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Asimov · the Galactic Era begins ~10,000 CE (est.)
Asimov’s Galactic Empire spans the stars tens of thousands of years hence; its Galactic Era counts from the Empire’s rise, placed here around 10,000 CE. As that lies in our future, today predates it.
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In UTC at 02:02 on October 27, 2026, this calendar read ≈7,974 B.G.E., day 300. The reading above is live, in your own time zone.
At a glance
- Type
- A count — years of the Galactic Era
- Origin
- Isaac Asimov’s Foundation stories, from 1942
- Counts from
- The founding of the Galactic Empire (G.E.)
- Where it’s used
- The Galactic Empire, in the novels
- How it’s worked out here
- No canon ties it to our calendar; the Galactic Era is placed around 10,000 CE, so our years count down before it
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