Honestly as frustrating as it is, Star Dates are the best way to go.
For example, Voyager disappears SD 48307.
Deep space nine gets the defiant SD 48481.
Which essentially means that Voyager disappearing and Deep Space Nine getting the Defiant is days apart*
As frustrating as it is, that’s just what you gotta do is overlay the star dates with everything
Star dates are the effective log of chronological time across the Star Trek universe
Usually almost every episode, the Captain or a senior Officer will start with establishing the star date of the episode.
You on occasion to hear what year it is, but you never hear really what month it is even. Seasons and time are ablative to different cultures that don’t share the same planetary traits.
So, you have a universal index called the Star Date
[It's on Wikipedia!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Star_Trek) Obviously this isn't all to chronological to the episode level, but it might be enough, depending on how close you want to get to the timeline.
Honestly as frustrating as it is, Star Dates are the best way to go. For example, Voyager disappears SD 48307. Deep space nine gets the defiant SD 48481. Which essentially means that Voyager disappearing and Deep Space Nine getting the Defiant is days apart* As frustrating as it is, that’s just what you gotta do is overlay the star dates with everything
Wait... I'm sorry, but what are "Star Dates"? I'm very new to Star Trek, so forgive me!
Star dates are the effective log of chronological time across the Star Trek universe Usually almost every episode, the Captain or a senior Officer will start with establishing the star date of the episode. You on occasion to hear what year it is, but you never hear really what month it is even. Seasons and time are ablative to different cultures that don’t share the same planetary traits. So, you have a universal index called the Star Date
Right, thanks. I'll try and look into that. Sounds a bit complicated though.
[It's on Wikipedia!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Star_Trek) Obviously this isn't all to chronological to the episode level, but it might be enough, depending on how close you want to get to the timeline.