PHP | cal_to_jd() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP cal_to_jd() Function.

The PHP cal_to_jd() function calculates the Julian day count for a date in the specified calendar.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

cal_to_jd ( $calendar, $month, $day, $year );

READ: PHP Calendar Functions

Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	calendar(Required) Calendar to use for calculation. The following calendar values can be used − CAL_GREGORIAN CAL_JULIAN CAL_JEWISH CAL_FRENCH
2	month(Required) Month in the selected calendar
3	year(Required) Day in the selected calendar
4	year(Required) Year in the selected calendar

Return Value

This function returns the length in days of the selected month in the given calendar.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?php
   $d = cal_to_jd(CAL_GREGORIAN,05,11,2020);
   echo $d;
?> 

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

2458981

READ: PHP | cal_from_jd() Function

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