#!/usr/bin/env python """ Calculate the Julian Date """ import time t = time.time() """ Technically, we should be adding 2440587.5, however, since we are trying to stick to the stardate concept, we add only 440587.5""" jd = t / 86400.0 + 440587.5 # Use the idea that 10 Julian days is equal to 1 stardate print "%05.1f" % (jd / 10)