click here to download the original DOS16 version of Star Date. (Released: Mar 1, 1998. Approx. 0.03 MBs )

Info on Star Date's dating method:

What it Does

This program tells you the Star Date as used in the Star Trek series with a few changes to make it usable in real life.  We aren't saying this program actually contributes anything to society, but it is a dating method.

How to read it

When you run the program, it will display the date like this:

097055.8

• The first digit, 0 in this case, tells you what century it is.  The century is found by the last digit of the century.  For example, from the year 1901 until 2001 it was the 20th century, hence 0.  From 2001 until 2101 it will be the 21st century, hence 1.
• The next two digit, 97 in this case, represent the number of year of the century.  97 being the 97th year of the 20th century, or in other words, 1997.
• The next three digits tell you the Day Number of The Year (see below).  January 1 being day 1.  Note, leap years alter the dates.  See below.  Happily, all Star Dates have conversion functions built in, so it will give you the accurate date in standard ACE form.
• The next 1 or 2 digit following the decimal give you the Decimal Time of Day. (See below)  The Decimal time increments once ever 2 hours and 24 minutes.  The Windows Star Date also include a hundredth digit which dramatically increases the efficiency: It increases once every 14 minutes and 24 seconds.

 

The real Star Date on Star Trek: TNG, DS9, VOY;

47234.0

At the beggining of Star Trek: The Next Generation the star date was made as such:

• The first digit is the century.  Since ST:TNG is based in the 24th century, the number 4 is used.
• The next digit represents the season number, so this would be in ST:TNGs 7th and final season.  Note: DS9 used the same dating method, so year 2 of DS9 is the 7th season.
• The next three digit are the day of the year, from 000 to 999, and they only approximate how far through the season the episode is.
• The decimal is the tenth of a day Decimal Time, as above.

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