Stardates

As You'll know, in StarTrek they use Stardates for everything from News to Personal Logs.

So to save the confusion of not knowing how they create Stardates, I have come up with 4 simple tables to help You when writing reports and logs during a sim.

Until January 1, 2374, the first digit will always be a "5". (This number theoretically represents the 24th Century.). The first digit of the stardate indicates the century (but actually indicates a period of ten years). The following chart is provided as a quick reference for the first digit of the stardate.

YEARS	FIRST DIGIT OF STARDATE
2364-2373	4
2374-2383	5
2384-2393	6
2394-2403	7

The second digit of the stardate indicates the year. The following chart is provided as a quick reference for the second digit of the stardate.

USE THIS DIGIT	YEAR	USE THIS DIGIT	YEAR	USE THIS DIGIT	YEAR	USE THIS DIGIT	YEAR
1	2364	6	2369	1	2374	6	2379
2	2365	7	2370	2	2375	7	2380
3	2366	8	2371	3	2376	8	2381
4	2367	9	2372	4	2377	9	2382
5	2368	0	2373	5	2378	0	2383

The following chart is provided as a quick reference for the third to the fifth digit of the stardate. Note the digits that correspond to a date never change.

	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
1	003	087	167	251	333	418	500	585	669	751	836	918	1
2	005	090	169	254	336	421	503	587	672	754	839	921	2
3	008	093	172	257	339	423	505	590	675	757	842	923	3
4	011	096	175	260	342	426	508	593	678	760	844	926	4
5	014	098	178	262	344	429	511	596	680	762	847	929	5
6	016	101	180	265	347	432	514	598	683	765	850	932	6
7	019	104	183	268	350	434	516	601	686	768	852	934	7
8	022	107	186	270	352	437	519	604	689	770	855	937	8
9	025	109	189	273	355	440	522	607	691	773	858	940	9
10	027	112	191	276	358	443	525	609	694	776	861	943	10
11	030	115	194	279	361	445	527	612	697	779	863	945	11
12	033	117	197	281	363	448	530	615	699	781	866	948	12
13	036	120	199	284	366	451	533	617	702	784	869	951	13
14	038	123	202	287	369	454	536	620	705	787	872	954	14
15	041	126	205	290	372	456	538	623	708	790	874	956	15
16	044	128	208	292	374	459	541	626	710	792	877	959	16
17	046	131	210	295	377	462	544	628	713	795	880	962	17
18	049	134	213	298	380	464	546	631	716	798	883	964	18
19	052	137	216	301	383	467	549	634	719	800	885	967	19
20	055	139	219	303	385	470	552	637	721	803	888	970	20
21	057	142	221	306	388	473	555	639	724	806	891	973	21
22	060	145	224	309	391	475	557	642	727	809	893	975	22
23	063	148	227	311	393	478	560	645	730	811	896	978	23
24	066	150	230	314	396	481	563	648	732	814	899	981	24
25	068	153	232	317	399	484	566	650	735	817	902	984	25
26	071	156	235	320	402	486	568	653	738	820	904	986	26
27	074	158	238	322	404	489	571	656	740	822	907	989	27
28	077	161	240	325	407	492	574	658	743	825	910	992	28
29	079	164	243	328	410	495	577	661	746	828	913	995	29
30	082		246	331	413	497	579	664	749	831	915	997	30
31	085		249		415		582	667		833		000	31
	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC

4. The digit after the point (.) indicate a period of time in a day. This isn't the most perfect system, but it does preserve the fact that there should be only one digit after the decimal place, and it does narrow the time down to a 2 hour 24 minute period of the day. If for some reason you do need an exact time in a scenario, you could always simply add the time, for example: Stardate 47122.5, 1300 hours (February 14, 2370, 1:00 p.m.). The chart below is a quick reference for the meaning of the digit after the point.

Now are you confused yet? Most people are. The following samples are provided to give real meaning behind the information above.

	Military Time	Normal Time
.0	0000-0224	12:00 a.m. (Midnight) - 2:24 a.m.
.1	0225-0448	2:25 - 4:48 a.m.
.2	0449-0712	4:49 - 7:12 a.m.
.3	0713-0936	7:13 - 9:36 a.m.
.4	0937-1200	9:37 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Noon)
.5	1201-1424	12:01 - 2:24 p.m.
.6	1425-1648	2:25 - 4:48 p.m.
.7	1649-1912	4:49 - 7:12 p.m.
.8	1913-2136	7:13 - 9:36 p.m.
.9	2137-2359	9:37 - 11:59 p.m.

