided into 1000 stardates, and the Earth year 2364 was given in the season 1 finale, "The Neutral Zone;" this was the first time an Earth calendar year was mentioned on screen. It was not until "Homestead," in the seventh season of Star Trek: Voyager, when both an Earth date (First Contact Day, e.g., 5 April 2377) and a stardate (54868.6) were given in the same episode. This allows for a very precise calculation of which Earth dates align with a stardate.
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