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System of time measurement in Star Trek

For the radio program, see StarDate.

A stardate is a fictional system of time measurement developed for the television and film series Star Trek.

In the series, use of this date system is commonly heard at the beginning of a voice-over log entry, such as "Captain's log, stardate 41153.7.

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Our destination is planet Deneb IV …". While the original method was inspired by the Modified Julian date^[1][2][3] system currently used by astronomers, the writers and producers have selected numbers using different methods over the years, some more arbitrary than others.

This makes it impossible to convert all stardates into equivalent calendar dates, especially since stardates were originally intended to avoid specifying exactly when Star Trek takes place.^[4]

Original stardate

The original 1967 Star Trek Guide (April 17, 1967, p. 25) instructed writers for the original Star Trek T