STAR TREK THEORY: Stardates Explained (How To Calculate Today’s Stardate)
How do stardates work?
Ever since Star Trek: The Original Series, Starfleet has used a time measurement called "stardates" in their captain's logs.
But how are these stardates calculated? How did the lore change from classic Trek to Star Trek: The Next Generation? What about Prime timeline vs. Kelvin timeline?
Today, I present one formula that finally makes ALL stardates make sense. (Yes, really.)
This is a fan theory based on canonical sources. (Mostly Memory Alpha, go-to Wiki for all things Star Trek canon.) My hope is to make this video the definitive source on stardate calculation.
Live long and prosper!
0:00 Intro
3:16 The Kelvin Formula
4:59 The Stardate Calendar Formula
6:17 Why Stardates Make No Sense
12:46 The Julian Date
18:49 Cracking The Code
27:44 What Is The Unit Of A Stardate?
30:24 How To Calculate Today’s Stardate
39:10 How To Convert A Stardate To A Gregorian Date
46:42 Your Continuing Mission
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