#!/usr/bin/env python """ Calculate the Julian Date """ import time import math t = time.time() """ Technically, we should be adding 2440587.5, however, since we are trying to stick to the stardate concept, we add only 40587.5""" jd = (t / 86400.0 + 40587.5) # Use the idea that 10 Julian days is equal to 1 stardate print ("%05.9f" % jd)[:-7]