Stardates are timekeeping dates commonplace in the Federation. It is derived from the universal base measurement of time, the second. As of 2377, 1 stardate unit is equal to 33,000 seconds, or 9 hours, 10 minutes. 1,000 stardate units is slightly longer than 1 Earth Year. Note - the '#' sign indicates that these numbers are for the time within the year. Many times, there can be up to two decimal places.