cal_from_jd
PHP function
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(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Converts from Julian Day Count to a supported calendar
Description
cal_from_jd(int $julian_day, int $calendar): array
cal_from_jd() converts the Julian day given in julian_day into a date of the specified calendar. Supported calendar values are CAL_GREGORIAN, CAL_JULIAN, CAL_JEWISH and CAL_FRENCH.
Parameters
julian_dayJulian day as integer
calendarCalendar to convert to
Return Values
Returns an array containing calendar information like month, day, year, day of week (dow), abbreviated and full names of weekday and month and the date in string form "month/day/year". The day of week ranges from 0 (Sunday) to 6 (Saturday).
Examples
cal_from_jd() example
php
<?php
$today = unixtojd(mktime(0, 0, 0, 8, 16, 2003));
print_r(cal_from_jd($today, CAL_GREGORIAN));
?>The above example will output:
output
Array
(
[date] => 8/16/2003
[month] => 8
[day] => 16
[year] => 2003
[dow] => 6
[abbrevdayname] => Sat
[dayname] => Saturday
[abbrevmonth] => Aug
[monthname] => August
)