What does BBY mean in Star Wars?
BBY and ABY are vital to dating important events in Star Wars as well as knowing what era we're talking about with all these new shows, like Andor, that are coming out. Join us and learn!
The Andor show takes place in 5 BBY. Rogue one takes place in 0 BBY. What do these dates mean and how do they relate to events in Star Wars? BBY stands for before the Battle of Yavin. The Battle of Yavin refers to the climax of the original Star Wars film, where the Death Star threatens to blow up the rebel base of Yavin 4. Events taking place after the Battle of Yavin, are fittingly named ABY. Revenge of the Sith takes place in 19 BBY and The Mandalorian takes place in 9 ABY, to give you some examples. BBY and ABY, can be looked at like BC and AD in the real world.