PHP | GregorianToJD() Function

Hello dear readers! welcome back to another edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be discussing about PHP GregorianToJD() Function.

The PHP built-in GregorianToJD() function converts a Gregorian date to Julian day count. Valid range for Gregorian Calendar is 4714 B.C. to 9999 A.D.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

gregoriantojd ( $month, $day, $year );

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	month(Required) The month as a number from 1 (for January) to 12 (for December)
2	day(Required) The day as a number from 1 to 31
3	year(Required) The year as a number between -4714 and 9999

Return Value

This function returns the Julian day for the given gregorian date as an integer.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?php
     $jd = gregoriantojd(8, 11, 2019);
   echo "$jd";
   print "\n";
   
   $gregorian = jdtogregorian($jd);
   echo "$gregorian";
   print "\n";
?>

Output

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

2458707 
8/11/2019

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Alright guys! This is where we are rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial guide, we are going to be discussing about the PHP jddayofweek() Function.

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