PHP | jdmonthname() 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 jdmonthname() Function.

The PHP jdmonthname() function returns a string containing a month name. The mode tells this function which calendar to convert the Julian Day Count to, as well as the type of month names to be returned.

Syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

jdmonthname ( $julianday [, $mode] );

READ: PHP GregorianToJD() Function

Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameter & Description
1	julianday(Required) The Julian Day to operate on
2	mode(Optional) It defines which calendar to convert the Julian day count to, and what type of month names are to be returned. Mode values − 0 − Gregorian - abbreviated (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.) 1 − Gregorian (January, February, March, etc.) 2 − Julian - abbreviated (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.) 3 − Julian (January, February, March, etc.) 4 − Jewish (Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, etc.) 5 − French Republican (Vendemiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire, etc.)

Return Value

This PHP function returns the month name for the given Julian Day and calendar.

Example

Try out the below example -

<?php
   $jd = cal_to_jd(CAL_GREGORIAN,date("m"),date("d"),date("Y"));
   echo(jdmonthname($jd,1));
?> 

Output

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

November

READ: PHP | jddayofweek() Function

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

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