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GetDateFromModifiedJulianDay(JulianDay)

Last updated September 05, 2001

author

Beau A.C. Harbin

Version: 1 | Requires: CF5 | Library: DateLib

Description:
Calculates the date and time based on a modified Julian Day.

Return Values:
Returns a date/time object.

Example:

<CFSET MJD = GetModifiedJulianDay()>
<CFOUTPUT>Today's modified Julian Day is: #MJD# which gives us back today's date: #GetDateFromModifiedJulianDay(MJD)#</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Name Description Required
JulianDay Value representing the modified Julian day you want to retrieve the date/time for. Yes

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Calculates the date and time based on a modified Julian Day.
 * 
 * @param JulianDay      Value representing the modified Julian day you want to retrieve the date/time for. 
 * @return Returns a date/time object. 
 * @author Beau A.C. Harbin (bharbin@figleaf.com) 
 * @version 1.0, September 5, 2001 
 */
function getDateFromModifiedJulianDay(JulianDay){
    var a = 0;
    var b = 0;
    var c = 0;
    var d = 0;
    var e = 0;
    var m = 0;
    var date = 0;
    var JD = JulianDay;
    var time = 0;
    
    a = (JD + 2400001) + 32044;
    b = ((4 * a) + 3) \ 146097;
    c = a - (b * 146097) \ 4;
    d = (4 * c + 3) \ 1461;
    e = c - ((1461 * d) \ 4);
    m = (5 * e + 2) \ 153;

    time = TimeFormat(JulianDay, "HH:MM:SS");
    date = CreateDateTime(((b * 100) + d - 4800 + (m \ 10)), (m + 3 - (12 * (m \ 10))), ((e - (153 * m + 2) \ 5) + 1), DatePart("h", time), DatePart("n", time), DatePart("s", time));
    
    return date;
}

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