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jdmonthname

Name

jdmonthname — Returns the name of the month for the Gregorian, Julian, Jewish, or French Republican calendar.

Synopsis

string jdmonthname(JD[, flag]); int JD: Julian day count int flag (optional): Integer flag indicating calendar type and month name format

Returns

Month name; 0 if the Julian day count is less than zero

Description

jdmonthname() returns the month name from a Julian day count according to the specified flag type. If the flag argument is not set, flag is0.

Mode	Result
0	Returns the first three characters of the Gregorian calendar month name.
1	Returns the Gregorian month name.
2	Returns the first three characters of the Julian calendar month name.
3	Returns the Julian month name.
4	Returns the Jewish calendar month name.
5	Returns the French Republican Calendar month name. Note French Republican Calendar month names are returned only for Julian day counts from `2375840` to `2380952`. Also note that the last month name of 'Extra' should be called 'Complmentaire' and that the month names lack the proper accents.

Version

PHP Version: 3+, 4+

Example

Example 74. Find the month and day name for the first Julian day

$month_name = jdmonthname (1, 1);
$day_name = jddayofweek (1, 1);

echo "The first Julian day was a $day_name in the month of $month_name.";

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