SAMPLES
DATE	TIME	STARDATE
12-NOV-2369	13:00	46866.5
30-JAN-2374	18:46	51082.7
15-JUN-2376	04:30	53456.1

	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
1	003	087	167	251	333	418	500	585	669	751	836	918	1
2	005	090	169	254	336	421	503	587	672	754	839	921	2
3	008	093	172	257	339	423	505	590	675	757	842	923	3
4	011	096	175	260	342	426	508	593	678	760	844	926	4
5	014	098	178	262	344	429	511	596	680	762	847	929	5
6	016	101	180	265	347	432	514	598	683	765	850	932	6
7	019	104	183	268	350	434	516	601	686	768	852	934	7
8	022	107	186	270	352	437	519	604	689	770	855	937	8
9	025	109	189	273	355	440	522	607	691	773	858	940	9
10	027	112	191	276	358	443	525	609	694	776	861	943	10
11	030	115	194	279	361	445	527	612	697	779	863	945	11
12	033	117	197	281	363	448	530	615	699	781	866	948	12
13	036	120	199	284	366	451	533	617	702	784	869	951	13
14	038	123	202	287	369	454	536	620	705	787	872	954	14
15	041	126	205	290	372	456	538	623	708	790	874	956	15
16	044	128	208	292	374	459	541	626	710	792	877	959	16
17	046	131	210	295	377	462	544	628	713	795	880	962	17
18	049	134	213	298	380	464	546	631	716	798	883	964	18
19	052	137	216	301	383	467	549	634	719	800	885	967	19
20	055	139	219	303	385	470	552	637	721	803	888	970	20
21	057	142	221	306	388	473	555	639	724	806	891	973	21
22	060	145	224	309	391	475	557	642	727	809	893	975	22
23	063	148	227	311	393	478	560	645	730	811	896	978	23
24	066	150	230	314	396	481	563	648	732	814	899	981	24
25	068	153	232	317	399	484	566	650	735	817	902	984	25
26	071	156	235	320	402	486	568	653	738	820	904	986	26
27	074	158	238	322	404	489	571	656	740	822	907	989	27
28	077	161	240	325	407	492	574	658	743	825	910	992	28
29	079	164	243	328	410	495	577	661	746	828	913	995	29
30	082		246	331	413	497	579	664	749	831	915	997	30
31	085		249		415		582	667		833		000	31
	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC

	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
1	003	087	167	251	333	418	500	585	669	751	836	918	1
2	005	090	169	254	336	421	503	587	672	754	839	921	2
3	008	093	172	257	339	423	505	590	675	757	842	923	3
4	011	096	175	260	342	426	508	593	678	760	844	926	4
5	014	098	178	262	344	429	511	596	680	762	847	929	5
6	016	101	180	265	347	432	514	598	683	765	850	932	6
7	019	104	183	268	350	434	516	601	686	768	852	934	7
8	022	107	186	270	352	437	519	604	689	770	855	937	8
9	025	109	189	273	355	440	522	607	691	773	858	940	9
10	027	112	191	276	358	443	525	609	694	776	861	943	10
11	030	115	194	279	361	445	527	612	697	779	863	945	11
12	033	117	197	281	363	448	530	615	699	781	866	948	12
13	036	120	199	284	366	451	533	617	702	784	869	951	13
14	038	123	202	287	369	454	536	620	705	787	872	954	14
15	041	126	205	290	372	456	538	623	708	790	874	956	15
16	044	128	208	292	374	459	541	626	710	792	877	959	16
17	046	131	210	295	377	462	544	628	713	795	880	962	17
18	049	134	213	298	380	464	546	631	716	798	883	964	18
19	052	137	216	301	383	467	549	634	719	800	885	967	19
20	055	139	219	303	385	470	552	637	721	803	888	970	20
21	057	142	221	306	388	473	555	639	724	806	891	973	21
22	060	145	224	309	391	475	557	642	727	809	893	975	22
23	063	148	227	311	393	478	560	645	730	811	896	978	23
24	066	150	230	314	396	481	563	648	732	814	899	981	24
25	068	153	232	317	399	484	566	650	735	817	902	984	25
26	071	156	235	320	402	486	568	653	738	820	904	986	26
27	074	158	238	322	404	489	571	656	740	822	907	989	27
28	077	161	240	325	407	492	574	658	743	825	910	992	28
29	079	164	243	328	410	495	577	661	746	828	913	995	29
30	082		246	331	413	497	579	664	749	831	915	997	30
31	085		249		415		582	667		833		000	31
	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC

	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
1	003	087	167	251	333	418	500	585	669	751	836	918	1
2	005	090	169	254	336	421	503	587	672	754	839	921	2
3	008	093	172	257	339	423	505	590	675	757	842	923	3
4	011	096	175	260	342	426	508	593	678	760	844	926	4
5	014	098	178	262	344	429	511	596	680	762	847	929	5
6	016	101	180	265	347	432	514	598	683	765	850	932	6
7	019	104	183	268	350	434	516	601	686	768	852	934	7
8	022	107	186	270	352	437	519	604	689	770	855	937	8
9	025	109	189	273	355	440	522	607	691	773	858	940	9
10	027	112	191	276	358	443	525	609	694	776	861	943	10
11	030	115	194	279	361	445	527	612	697	779	863	945	11
12	033	117	197	281	363	448	530	615	699	781	866	948	12
13	036	120	199	284	366	451	533	617	702	784	869	951	13
14	038	123	202	287	369	454	536	620	705	787	872	954	14
15	041	126	205	290	372	456	538	623	708	790	874	956	15
16	044	128	208	292	374	459	541	626	710	792	877	959	16
17	046	131	210	295	377	462	544	628	713	795	880	962	17
18	049	134	213	298	380	464	546	631	716	798	883	964	18
19	052	137	216	301	383	467	549	634	719	800	885	967	19
20	055	139	219	303	385	470	552	637	721	803	888	970	20
21	057	142	221	306	388	473	555	639	724	806	891	973	21
22	060	145	224	309	391	475	557	642	727	809	893	975	22
23	063	148	227	311	393	478	560	645	730	811	896	978	23
24	066	150	230	314	396	481	563	648	732	814	899	981	24
25	068	153	232	317	399	484	566	650	735	817	902	984	25
26	071	156	235	320	402	486	568	653	738	820	904	986	26
27	074	158	238	322	404	489	571	656	740	822	907	989	27
28	077	161	240	325	407	492	574	658	743	825	910	992	28
29	079	164	243	328	410	495	577	661	746	828	913	995	29
30	082		246	331	413	497	579	664	749	831	915	997	30
31	085		249		415		582	667		833		000	31
	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC