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jdtounix

Name

jdtounix — Converts a Julian day count to a UNIX timestamp.

Synopsis

int jdtounix(JD); int JD: Julian day count

Returns

UNIX timestamp; FALSE if an invalid Julian day count is specified

Description

jdtounix() converts a Julian day count to a UNIX timestamp. The function returns FALSE if the Julian day count is outside the displayable range of the UNIX timestamp (Julian day counts 2440588 to 2465343 for Gregorian calendar years 1970 to 2037).

Note

Available in PHP 4.0.0 RC2 or greater

Example

Example 79. Convert a Julian day count to a UNIX timestamp

$julian_day = 2451202;
$unix_timestamp = jdtounix ($julian_day);
echo "The UNIX timestamp for Julian day count $julian_day is $unix_timestamp";

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