Interpret a UUID

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Your input:                      8ca26c38-c502-8401-87ea-5ce32bd83b97

Various notations:

URN:                             urn:uuid:8ca26c38-c502-8401-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
URI:                             uuid:8ca26c38-c502-8401-87ea-5ce32bd83b97
Microsoft GUID syntax:           {8CA26C38-C502-8401-87EA-5CE32BD83B97}
C++ struct syntax:               { 0x8ca26c38, 0xc502, 0x8401, { 0x87, 0xea, 0x5c, 0xe3, 0x2b, 0xd8, 0x3b, 0x97 } }

As OID (ISO/ITU-T 128 bits):     2.25.186935266498956747628624053520624532375
As OID (Microsoft):              1.2.840.113556.1.8000.2554.36002.27704.50434.33793.34794.6087467.14171031
As OID (Waterjuice 2x64 bits):   1.3.6.1.4.1.54392.1.10133781102616282113.9793742470433487767
As OID (Waterjuice 4x32 bits):   1.3.6.1.4.1.54392.2.2359454776.3305276417.2280283363.735591319
As OID (Waterjuice 8x16 bits):   1.3.6.1.4.1.54392.3.36002.27704.50434.33793.34794.23779.11224.15255

Interpretation of the UUID:

Variant:                         [0b10_] RFC 9562 (Davis-Peabody-Leach)
Version:                         [0x8] Custom implementation
Custom data:                     [0x8ca26c38c50240107ea5ce32bd83b97]
Custom data block1 (32 bit):     [0x8ca26c38]
Custom data block2 (16 bit):     [0xc502]
Custom data block3 (12 bit):     [0x401]
Custom data block4 (14 bit):     [0x07ea]
Custom data block5 (48 bit):     [0x5ce32bd83b97]

Interpretation of HickelSOFT "SQL Server Sortable Custom UUID", Version 3

Random 16 bits:                  [0x8ca2] 0b1000110010100010
Milliseconds:                    [0x6c] 423 (deviation -2ms..2ms)
Seconds:                         [0x38] 56
Minute of day:                   [0x02c5] 709 (11:48)
Day of year:                     [0x014] 20 (Day=20, Month=1)
Unused 2 bits:                   [0] 0b00
Year:                            [0x7ea] 2026
Signature:                       [0x5ce32bd83b97] HickelSOFT "SQL Server Sortable Custom UUID", Version 3 (very likely)
UTC Date Time:                   2026-01-20 11:48:56'423 (deviation -2ms..2ms)