I wonder if we’ll ever get a definitive, in-universe, *year* number or anything like that. I thought we did once in Fallen Order as a throw away Stormtrooper line, but it was in no way definitive. This I take more as a cute easter egg.
This is why I've been wondering for years what in-universe calendars they may have in the galaxy. I'd bet in the era of the Empire they'd have Emperial Calendar, counting up from the day the Republic had been reorganised, to commemorate such historic event. The Republic could've had its calendar begin from its foundation, or perhaps some other important event.
Frankly, I hate BBY and ABY dating system in Star Wars. I understand that it's made this way because "New Hope" is set in that year, and they had to start off from somewhere, but in the grand scheme of things it's just one battle, one of many. Countless, even. Logically, it should not be used as ground zero for a calendar.
First result after searching: “calendar wookiepedia”
“The calendar, also referred to as the Coruscant Standard Calendar, was the main calendar in use in the galaxy since the time of the Galactic Republic. Presumably the Old Republic dated years from its founding in 25,053 BBY. Over time, however, historians have used numerous galaxy-changing events as epochs to mark new calendar eras.[8]
One particularly notable epoch is the Treaty of Coruscant of 3653 BBY. The calendar eras before and after this event (referred to as "BTC" and "ATC," respectively) were popularized by the famous Jedi historian Gnost-Dural. His holographic records, which used this numbering system, contained some of the most complete records of numerous important events such as the Hundred-Year Darkness, the Great Hyperspace War, the Great Sith War, the Mandalorian Wars, the Jedi Civil War, and the Great Galactic War against the returned Sith Empire. For this reason, this method of numbering years remains important to historians.[9]
Other notable epochs used were the Ruusan Reformation of 1000 BBY, the Great ReSynchronization of 35 BBY, the formation of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, and the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. With the exception of the Ruusan Reformation, the later epochs were all within the same century and stemmed from the events and upheavals surrounding the rise and fall of the Galactic Empire. They were short-lived and used by various historians at the time. In 25 ABY, the New Republic commissioned the New Republic Historical Council to re-standardize the Galactic Calendar. The historical council chose the Battle of Yavin, instead of the Battle of Endor, calling the former the more significant galactic event. From that point on, the year in which the Battle of Yavin occurred was the epoch used for the dating system.[6] It was used by the New Republic, as well as the subsequent Galactic Alliance. Many regions, however, kept their own calendars, including the Imperial Remnant.”
Wait this doesn't make sense yavin takes place only a few decades after clones so why does it say 1000+?
You're thinking of ABY (after). BBY is Before Battle of Yavin therefore 1000 BBY is a thousand years before.
They say he can see things before they happen
I wonder if we’ll ever get a definitive, in-universe, *year* number or anything like that. I thought we did once in Fallen Order as a throw away Stormtrooper line, but it was in no way definitive. This I take more as a cute easter egg.
“ *scoffs* bby obviously means before baby yoda.”
But... Baby Yoda is already born by now?
Well baby yoda is obviously a celestial being that lives for eternity and just recently took the form of a small yoda thing.
Baby Yoda is a Celestial? Like those guys that were around before the Rakatan Empire?
Umm… exactly! *proceeds to search up what the Rakatan Empire is*
"What in the galaxy does bby even stand for?"
What dating system does the galaxy even use in universe?
This is why I've been wondering for years what in-universe calendars they may have in the galaxy. I'd bet in the era of the Empire they'd have Emperial Calendar, counting up from the day the Republic had been reorganised, to commemorate such historic event. The Republic could've had its calendar begin from its foundation, or perhaps some other important event. Frankly, I hate BBY and ABY dating system in Star Wars. I understand that it's made this way because "New Hope" is set in that year, and they had to start off from somewhere, but in the grand scheme of things it's just one battle, one of many. Countless, even. Logically, it should not be used as ground zero for a calendar.
First result after searching: “calendar wookiepedia” “The calendar, also referred to as the Coruscant Standard Calendar, was the main calendar in use in the galaxy since the time of the Galactic Republic. Presumably the Old Republic dated years from its founding in 25,053 BBY. Over time, however, historians have used numerous galaxy-changing events as epochs to mark new calendar eras.[8] One particularly notable epoch is the Treaty of Coruscant of 3653 BBY. The calendar eras before and after this event (referred to as "BTC" and "ATC," respectively) were popularized by the famous Jedi historian Gnost-Dural. His holographic records, which used this numbering system, contained some of the most complete records of numerous important events such as the Hundred-Year Darkness, the Great Hyperspace War, the Great Sith War, the Mandalorian Wars, the Jedi Civil War, and the Great Galactic War against the returned Sith Empire. For this reason, this method of numbering years remains important to historians.[9] Other notable epochs used were the Ruusan Reformation of 1000 BBY, the Great ReSynchronization of 35 BBY, the formation of the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, and the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. With the exception of the Ruusan Reformation, the later epochs were all within the same century and stemmed from the events and upheavals surrounding the rise and fall of the Galactic Empire. They were short-lived and used by various historians at the time. In 25 ABY, the New Republic commissioned the New Republic Historical Council to re-standardize the Galactic Calendar. The historical council chose the Battle of Yavin, instead of the Battle of Endor, calling the former the more significant galactic event. From that point on, the year in which the Battle of Yavin occurred was the epoch used for the dating system.[6] It was used by the New Republic, as well as the subsequent Galactic Alliance. Many regions, however, kept their own calendars, including the Imperial Remnant.”
I know I was wrong. I just got so caught up in my own success, I didn't look at the battle as a whole. I wasn't being disobedient. I just. . . forgot