PHP cal_from_jd function

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cal_from_jd

(PHP 4 >= 4.1.0, PHP 5)

cal_from_jd — Converts from Julian Day Count to a supported calendarDescriptionarray cal_from_jd ( int jd, int calendar )

cal_from_jd() converts the Julian day given in
jd into a date of the specified
calendar. Supported
calendar values are
CAL_GREGORIAN,
CAL_JULIAN,
CAL_JEWISH and
CAL_FRENCH.

Example 1. cal_from_jd() example

$today = unixtojd(mktime(0, 0, 0, 8, 16, 2003));
print_r(cal_from_jd($today, CAL_GREGORIAN));

The above example will output:

Array
(
[date] => 8/16/2003
[month] => 8
[day] => 16
[year] => 2003
[dow] => 6
[abbrevdayname] => Sat
[dayname] => Saturday
[abbrevmonth] => Aug
[monthname] => August
)

See also cal_to_jd().

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2.26.07 / 1am
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