Galactic Time begins in the year 2525 CE. This marks the start of the future — the point beyond which human history turns speculative, cosmic, or interplanetary.
The epoch is named in reference to the 1969 song *In the Year 2525 (If Man is Still Alive)* by Zager and Evans, a track that became an anthem for speculative futures and existential timelines.
# Origin Time zero in this epoch is the beginning of the year 2525 CE in Roman Time.
Title: Galactic Epoch Galactic Epoch: 2525-01-01 00:00:00 UTC BaseYear: -13500000000 eventYear: 2525 ageGa: 13.799425 timeAgoMa: -575 eventYear: 2525
From this point onward, all time in Galactic Time is measured **forwards**, using positive values (e.g., 10 Galactic Years = 2535 CE), and **backwards**, using negative values (e.g., -100 Galactic Years = 2425 CE).
This allows seamless storytelling and speculative timeline construction for science fiction, post-human history, and interstellar civilizations.
BaseYear: -13500000000 is worked out as time since Big Bang, in years (negative to indicate epoch starts "late")
# Usage - **Galactic Year 0** = 2525-01-01 CE - Internet-style date: `Sat, 01 Jan 2525 00:00:00 GMT +0.000000Ma Galactic` - Earthtime conversion: add 2525 to Galactic year to convert to Roman Time.
# In Fiction - Hitchhiker Time - Zaphod Epoch - End Epoch
