Galactic Standard Time is a new unit of time measurement designed for the civilization of the future. As humanity ventures into space, we’ll need a system of timekeeping that isn’t tied to Earth's rotation—since day cycles vary wildly between planets.
Much like Unix time, GST is based on the resonance frequency of Cesium-133 atoms, which oscillate at a consistent rate of 9,192,631,770 times per second. One "Tik" represents exactly 10 billion of these vibrations.
Also like Unix time, GST begins counting from the same reference date: January 1st, 1970 at 12:00:00. This marks the symbolic beginning of the digital era—the dawn of our future.
Galactic Standard Time consists of six primary units: Tiks, Muks, Lums, Rots, Orbs, and Revs. Each is a scaled-up multiple of the Tik, as follows:
Tik – The base unit, equal to 10 billion Cesium-133 vibrations.
Muk – 100 Tiks.
Lum – 10,000 Tiks (100 Muks).
Rot – 100,000 Tiks (10 Lums).
Orb – 1,000,000 Tiks (10 Rots).
Rev – 100,000,000 Tiks (100 Orbs).
Galactic Standard Time maps surprisingly well onto familiar Earth time units, though it naturally deviates from traditional conventions. Here are some rough conversions to help you get your bearings:
Tik – ~0.92 seconds
Muk – ~1.53 minutes
Lum – ~2.55 hours
Rot – ~1.06 Earth days
Orb – ~1.52 Earth weeks
Rev – ~2.91 Earth years